Art college to make do with €5.3m for upgrade work

CRAWFORD College of Art and Design is to undergo a €5.3 million facelift over the next two years despite seeking almost three times that amount from the Government.

The constituent college of Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) has been in poor repair for over a decade and institute authorities had sought almost €15m.

Its submission was made to a review group, chaired by former AIB managing director Kevin Kelly, which had been asked by the Higher Education Authority (HEA) to review third level capital projects.