Mick Clifford: Ditching of business school raises questions over public money given to UCC

The amount at issue for the Cork University Business School represents over twice the €8.2m losses acquired by the University of Limerick on property deals in recent years, writes Mick Clifford

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”.