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  The founders of Jones Engineering, Eric Kinsella and his wife Barbara, have made what is believed to be the largest single philanthropic donation from individuals in the history of the State with a €30 million donation to Trinity College Dublin. The donation is to be used for Trinity East, a new €1 billion 5½ acre campus, which is to be based in the docklands area of Dublin. It surpasses the €25 million provided by radiator tycoon Martin Naughton and his family in 2018 towards the establishment of the E3 Institute, which is located on the existing campus. The new instit...

College Receives €30m Philanthropic Donation for Trinity East The gift, from Eric and Barbara Kinsella, is the largest philanthropic donation in the history of the state. Jody DruceSenior Staff Writer " ); jQuery( ".stuck" ).fadeIn( 300 ); } }, { offset: '0%', }); if ($(window).width() -1 || ref1.indexOf(twitter) > -1 || ref1.indexOf(tco) > -1 ) { jQuery('.utpost-content').readmore({ speed: 75, moreLink: ' Read full article', lessLink: '', collapsedHeight: 375, embedCSS: false, heightMargin: 100, }); } else { } } }); }); jQuery(w...

BBC News Published image captionEric Kinsella and his wife Barbara made the €30m donation 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 acres. 'Such n...

The funding from Mr and Mrs Kinsella will be used to develop the first building on the new 5.5 acre campus.

The 76-year-old Switzerland-based businessman is Ireland’s 128th richest person with an estimated fortune of €136m. 2 Read more Trinity College Dublin has thanked the couple for their gift by saying, "Mr. and Mrs. Kinsella are long-term benefactors to Trinity, and have already funded a multi-million euro 24-hour study facility, Kinsella Hall in the Ussher Library as well as a programme of engineering scholarships for talented students." Trinity East is the first new campus proposed by Trinity College Dublin in its 429-year history and will be modeled on innovation districts such as ...