Ministers are set to approve a €100m expansion of the Tyndall National Institute that will deliver a new 17,500m² research facility in University College Cork. Mr Lawless will seek Cabinet approval for an expansion of the Tyndall National Institute, valued at over €100 million. They also suggested that it would “strengthen” Ireland’s research infrastructure under the INSPIRE Programme, and “support collaboration with more than 200 industry partners”. UCC and the Tyndall Institute were granted planning permission in December 2023 to redevelop the Distillery Fields site at Cork’s North Mall into a purpose-built research facility. The Tyndall National Institute is a partnership between UCC, the Science Foundation of Ireland, and the Department of Enterprise.

Source: Irish Examiner January 13, 2026 00:14 UTC