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Call for action as Raac identified for first time at Northern Ireland school

There has been a call for urgent action after the first identification of Raac at a school in Northern Ireland.

It was confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that the crumbling concrete had been found in an eight-classroom block at Cairnshill Primary School in south Belfast.

The Department of Education said engineers have confirmed that the block is unsafe for continued use.

It said

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