Glenstal Abbey, one of Ireland’s most prestigious boarding schools, is to wind down and close. Father Columba McCann, the seventh abbot of Glenstal Abbey, has written to parents at the school, informing them of the decision. “It is with immense regret and sadness that we must inform you of the very difficult decision to wind down Glenstal Abbey school over the following two years, with closure no later than August 2028,” he said. The Abbot acknowledged that this would come as a “considerable shock to many families.” He said he was “deeply conscious” of the impact this would have on…

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