€40 million Devolved Capital Grant allocated to 19 Irish higher education institutions

The Irish Government will allocate €40 million from the Devolved Capital Grant to 19 higher education institutions across the state.

The funding, announced by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science James Lawless, TD, is part of the investment package outlined in Budget 2027. It is intended to support capital projects such as small‑scale building works, energy‑efficiency and decarbonisation measures, health and safety upgrades, accessibility improvements, refurbishments and the purchase or renewal of equipment, including ICT.

The grant will be shared by seven universities, five technological universities, two institutes of technology and five small colleges. Recipients include Atlantic Technological University, Technological University Dublin, Munster Technological University, South East Technological University, Technological University of the Shannon, Dundalk Institute of Technology and the Institute of Art, Design and Technology, as well as University College Dublin, University College Cork, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin City University, University of Galway, University of Limerick, Maynooth University, Mary Immaculate College, National College of Art and Design, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Royal Irish Academy and Royal Irish Academy of Music.

Lawless said the investment demonstrates the Government’s sustained commitment to strengthening and future‑proofing Ireland’s higher education sector, ensuring institutions have the capacity, infrastructure and resources required to meet current and future demands.

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