The Minister of State for Research & Innovation has officially opened the new School of Medicine at Trinity College Dublin.

Representing a €21million investment by the Department of Education and Skills, the project involved the construction of new, state of the art facilities.

It will provide lecture theatres, teaching areas, seminar rooms and laboratory and research space.

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Minister Sean Sherlock TD said: "It is the primary objective of the School of Medicine to produce caring medical and allied health professional graduates who contribute to innovation and excellence in their speciality.

"Trinity's medical students will benefit from a high level multi-disciplinary research environment where they will learn first-hand how to relate the impact of what happens in the laboratory to the patient."

The project places the new School at the heart of a multi-disciplinary study and research environment. Minister Sherlock noted that "this will drive innovation and play a key role in Trinity’s ever important and expanding research agenda".

(CD/DW)