The development project was undertaken on a live operating campus which required strict safety management and complex planning to ensure no disruption to the running of the facilities. Our attention to detail in coordinating construction work with the college’s activities was highly commended and we were recommended for further redevelopment of the campus. PJ Hegarty negotiated a subsequent contract for construction of the Academic Facilities Building, which consisted of a conference centre, lecture facilities, accommodation, restaurant, bar and students union at a cost of €15.8 million.
The new buildings were built to meet the needs of additional teaching, examining and catering facilities required by its growing Irish and international student body. They were officially opened by An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern on September 25, 2006.
