The green light has been given for the construction of a new school building for Scoil Iosagain in Buncrana to procced.
The long awaited announcement comes after many years of campaigning to get the go ahead for the project.
The new build will cater for 750 pupils with 25 classrooms, 8 of which will be dedicated to special education.
Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalouge expects work to be completed within two years:
