Construction on massive €30M school project in Kildare got underway this week

Construction has started on the new Maynooth Education Campus this week, with the large development set to cost in the region of €30 million.

The main contractor, Sammon Group, entered the site on Wednesday to commence work on the project which is due to take 24 months to complete.

The development is to consist of two new two-storey post primary school buildings of approximately 9,000 square metres each including general classrooms, specialist classrooms, social areas, administration areas, specialist accommodation for pupils with special educational needs, circulation areas, sensory gardens, service yards, external stores, covered storage areas for construction studies and other ancillary accommodation.

The second part of the project will see the construction of a part single-storey, part two-storey sports facility of approximately 2000 square metres including a general purpose hall, a stage area, a fitness suite, social areas, changing rooms, circulation areas, administration areas, stores, service areas and other ancillary accommodation.

Included in the plans are permission for the provision of new site entrances and routes for vehicular, pedestrian and bicycle use, bus, car & coach drop-off areas, car parking areas and bicycle shelters; provision of new roundabout, bus drop-off areas and alteration of boundary wall and fencing at the existing public road to the South of the site; provision of ball courts, playing pitch, landscaped external areas, foul sewer connections and ancillary site works.