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23/11/2012
Builders Remove Fittings From Primary School
A dispute between tradesmen and a primary school over unpaid bills has ended after subcontractors removed fittings and cut the power at the building.
Fifteen workmen forced their way into Kilfinane national school in Limerick as classes ended on Thursday afternoon and began dismantling recently completed work.
The subcontractors claim they are owed up to €140,000 by DPB Construction.
Doors, whiteboards, furniture and shelving was all removed by the electricians and joiners in front of shocked staff.
Teachers and parents collecting their children sat in front of the workers' vans in an effort to stop the subcontractors from leaving.
Scoil Fhionain was last night granted a High Court injunction instructing the subcontractors to leave the school grounds and not to take any property. The notice was served on the tradesmen by school staff and the stand off continued until just after 9pm.
Following consultations between the subcontractors and the school, a resolution ended the dispute and all property was returned to the school.
The Limerick school promised to make representations on behalf of the subcontractors to the education department. Power was restored to the school last night and the school will open as normal today.
The school was completed at a cost of €1.7m and opened last September. The subcontractors were employed by DPB construction from Tipperary and claim they are each owed between €14,000 and €21,000.
DPB Construction have so far not commented on the situation.
(H)
Fifteen workmen forced their way into Kilfinane national school in Limerick as classes ended on Thursday afternoon and began dismantling recently completed work.
The subcontractors claim they are owed up to €140,000 by DPB Construction.
Doors, whiteboards, furniture and shelving was all removed by the electricians and joiners in front of shocked staff.
Teachers and parents collecting their children sat in front of the workers' vans in an effort to stop the subcontractors from leaving.
Scoil Fhionain was last night granted a High Court injunction instructing the subcontractors to leave the school grounds and not to take any property. The notice was served on the tradesmen by school staff and the stand off continued until just after 9pm.
Following consultations between the subcontractors and the school, a resolution ended the dispute and all property was returned to the school.
The Limerick school promised to make representations on behalf of the subcontractors to the education department. Power was restored to the school last night and the school will open as normal today.
The school was completed at a cost of €1.7m and opened last September. The subcontractors were employed by DPB construction from Tipperary and claim they are each owed between €14,000 and €21,000.
DPB Construction have so far not commented on the situation.
(H)
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