UCC to build €60m University Business School on main Cork campus instead of city centre

University says soaring construction costs forced rethink of city centre plan as part of wider €300m capital development programme

There are 2,500 trees across 42 acres on the UCC campus.

University College Cork (UCC) has announced that its new business school will be built on its main campus, with the chair of its governing authority, Sean O'Driscoll, confirming that it has stepped back from its initial plan to locate it in the city centre.

Launching its five-year capital development plan on Tuesday, Mr O'Driscoll said UCC will instead be investing €60m on its main campus for Cork University Business School (CUBS).