Colleges in line for €250m spending boost

The country’s third-level colleges are due to receive a significant overhaul thanks to more than €250m extra being allocated under the Government’s revised capital spending plans.

The extra funding will go specifically towards higher education, for which the investment planned during 2018 to 2021 had been €110m.

Only transport and housing benefited more than the entire education sector from the additional €4.3bn being allocated following the mid-term review of the 2016-2021 capital plan.