UCC abandons business school: How millions in public money were spent with little to show

UCC’s halted business school plan exposes financial vulnerabilities, over-reliance on foreign student income and renewed concerns over public spending

The proposed development was to be “one of Ireland’s largest academic buildings” with space for teaching, laboratories, meeting facilities, offices and catering facilities. Photo: G-Net 3D

Losing one business school may be a misfortune, losing two is surely careless. 

According to multiple sources, plans by UCC to build a much-heralded new Cork University Business School in the city have been shelved. The university has refused to confirm this to be the case, referencing in a statement that it is “fully committed to developing a building for its business school and will provide an update in the New Year”.