It's been revealed that a South Dublin school threatened the state with legal action after being refused a grant to build a hockey pitch.
According to information obtained under freedom of information by the Sunday Business Post, Wesley College were left furious after a grant of 150 thousand euro was denied on the grounds that it is privately owned.
Following an appeal under a process set up by Minister for Transport Shane Ross, the college was successful in overturning the decision.
The fee-paying school is located in Minster Ross' Dublin Rathdown constituency.
