UCC has confirmed construction on a new state of the art business college planned for the City will not go ahead for the foreseeable future.
The college purchased the former Brooks and Haughton timber yard on South Terrace and work on building the 106 million Euro business college was due to commence last January .
The college was expected accommodate almost 5000 students but plans for the build have now been shelved.
A spokesperson for UCC said “It’s Capital Programme is temporarily paused as a result of the University’s deficit for 2022 / 2023.
Cork North Central TD has again expressed his frustration at the situation
In a strongly worded statement he said “There are serious questions to be answered here about the government�s failure to oversee progress in Cork. I think UCC must now identify when building will start and when it will be completed. I know that the demand for university places is increasing and we need to see increased capacity because for many young people, because of this government�s housing crisis, leaving home to go to college in Galway or Dublin is simply no longer an option. I do not understand how it can take 5 years to start construction”
When in the planning stages UCC said the building would be at the centre of the colleges commitment to delivering a world class experience to it�s students, faculty, and business.
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