News (2019 - 2023)

Funded by the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility, the Fund calls on researchers to identify problems related to Ireland’s Green Transition and Digital Transformation and work with those directly affected to solve them.

The awards are presented annually as part of Innovation and Enterprise Month at MTU in recognition of the work and effort that staff invest in their research, innovation and industry engagement collaborations.

Munster Technological University has announced the appointment by the Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly of MTU academic Professor Muiris O’Laoire to CORU, the health and social care professionals council.

Minister for Education, Norma Foley TD, today launched a substantial four-year research partnership between Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd, Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software and Munster Technological University (MTU).

On Wednesday, 26th of April, Munster Technological University, Kerry Campus, hosted an awareness raising presentation about Autism and the use of Assistance Dogs.

Over 200 post-primary school students from 12 schools across Kerry take STEM to the next level at SciFest@MTU (Kerry Campus) 2023.

Today (Monday 17^th April) MTU announced a new course available at the Kerry Campus. The Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Veterinary Nursing is a three-year level 7 programme beginning in September.

MTU’s annual Innovation and Enterprise Month is taking place throughout March, with 63 events being hosted across the university’s six campuses in Cork and Kerry.

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, TD, has today announced the commencement of construction of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) Building at MTU’s Kerry North Campus and of the Learning Resource Centre (LRC) Building at MTU’s Bishopstown Campus.

Leading cybersecurity researchers from the United States, Ireland and Northern Ireland are partnering to identify and solve urgent, global cybersecurity challenges.

Minister Sean Fleming presented awards to the first graduates from the MSc in Fintech Innovation in the Killeshin Hotel, Portlaoise. This innovative programme was developed in collaboration with Technology Ireland ICT Skillnet, Munster Technological University (MTU) and Skillnet Ireland.

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD has today, Monday 21^st November, at an event at the Kerry North Campus, announced that the green light has been given to Munster Technological University to proceed to the next phase for the Kerry Campus Learner Centre under the Technological Sector Strategic Projects Fund (TSSPF).

The Higher Education Authorities HCI Pillar 3 funded REEdI (Rethinking Engineering Education in Ireland) project at MTU Kerry Campus recently featured as a case study alongside 20 global leaders in Engineering Education.

The 2022 edition of the flagship talent programme ‘Seeds for the Future’ was launched in Huawei Ireland in May of this year and has selected final year Computing in Software Development student Kyle Tenkrooden as one of 100 students who will take part in the programme.

MTU President, Professor Maggie Cusack and Head of School of STEM Professor Joseph Walsh have today launched Kerry Science Festival following the national launch of Science Foundation Ireland’s (SFI) launch Science Week 2022 last Thursday.

To round off Bioeconomy Ireland Week, we are delighted to announce that The Southern Regional Assembly (SRA) and the Circular Bioeconomy Research Group (CircBio), MTU have joined forces to work together on the Horizon Europe funded ROBIN project to support the delivery of better regional governance models in the bioeconomy.

MTU delivered the Certificate in Sustainable Tourism Destination Management for Udaras na Gaeltachta project leaders. Programme participants met with Dr Brendan O' Donnell, Mary Rose Stafford and Fiona Tobin.

Lero researcher, Professor Joseph Walsh, based at Munster Technological University’s Kerry campus, is leading the partnership with Toomevara, County Tipperary headquartered Abbey Machinery.

MINISTER for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation, Simon Harris, visited Munster Technological University at its Kerry campus for the launch of MTU’s strategic plan- 'Our Shared Vision'.

“The launch of MTU’s first strategic plan, ‘Our Shared Vision’, is an historic milestone for our staff and students, as we build on past successes and work together to become a truly great, internationally competitive technological university,” says Professor Maggie Cusack, President of MTU.

MTU is committed to regional development, including improving health outcomes for those in the community or residential care with severe or enduring mental illness (EMI).

Munster Technological University (MTU) and the HSE have joined forces to create Aclú, a new mental health initiative. A launch event will take place on Thursday September 22^nd from 2.00-5.00pm at the MTU North Campus.

Munster Technological University are partners in new Horizon Europe project MainstreamBIO, aimed at supporting deployment of a circular bioeconomy with primary producers across rural regions in Europe.

Through the REEdI project, MTU has developed a innovate engineering qualification. This unique qualification sees industry and academia collaborate.

Munster Technological University (MTU) hosted two EU Commission funded Erasmus+ partnerships meetings from the 10th to the 12th of May. The partner meetings were also combined with workshops for MTU teaching staff.

Over 100 students recently took part in the HABERDASHERY programme.

Kerry based researcher, Dr Joanna Tierney from the Dept of Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Shannon ABC, Munster Technology University (MTU) Kerry Campus was presented with the MTU Commercial Invention of Year 2021 at this year’s virtual ceremony.

The 'Class of 2021' celebrate their graduation awards at the Munster Technological University’s Conferring of Awards Celebration Ceremonies at the Kerry Campus today, Friday 20^th May.

MTU extensive portfolio of research, innovation, talent and regional development has positioned the South-West as European hotspot for advancing smart climate solutions for the circular economy.

The STEM Passport for Inclusion is a SFI Discover Project spearheaded by Dr Katriona O’Sullivan, ALL Institute-Maynooth University in partnership with Microsoft, MTU, Accenture and the RDI Hub.

Karen is a lecturer at MTU since 2004 in the Health and Leisure department. With a PhD in sport psychology, Karen has worked extensively with both elite and non-elite athletes, specialising within the endurance genre.

Representing MTU, there were students from a vast variety of societies such as BANG FM, Manga Anime & Games, Civil & Structural, Board Games & Pool, NAG Nursing & Agricultural Students and of course winners Women in STEM & Programming Societies.

Funded as part of the Governments Future Jobs Initiative IKC3 has received 3.7 Million Euros in funding from the Higher Education Authority (HEA) under the Human Capital Initiative 3 (HCI3).

A new collaborative project aimed at developing a low carbon roadmap for Ireland’s bioeconomy, will be led by MTU with Teagasc, NUI Galway and the Central Statistics Office of Ireland.

MTU is delighted to receive the Traveller Ally Award for its commitment to supporting Travellers in higher education and its focus on creating resources for Traveller students.

Now in its ninth year, Kerry Month of Enterprise (KMOE) takes place during the month of March. KMOE, a collaborative inter-agency initiative, aims to shine a spotlight on just some of the enterprise activities on offer all year round across Kerry

The Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine have awarded funding to kickstart a first of a kind waste-to-value project ‘CircBioCityWaste’ led by MTU that will advance the Circular Economy in the South-West region.

As part of National Science Week, Kerry Science Festival, funded by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and led by Munster Technological University, will host a programme of free public engagement events, workshops, science shows, talks, laboratory demonstrations, science walks and other science-related events.

Minister for Further, Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD, made his inaugural visit to Munster Technological University today (Monday 20th September, 2021) to tour the facilities of the MTU North Campus in Kerry.

With the successful roll-out of the national vaccination programme over the summer, MTU is planning for a substantially increased on-campus delivery in 2021-2022, in line with public health guidelines and specific government guidance for higher education.

REAMIT: “Improving Resources Efficiency of Agribusiness supply chains by minimizing waste using Internet of Things sensors”.

Shannon Applied Biotechnology Centre (Shannon ABC), the Centre for Advanced Photonics & Process Analysis (Cappa) and The Nimbus Centre at Munster Technological University (MTU) have been jointly awarded €1.25 million for new equipment through the Enterprise Ireland Capital Equipment Fund.

ACE is joining forces with Enterprise Ireland’s Innovation Arena at the National Ploughing Championships to offer an award to a company with a significant agricultural engineering innovation. ACE is Ireland’s premier virtual, augmented and mixed reality suite.

These funded places are spread over 28 courses in a broad range of disciplines.

On Tuesday 25th May 2021 at 1pm, REEdI, which will transform the way we deliver undergraduate engineering education in Ireland in order to produce engineers of the future for Irelands Manufacturing Sector, will be officially launched by Minister for Education Norma Foley, TD.

Six Munster Technological University (Kerry Campus) staff were the recipients of Teaching Hero Awards last week in a virtual ceremony live streamed across social media from Dublin. Prof Muiris O’Laoire, Margaret Finch and Dr Patrick McGarty from the School of Health and Social Sciences along with colleagues Feargus Dunne, Fiona Tobin, and Ashley Gaskin from the School of Business and Computing

Funded by Enterprise Ireland, Munster Technological University (MTU) will spend €3.5m over the next five years on the New Frontiers Programme to support hundreds of entrepreneurs and to deliver 75 new companies in the South West Region.

A new programme Circular Bioeconomy Industry Innovation Sprint presents an opportunity for industry across the South-West region to engage with Master level students to solve challenges and accelerate solutions to support bioeconomy actions in their business.

Students from the Creative Media Department of Munster Technological University working in collaboration with Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) at Crumlin and the Irish Haemophilia Society, are creating an innovative education tool for children with Haemophilia and their families.

Seven groups of 2nd year students from MTU Kerry Campus' Bachelor of Business in Marketing, BA in Event Management and Erasmus programmes have been nominated as finalists in this year's Smarter Travel Campus Awards, organised by the National Transport Authority.

Ireland’s premier Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality Suite, funded by Enterprise Ireland, Kerry County Council, as well as industry partners Dairymaster, McHale Engineering and Abbey Machinery hosted a virtual showcase of its facilities based on the Kerry Campus of MTU on Monday 19th of April.

Munster Technological University has been awarded a community radio broadcast licence by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. The licence affords MTU¿Kerry Campus its inaugural FM radio station, and broadcasting will take place from its North Campus studio in Tralee.

Munster Technological University is delighted to introduce a new Bachelor of Arts in Food Business Innovation for entry in September 2021. The BA in Food Business Innovation programme will prepare students for careers in a variety of dynamic food businesses. 

In conjunction with EPIC, the national voluntary body supporting care leavers, MTU have announced the establishment of a university-wide initiative in their campuses in Cork and Kerry to support students who are care leavers. MTU have appointed two senior members of staff, Dr Tom O’Connor (Cork campus) and Dr Patrick McGarty (Kerry campus) to act as personal support advocates..

Applications are open for the FAN-BEST Coach Network, designed to provide support to SMEs that carry out innovative projects within the Blue Economy sector, making possible the start and scale-up phase. No matter if you are an entrepreneur or an already existing SME, this program is for you.

Munster Technological University has announced today the launch of a new cluster to accelerate momentum and support the growing circular bioeconomy in South-West Ireland, funded by Enterprise Ireland.

Professor Sean Blenkinsop, from the Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, is one of Canada’s leading authorities in the field of outdoor pedagogy and learning in concert with nature. Dr. Blenkinsop will deliver the Beacon lecture on 15th March. 

Now in its eighth year, Kerry Month of Enterprise (KMOE) takes place during the month of March. KMOE, a collaborative inter-agency initiative, aims to shine a spotlight on just some of the enterprise activities on offer all year round across Kerry...

Ignite your passion for all thing’s ecology and wildlife. Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity.

"The National Parks and Wildlife Service have partnered with Munster Technological University and Leave No Trace Ireland to deliver a new, unique level 6 accredited training course."

For those interested in a career less ordinary.

As the CAO application date of February 1st 2021 approaches, the Kerry campus of Munster Technological University is to host a virtual information evening on Tuesday 19th of January at 7pm for parents of Leaving Certificate students or anyone considering a college application in 2021.

The Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD, has today, 10th December 2020, announced that Professor Maggie Cusack is to be appointed the President of Munster Technological University (MTU).

The ‘Class of 2020’ received their graduation awards at the Institute of Technology, Tralee’s Virtual Conferring of Awards Ceremonies on Friday 6th Novebmer. This year’s graduation was noticeably different as it was held virtually online due to the COVID19 Pandemic. The innovative online ceremonies were broadcast on the IT Tralee website.

IT Tralee’s Business students have won a national award for the best marketing campaign in the Smarter Travel Campus Awards organised by the National Transport Authority.

IT Tralee has won its second ELL Award; the first one was in 2006 and now in 2020 for the VOCAL in Need EU project. This project was funded by the EU Commission and monitored/coordinated by the Irish NA (National Agency) Léargas.

Today (Wednesday 7th October 2020) sees the announcement of an allocation of €8.25m to Ireland’s newest Technological University - Munster Technological University (MTU). This funding comes as part of an overall package of €34.33m in Transformation Funding for Technological Universities (TUTF) announced by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris T.D.

Institute of Technology Tralee has welcomed the recent announcement by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, T.D. that it has been successful in its application for Reimagining Engineering Education in Ireland (REEdI) under the Human Capital Initiative Pillar 3, Innovation and Agility.

Continuing students are returning to college on Monday 21st of September, with new first year students undertaking a virtual orientation session the same week before commencing classes on Monday 28th of September.

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, TD, has today announced the commencement of the procurement process for the Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) building at the North Campus of IT Tralee.

Institute of Technology Tralee have received funding to participate in a new Horizon 2020 Biobased Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) project called "BIOSWITCH", which kicked off with an online meeting on the 9th of June.  BIOSWITCH works directly with brand owners, consumers and other stakeholders to support market-uptake of biobased products.

Shannon Applied Biotechnology Centre (ABC), an Enterprise Ireland funded Technology Gateway, has been awarded in excess of €800,000 for new equipment to help support Irish companies.

Today (Tuesday 26th May 2020) An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD, Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh TD and Minister of State for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O’Connor have announced that the consortium of Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) and Institute of Technology Tralee (ITT) is set to become a Technological University.

The Chairperson of the Governing Body Mr Lionel Alexander extended his congratulations to Brendan on his appointment as Interim President.

The Institute of Technology Tralee has today announced details of a number of free online workshops commencing on Tuesday 2nd of June and running over three weeks to Thursday 18th of June.

Kerry businesses struggling to adapt to the challenges presented by Covid 19 can now avail of free technology consultations from the IMaR Enterprise Ireland Technology Gateway at IT Tralee.

Institute of Technology Tralee has today announced a week of virtual open days to take place from May 5th to May 8th, to coincide with the opening of the CAO “Change of Mind” facility. 

Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) and Institute of Technology Tralee (IT Tralee) are stepping up to the mark in terms of making all necessary supports available to Public Health and State agencies in the South West, and wider Munster Region, in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Murphy joined the ITT in 1994 as a lecturer in Mathematics and Statistics. He subsequently held the positions of Head of Department, Business Studies: Vice-President Academic Affairs and Registrar, until his appointment as President in 2011

Annual Kerry Month of Enterprise showcases over 50 events across the county. Now in its 7th year, the annual Kerry Month of Enterprise (KMOE) is a month long series of events taking place in March 

Craig Lynch (Ballygarry House Hotel) and Karl Noctor (The Rose Hotel), final year students on the BA Level 7 National Culinary Apprenticeship Programme received gold medals and Best in Class in the Mystery Basket Competition, Senior Class, which is open to both college students and industry chefs.

A group of students, who are currently working within the Tourism and Hospitality industry in Kerry, received their certificates on completion of the Mixology Module. The Hotel, Culinary Arts and Tourism Department hosted a dinner to mark the occasion.

The Certificate in Building Information Modelling (BIM) with Revit at IT Tralee has been nominated for an Irish Construction Excellence Award in the category "Third Level Course – Postgraduate or CPD".

The Kerry Sports Academy at IT Tralee is now open to the public for membership and Pay as you Go visits and will hold an Open Day on Saturday January 11th from 12-4pm.

The two projects funded for IT Tralee include the AgriTech Cluster and Circular BioEconomy Cluster South West.

The new programme, which will welcome its first cohort of students in January 2020, is designed to enable graduates to develop the skills and competencies in the emerging area of the bioeconomy.

Valid for the 11th November until 13th December 2019. All classes are held in the Aerobic Studio unless otherwise stated. No booking required just show up to class.

As part of National Science Week, Kerry Science Festival, funded by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and led by IT Tralee, will host a programme of free public engagement events, workshops, science shows, talks, laboratory demonstrations, science walks and other science-related events.

On Thursday 24th October at 7pm IT Tralee will be joined by Psychotherapist, Media Contributor and Bestselling author, Stella O’Malley. The following day, on Friday 25th of October, the Institute will welcome potential students and their families to its annual Open Day from 9.30am to 1.30pm.

The ‘Class of 2019’ received their graduation awards at the Institute of Technology, Tralee’s Conferring of Awards Ceremonies on Friday. Bríd McElligott, Vice President of Research, Development and External Engagement commented, “Today marks a momentous occasion for the graduates of the IT Tralee who along with their family and friends will celebrate this superb occasion at our newly opened Kerry Sports Academy.

Department of Computing at IT Tralee hosted a networking lunch for the female students and graduates from the Departments of Computing, Creative Media and Information Technology on Friday 11th October. Three notable graduates returned to their alma mater to speak about their career paths.

The IT Tralee team were Karl Noctor (Tralee), Aidan King (Tralee), Kerrie Daley (Ballyheigue) and Shannon Curtin (Limerick) under the guidance and mentorship of Chef Lecturer Dan Browne.

The IMaR Research Centre at IT Tralee has been awarded funding by Enterprise Ireland for a significant investment into cutting-edge equipment for R&D in advanced manufacturing.

Today (Wednesday 9th October 2019) sees the announcement of a significant funding increase for Tertiary Education of €153 million, including a multi-annual programme of €90 million for Technological Universities. This announcement comes as part of the education provisions of Budget 2020.

Announcement made as Minister Humphreys launches €4.2m national research collaboration on driverless vehicles, which includes a contribution by the Government of over €2 million through Science Foundation Ireland and led by Lero, the Irish Software Research Centre.

The EOE2019 Conference, hosted by IT Tralee between the 24th and 27th of September focused on the topics of diversity and inclusion in outdoor recreation and education.

IT Tralee has been awarded funding of €25,500 by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) to host the 2019 Kerry Science Festival. The Kerry Science Festival themed “A Prospective on Climate Change”

ACE are currently recruiting for the following position: Virtual Reality and Gaming Specialist

ACE is a collaboration between Dairymaster, McHale Engineering, Abbey Machinery, Kerry County Council and IT Tralee...Recruiting for the following positions: Virtual Reality and Gaming Specialist, Learning Technology Specialist, Design Engineer