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 . Chuck Feeney, who heads Atlantic Philanthropies, announced plans to give €138.4 million towards the establishment of this centre, dubbed the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), Monday evening. “ 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 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 .