AMID the political crisis former First Minister Arlene Foster was in Enniskillen on Tuesday to look at plans for a new school build at her alma mater.
Education Minister Peter Weir and the Fermanagh South Tyrone MLA visited the Enniskillen Royal Grammar School to look at the site of a proposed new build for the recently amalgamated school, due to be officially announced today.
The all-boys Portora Royal School and all-girl Enniskillen Collegiate Grammar School closed in June last year to form the Enniskillen Royal Grammar School, which officially opened on September 1, 2016.
It currently operates on a split site, with boys and girls based on both the Cooper Crescent and Lough Shore Road sites.
The new school build is set to be located on the former Portora site, situated on the Lough Shore Road.
The closure of the two grammar schools was first announced in November 2014 by then Education Minister John O'Dowd, with Arlene Foster previously presenting a petition to Stormont on behalf of those at Enniskillen Collegiate.
Mrs Foster is a former Enniskillen Collegiate pupil and said at the time she was "dismayed" that Mr O'Dowd chose to close the two grammar schools.
A legal challenge to the decision, brought by a Collegiate pupil was defeated in the High Court in February last year.
Enniskillen Royal Grammar School principal Elizabeth Armstrong was unavailable for comment when contacted by the Irish News.
The Department for Education had not responded last night to a request for information on the new build.
