Senior government officials in Cork as part of roll out of Ireland 2040 plan
The Taoiseach, Tánaiste, and Minister for Finance are among the government officials visiting Leeside today.
The delegation will be in UCC as part of the rollout of ‘Project Ireland 2040’.
UCC is one of the institutions that will benefit from the plan with a new business centre, a new dental hospital and major investment in the Tyndall Institute.
Speaking to RedFM News ahead of the event Cork's Simon Coveney says Cork will be the fastest growing city in the country for the next 20-years and that's one of the reasons the government is starting its national showcase here this morning:
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