St. Angela’s College in Sligo has got a 1.4m euro boost.
The funding has been announced by Education Minister and Donegal TD Joe McHugh and the Minister of State with responsibilituy for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O Connor.
St Angela's, a college of the National University of Ireland, Galway, has seen a significant increase in student numbers, 20% in 2017 and 10% last year.
It's the only home economics college in the country and is corrently working on a major campus development project.
Fine Gael Sligo/Leitrim election candidate Senator Frank Feighan says the money now allocated will go toward refurbishment and new building.
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