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Minister Quinn opens extension to Virginia College, Co Cavan and visits €32m Education Campus in Monaghan
The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairi Quinn TD, today officially opened the extension at Virginia College, Co Cavan.
The eight-classroom extension was funded with Department grants of over €640,000.
Virginia College has 710 students and 51 teachers.
Speaking at the institute, the Minister said: "I’m delighted to be here in Virginia to open this wonderful extension."
“I would like to take this opportunity to extend my best wishes to all involved who’ve worked so hard to bring this project to completion, the principal, Karen Fitzpatrick, her staff, parents and the wider community.”
Minister Quinn also visited Monaghan this afternoon to see the progress being made on the Monaghan Education Campus.
Monaghan VEC awarded the contract to John Sisk & Sons Ltd in August 2011 and construction is due to be completed in late 2012 at a cost of over €32 million.
The campus will include new accommodation for a 16 classroom primary school (Gaelscoil Ultain), a 400 pupil post primary school (Gaelcholáiste Oiriall) together with a 700 student Institute of Further Education (MIFET).
It will also include a state of the art theatre which will be the new home of The Garage Theatre. The MIFET will also use the theatre in its further education courses. This facility is being grant-aided by the Department of Education & Skills and the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to the tune of €3.6 million.