Couple donate €30m to Trinity College Dublin

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Trinity College Dublin (TCD) has received a €30m (£26m) donation from a former graduate and his wife.

Eric Kinsella, executive chairman of Jones Engineering group, and his wife Barbara made the donation, believed to be the largest philanthropic gift from individuals to any Irish university.

The money will go towards the first building on the new Trinity East campus at the Grand Canal Innovation District.

This will be the first new campus in TCD’s 429-year history.

The campus cover 5.5