Couple donate €30m to 'increase prestige' of Trinity College Dublin

Eric and Barbara Kinsella donated 30 million euro to Trinity College Dublin.

Eric and Barbara Kinsella donated 30 million euro to Trinity College Dublin.

Jones Engineering’s chief executive has donated €30 million to Trinity College Dublin, in what is said to be the largest philanthropic gift to an Irish university.

Eric Kinsella and his wife Barbara made the major donation, which will provide seed funding for the development of the new Trinity East campus in the heart of the Grand Canal Innovation District.

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