After almost three decades, Mitchelstown Community Pre-School will close its doors for good in June this year.

Located in the grounds of Bunscoil na Toirbhirte, the school opened in 1991 but due to spiralling costs and low enrolment figures for next year, the committee felt that it wasn’t viable to continue with the service.

Parents hoping to send their children to the school next year are said to be devastated …