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An Taoiseach Enda Kenny visited IT Tralee today to launch the commencement of the construction of the Kerry Sports Academy. Dr Oliver Murphy, President of IT Tralee welcomed the Taoiseach to the North Campus of the Institute in what was a historic occasion, as the first visit of a Taoiseach […]

AROUND 250 people glammed up on Wednesday night for the IT Tralee College Ball at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel. There was a James Bond theme to this year’s event with Martinis upon arrival courtesy of Students Union, while there were no doubt a few guests shaken and stirred by the end […]

CBS the Green students Kevin Browne and Cathal Mcloughlin were among nine students who took part in the third day of the apprentice chef cook-offs at IT Tralee on Thursday March 16. Each student had an hour and a half to cook a ‘good mood’ dish that they created based […]

FRESH from his visit to the States this week, An Taoiseach Enda Kenny, T.D. will visit the IT Tralee on Monday, March 27. His visit it to launch the commencement of the construction of the Kerry Sports Academy. Contracts for the project will be signed on Friday March 24, with […]

KERRY Education and Training Board in partnership with Kerry County Council, the Institute of Technology, Tralee, Kerry Diocesan Youth Service, Ealain na Gaeltachta and local music educators and schools have announced their intention to apply to Music Generation for up to €600,000 in seed funding to develop new music education initiatives […]

A report from IT Tralee on their great win in the Rory O’Connor Fresher Football Championship final in Cork last week… LAST Thursday night saw the IT Tralee Fresher Football team travel to CIT to play Waterford IT in the Rory O’Connor Fresher Football Championship final. Fresh from winning the Division […]

HUNDREDS of IT Tralee students rocked Ballyroe Heights Hotel last night at the Nursing and Agricultural Society ball. Earlier we brought you some of the style from the event (click here for previous photos) and here’s the rest of our photos…

NURSING and Agricultural Society students from the ITT arrived at Ballyroe House Hotlel on Thursday night for their annual ball. Around 340 people packed the hotel to enjoy a three course meal, before a band and DJ had them rocking into the night (and early morning). There was no shortage of style and glamour […]

THE ITT Events Society are holding a charity ‘Strictly Come Waxing’ night on Thursday March 2, at Fabrik, Tralee. The event kicks off at 8.30pm and is being held in aid of The Irish Cancer Society and sounds like a lot of fun…if seeing people squeal in pain is your […]

THE advanced Wood Technology course in the STEM department of the IT Tralee has created a wonderful bench dedicated to Donal Walsh, in association with CBS The Green. The bench was created as part of a third year project for students currently studying the BSc in Advanced Wood Technology. Anne […]

THE Institute of Technology Tralee has now started taking applications for the position of President of the college. Dr Oliver Murphy’s five year contract is coming to an end and the successful candidate will be taking on the role at a very important time for the college, as it prepares to merge […]

THE Institute of Technology, Tralee held its annual Scholarships & Awards Evening on Thursday, December at 7pm at the North Campus. Forty students received awards at the event held to honour sports, academic and civic engagement. Awards and scholarships presented on the evening included President’s Civic Spirit Award (Civic Engagement), Tom Mc Ellistrim […]

  IT Tralee and nine third level colleges have now joined forces to develop studentvolunteer.ie – a brand new online resource which matches students’ interests with volunteering opportunities. Every year in Ireland thousands of students from our universities and institutes of technology carry out over 100,000 hours of volunteering. Continued […]

THE students at IT Tralee decided to celebrate Christmas early this year with a day filled with activities on Thursday. The Students Union’s Christmas Day On-Campus had loads of giveaways and prizes up for grabs, The Iron Stomach (don’t ask!), The Christmas Market, Secret Santa and much more topped off with a […]

THE IT Tralee has honoured four students who have achieved great honours in their chosen sports this year. Kerry minors footballers David Clifford and Fionan MacKessy, rower Monika Dukarska and Shauna Kelly received presentations at a lunch in The Rose Hotel on Tuesday, from the IT Tralee President, Dr Oliver […]

THOUSANDS of people passed through the corridors of IT Tralee on Saturday as the college hosted an exciting STEM  (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) showcase day as part of Science Week. The day included a Careers in STEM exhibition and panel discussion facilitated by broadcaster and lecturer Dr Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin where company representatives talked […]

FOURTH year BSc in Health and Leisure Studies students are busy preparing for their upcoming event, ’The Fitness Face Off’, taking place at John Mitchel’s Sport Complex on Sunday, December 4. “We are looking for 16 teams of 4 (2 males, 2 females) from local gyms and sports clubs in the Tralee […]

THE inaugural Kerry Science Festival, which is a week-long schedule of science events taking place across the county, takes place between Sunday, November 13 and Sunday, November 20. People of all ages will be invited to enjoy and participate in a programme of free public engagement events, community talks, exhibitions, shows and school workshops. According […]

IT TRALEE students have produced a video that voices their opposition to government student loans which, they feel, will land them with crippling debt for years. The two-and-a-half minute long video was shot on the campus and is presented by President of the IT Tralee Students Union, Steve Clifford. “We welcome the government’s option […]

A THREE-DAY International Adventure Conference takes place in Tralee next week. The conference will attract in the region of 60 international delegates to Tralee, many are experts in their field, all of whom are interested in tourism and adventure tourism. Failte Ireland is co-hosting an event for Wild Atlantic Tourism adventure […]

THE Sunday Times published their annual rankings for third level institutions in Ireland yesterday. While Trinity College was ranked at the top of the University League Table in their university rankings, University College Cork was named as the Sunday Times University of the Year for the second year in succession. IT […]

IT TRALEE is to be allocated €590,000 as part of a capital grant for Institutes of Technology. The Minister for Education, Richard Bruton, has allocated a total of €10 million for the 14 ITs across the country via the Higher Education Authority. “For the third year in a row, Tralee IT is receiving […]

HOUSE Tralee and various other houses in the Kingdom and beyond the realm, descended on IT Tralee over the past two days to do battle for the King of The North…Campus. A replica of ‘The Iron Throne’ from the colossally popular HBO fantasy drama, ‘Game of Thrones’ was in situ at the […]

THE dispute between Teachers Union of Ireland staff and the Institute of Technology Tralee over the students’ complaint procedure will now end up in the Labour Court. As a result of industrial action, TUI staff at the college did not attend facilitate meetings with students after recent exam results. The ITT Students Union […]

THE Institute of Technology, Tralee, has announced it will be running six new courses under the Government’s Springboard+ initiative. The courses, which will run from September 2016 are in the areas of Environmental Science, Culinary Skills, Biopharmaceutical Processes and Industrial Instrumentation. In addition, the Institute will also offer the Higher […]

A YOUTHREACH student is the only Tralee entrant to make it through to the Apprentice Chef Programme final. Michael Bajewicz is one of 24 teenagers from around Munster who has made it through to this final cook off. This Friday, students from 17 schools in Munster will enjoy the sweet smell of […]

A WALK OUT was conducted by hundreds of Institute of Technology Tralee students on Tuesday morning because lecturers are refusing to give students feedback on their assignment over a dispute with the ITT on the college complaints policy. “We will be saying to lecturers that they need to drop this action […]

THERE was some party at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Wednesday night. Over 300 students gathered for the annual ITT students college ball and there was no shortage of amazing style. Yesterday we brought you some of the glamour (click here) and now here’s the rest of our photos…

WITH just weeks of the semester left, it was an appropriate time for students of IT Tralee to party. Over 300 scholars donned the gladrags on Wednesday night for a fantastic evening of style and entertainment in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel at the annual College Ball. After a great meal, those present enjoyed music from […]

THE Intelligent Mechatronics and RFID (IMaR) Technology Gateway at IT Tralee will hold an Open Day on Tuesday, April 26 from 9.00am to 1.00pm at the Sólás Building, IT Tralee, North Campus. The Open Day is open to all businesses from start-up to SME’s who are interested in developing an innovative […]