The largest philanthropic donation in the history of the Republic of Ireland is to fund a new dementia research centre at Trinity College Dublin . The € 138.4 m gift by Atlantic Bank will enable the creation of the Global Brain Research Institute , which will be jointly based at the University of California , San Francisco . “ The sum donated is huge , but so too is the problem we are trying to solve , ” said Patrick Prendergast , president and provost of Trinity . “ There is no doubt in my mind that this imaginative project will bring benefits to people around the world , create jobs here in Ireland and deepen Ireland ’s expertise in neuroscience and ageing , ” he added .
The largest philanthropic donation in the history of the Republic of Ireland is to fund a new dementia research institute at Trinity College Dublin. The €138.4m gift by Atlantic Philanthropies will enable the creation of the Global Brain Health Institute, which will be jointly based at the University of California, San Francisco. “The sum donated is huge, but so too is the problem we are trying to solve,” said Patrick Prendergast, president and provost of Trinity. “There is no doubt in my mind that this imaginative project will bring benefits to people around the world, create jobs here in Ireland and deepen Trinity’s expertise in neuroscience and ageing,” he added.