Head of Belgrove Junior Boys’ School in Clontarf fears a pupil may be knocked downA school principal has said it is “only a matter of time” before a child is knocked down outside her school. Fiona Sheridan, the head of Belgrove Junior Boys’ School in Clontarf, Dublin, said the street outside the school, Seafield Road West, is “bedlam” during pick-up and drop-off times. Principal Fiona Sheridan outside Belgrove Junior Boys’ School in Clontarf, Dublin. “It was fine for about a week or two afterwards, and then it was back again,” Ms Sheridan said. “There is currently no additional capacity to deal with schools outside this programme,” a council spokesperson said.

Source: Irish Independent April 10, 2026 13:33 UTC