The €14m sale of a former seminary to Dublin City University has been completed, amid speculation that the campus grounds will become home to an Educate Together school.
All Hallows College in Drumcondra signed preliminary contracts with DCU in June last year, accepting the bid after, it is understood, turning down offers of over €20 million that would not have allowed the site to continue as an educational institution.
DCU communications manager Grainne Mooney told The Irish Catholic that although there are plans for a school to be located on the 6.74 hectare site, the size and patronage of the school have not yet been decided.
“That will come down to the Department of Education and Skills which will make the decisions,” she said, explaining that she understood that both Gaelscoil and Educate Together patrons had submitted applications to run the school, and that “it’s likely to be a 16-classroom school, but that’s in the gift of the department”.