Bids sought for new 1,000 student school for Kildare/Wicklow border
Plans for the school were first announced eight hears ago
Contractors are to be asked to bid to build a new school in Blessington.
The project will provide a new community college in the town.
Deputy Edward Timmins says he has been working with the school, parents and board of management since 2022 “to advance the project and ensure the educational needs of the Blessington area are met.”
He said the new school was “first announced in 2018.”
The project was approved in mid-2023 and the Fine Gael TD said the project will provide “modern classrooms, proper facilities, and space to host whole school events.”
He added the move to tender stage and the invitation for bids to build the school “will allow (it) to see the vision become a reality.”
He said he has lobbed consistently to get the project moving forward in recent months.