“Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will support the combined efforts of the Institute of Technology Tralee, Cork Institute of Technology and Limerick Institute of Technology in obtaining university status; and if he will make a statement on the matter …” (more)
[Dáil Éireann, 21 February]
“The governing bodies of UCC and CIT are to be asked to attend the next meeting of Cork City’s Joint Policing Committee to answer allegations that they are not doing enough to counter the drink-fuelled antisocial behaviour of their students …” (more)
[Sean O’Riordan, Irish Examiner, 21 February]
“President of Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) Dr Brendan Murphy remains committed to the planned Munster Technological University – which would see the amalgamation of CIT with Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) – despite his criticism of the Higher Education Authority’s (HEA) blueprint for such an institution earlier this week …” (more)
[Brian Byrne, Studenty_Cork, 17 February]
“The president of Cork Institute of Technology says the standards needed to become a technological university are too focused on research and not enough on meeting the needs of industry and the regions …” (more)
[Niall Murray, Irish Examiner, 14 February]
“LIT president Dr Maria Hinfelaar has declared herself ’100% confident’ the proposal to establish a Munster Technological University will go ahead. The plan, which would see LIT, Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) and Institute of Technology Tralee (IT Tralee) band together to form an amalgamated unit and thereby create the largest higher education institution in the region, would also bring Limerick’s tally of universities to two …” (more)
[Alan Owens, Limerick Leader, 13 February]
“The Education Minister’s decision to hike college registration fees was a ‘U-turn’ on a pre-election Labour pledge that had inspired many students to register to vote, according to a former Students’ Union president at Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) …” (more)
[The Cork News, 9 February]
“Fine Gael Cork East TD, Tom Barry, has said that the success in linking up businesses and colleges involved in the IT sector in Cork could be used as a model for other regions around the country …” (more)
[Cork Politics, 6 February]
“Limerick Institute of Technology along with their counterparts in Cork and Tralee are seeking to form a technological university which could house 24,000 students. LIT, Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) and Institute of Technology Tralee (IT Tralee), are seeking to create a Munster Technological University (MTU) …” (more)
[Alan Owens, Limerick Leader, 5 February]
“Unemployed NQF level 8 graduates from non-computing disciplines who are interesting in making a switch to cloud computing can now gain an academic qualification for free in the subject, thanks to the launch of two new graduate conversion programmes by Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) …” (more)
[Silicon Republic, 2 February]
“The proposed establishment of a technological university by three colleges in Cork, Kerry and Limerick has drawn mixed reactions …” (more)
[Niall Murray, Irish Examiner, 1 February]
“Just last week, the five institutes of technology (ITs) in Ireland’s border, midlands and west (BMW) region announced their plan create a technological university there. Now the heads of the ITs in Limerick, Tralee and Cork have also announced their plans to create a Munster Technological University (MTU), with the aim of strengthening the region’s educational prowess and enhancing links with local industry …” (more)
[Carmel Doyle, Silicon Republic, 31 January]
“Three Institutes of Technology have given education minister Ruairí Quinn a new headache – by announcing their intention to come together and merge into a new technological university …” (more)
[TheJournal.ie, 31 January]
“The institutes of technology in Cork, Limerick and Tralee are to apply to become the Munster Technological University. The amalgamation would make them one of four groups of institutes of technology hoping to form the technological university (TU) sector …” (more)
[Niall Murray, Irish Examiner, 31 January]
“Three institutes of technology in Munster yesterday announced details of plans to create a new entity with technological university status. Cork Institute of Technology, the Institute of Technology Tralee and Limerick Institute of Technology wish to form the Munster Technological University under proposals outlined in the Government’s National Strategy for Higher Education …” (more)
[Barry Roche, Irish Times, 31 January]
“A wider course choice and greater international recognition could be among the results of the creation of a Munster Technological University (MTU) …” (more)
[Niall Murray, Irish Examiner, 31 January]
“The Bord na Mona O’Byrne Cup final will go ahead on Sunday, despite fears that finalists DCU would look for a postponement. DCU are due to open their Sigerson Cup campaign against Cork IT next Tuesday …” (more)
[Cliona Foley, Independent, 24 January]
“Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update of the full list of capital projects at Cork Institute of Technology; and the capital projects at CIT that are affected by the recent Infrastructure and Capital Investment Plan 2012-2016 …” (more)
[Dáil Éireann Written Answers, 29 November]
“Student leaders at CIT have claimed that their TD emailing campaign was a resounding success. The ‘Email Your TD’ campaign saw a total of 83,500 emails dispatched to Irish politicians during a blitz of emails …” (more)
[Donal MacHenry, StudentNews.ie, 29 November]
“A garda crackdown on a controversial student drinking festival, which had wreaked havoc in a Cork suburb, has been hailed a complete success. There were just four arrests during the so-called ‘Christmas Day’ event in Bishopstown last Thursday …” (more)
[Eoin English, Irish Examiner, 28 November]
“The clamour for some kind of university status from several institutes of technology is continuing to build. Waterford’s long battle has gained renewed impetus after the abrupt closure of the TalkTalk call centres. In Dublin, DIT, Blanchardstown IoT and Tallaght IoT have joined forces in a bid to gain redesignation as a ‘technological university’. In Cork, the local IoT has a long-standing demand for some form of university status on the table …” (more)
[Seán Flynn, Irish Times, 25 November]
[see also the new Criteria for Designation to TU Status]
