Teacher training college set for funding boost

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern is expected to make a multi-million euro funding announcement for Mary Immaculate Teacher Training College during a visit to Limerick today.

The Kelly Committee Report, published in September on future capital needs in the third-level sector, recommended that Mary Immaculate Teacher Training College should be approved for nearly €40 million to fund three new buildings on campus.

No buildings have been developed on the campus for nearly 30 years and many students attend lectures in old prefabs.