A new Education and Training Facility at Cavan Institute has officially opened.

This is a significant investment and enhancement of training facilities in the Cavan Monaghan areas and will significantly improve the learning experience of many students in this region.

The new Education and Training Facility is located at the site of the former Dún Uí Neill Army barracks, which was acquired by CMETB.

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD, said: "I am delighted to be in Cavan today to officially open this facility and to meet the young people who will benefit from the learning opportunities offered by CMETB. This state of the art facility will make a real difference to the educational journey of students in the Cavan Institute.

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"This facility will give 300 students access to:

A recording studio

A performance space for theatre and music

Beauty therapy salons

A spa and hydrotherapy facility

Computer laboratories

Science laboratories

Sports therapy practical training rooms

Student social spaces

A fully equipped gym

“The Education and Training Facility marks a significant development for learners and communities in the Cavan Monaghan region, but also an important milestone in the evolution of FET facilities.

"Under my Department’s FET College of the future Major Projects Fund, a huge project was approved for the development of a 1,000-pupil facility for Cavan Institute which is proceeding to the next stage of the assessment process now.

"While that project is progressing, and to provide more suitable interim accommodation, I approved the acquisition and fit out of this significant modular unit to provide an enhanced learning environment."