This state-of-the-art 4,500 sq m campus provides a strengthened range of further and higher education courses, skills improvement and training opportunities, including apprenticeships, across a range of specialist subject areas.
Speaking after performing the official opening, the Minister said, “I am very pleased to open this fantastic new campus for Southern Regional College.
“It provides exceptional facilities and will see the college continue to deliver for learners for many years to come.
“A new dedicated innovation hub will also boost the college’s ability to support local business, through the provision of advice, skills development and student innovation solutions.
“All of our local colleges provide high-quality business support, as well as education and training to people of all ages and abilities.
Northern Ireland’s capitol city of Belfast will soon be home to the country’s tallest residential building. Designed to reach 265 ft. (80.7 m), the Obel Tower (a condensed blend of “old Belfast” and “obelisk”) will surpass the city’s current tallest skyscraper, Windsor House.
New school in Monasterevin on track to be open for September 2022
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A new secondary school under construction in Monasterevin should be open for the school year in September 2022, the Minister for Education said.
Minister Norma Foley said that construction began on the Moore Abbey site in October 2020 and it is progressing satisfactorily with a contract duration of approximately 20 months.
This timeline would see the project completed in the summer of 2022 in time for enrolments in early September.
Award-winning firm O Hare and McGovern Ltd based in Newry is building the new 850 pupil post primary school on a greenfield site at Moore Abbey.