Consent classes among university projects to share €5.5m development fund

Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris said: “The impact of the Greentown project in University of Limerick has been transformational in helping children escape the clutches of criminal gangs." Photo: Damien Storan

Five universities are set to share more than €5.5m in funding to develop a range of projects, including stopping the influence of crime networks on children and the roll-out of consent classes.

The University of Limerick and University of Galway are set to receive upwards of €1.2m each for the ‘Greentown Project’ and the Active* Consent programme respectively.