TAOISEACH TURNS SOD ON NEW NUIG ENGINEERING BUILDING

Date Published: 25-Sep-2009

The sod has been turned on a new 40 million euro engineering building at NUI Galway.Armed with a construction helmet and silver spade, Taoiseach Brian Cowen had the honour of turning the sod at the site, which is located north of the Quincentennial bridge on the campus.300 jobs will be created with the construction of the building, which is due for completion in 2011.Once up and running, the 14,200 square metre engineering building will accomodate the college of engineering and informatics, housing 110 staff and around 11 hundred students.Brian Cowen said all money put towards the building is an investment well made.Dean of engineering at the college, Pauric O' Donoghue says the new facility will attract more engineering students to Galway.