UCC never led at the Carlow college grounds.

Athlone Institute of Technology were relegated from the Sigerson Cup after an eight-point loss to IT Tralee in UL on Sunday afternoon.

The first obstacle in UCC’s quest to retain the Sigerson Cup has been cleared and selector Paul O’Keeffe is hopeful that they can accrue momentum from here.

For activist, Martha Farrell, the impact of climate change on the Maharees tombolo is indicative of a global crisis.

A permanent home for the 60 year-old Rose of Tralee International Festival has moved a step closer.

IT Carlow hit three goals in the final 10 minutes to snatch victory from their IT Tralee hosts in Sunday's Sigerson Cup tie at Austin Stack Park.

The Department of Education has this week approved €18.75m in principal towards significant building upgrades at CIT which, it says, represents a “further boost” to the institute.

The Galway defender has found himself in a bind in recent seasons due to the success of both his club Corofin and college side NUIG.

DCU will be Electric Ireland Sigerson Cup hosts in 2020 and have been handed a Round 1 game against Garda College on January 12.

IT Tralee has secured over €1.16m in funding and 472 places in the State’s Springboard+ initiative for 2019/2020.

Here is a selection of people who have moved into interesting new roles.

RESEARCHERS in Ireland’s third-level colleges are increasingly engaging with companies seeking to develop new products or boost their efficiency.

A long-awaited decision on the Munster Technological University is expected to be made shortly as an independent report sparks uncertainty over the project.

Business ambitions do not always go to plan, as last week’s floatation of Uber confirmed.

Playing at midfield, Jarly Óg gave an inspirational performance against IT Tralee to send his team into next week’s quarter-finals.

The impressive 2018 winners will face the top-three teams in the all-time roll of honour.

WHEN Capitol Records releases a new remix of the classic Beach Boys hit ‘Good Vibrations’ in the coming months, AudioSourceRE will be credited with the software that brought the original mono tracks into stereo.

On the wall at his home in Tralee, etched in words big enough to see anytime his eyes wander from his work, Joe O’Connor has written a reminder:

The joint application for university status by institutes of technology in Carlow and Waterford will be submitted to the Government by the end of September but no timeframe has been set out by the Minister for Education Richard Bruton for approval of the plan.

University of Limerick 2-13 Cork Institute of Technology 1-11... UL’s growing reputation as a football stronghold was further enhanced yesterday as the Limerick university sealed a fourth successive Sigerson Cup quarter-final appearance.

Fionn Fitzgerald is content to buck the trend of those who wore the captain’s armband before him.

Central Council delegates will discover tomorrow if one of Páraic Duffy’s last acts as GAA director general will be a recommended rulebook change to ban testimonials.

A €200m building spend at 11 institutes of technology will create extra spaces for around 8,000 students in state-of-the-art facilities for everything from catering to computer science.

Opposition to the creation of technological universities has come from many quarters over recent years. The role of members of the Higher Education Authority is not to undermine stated government policy, writes Seán Sherlock.         

The HEA is short members and plans to merge some institutes of technology are advancing despite concerns. The education minister must step up, writes Alan Kelly

“Serious and widely held” concerns about the proposed merger between Cork Institute of Technology and IT Tralee were voiced by board members of the Higher Education Authority (HEA) as far back as 2014, newly released board minutes reveal.

Institutes of technology have fared better than universities in the latest study of third-level performance which compares colleges under different headings instead of overall rankings.

The National Council for Special Education has had no board since the previous 13-member board’s term ended at the end of last year.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

As a loyal Kildare servant, Damien Hendy has become accustomed to criticism.

Ryan Cup Roundup

The governing bodies of Cork and Tralee institutes of technology met yesterday to decide whether to speed up a merger necessary to apply for technological university status.

A review of equality policies in third-level colleges is being considered by the Higher Education Authority amid ongoing controversy over a lack of promotion for female academics.

Eoghan Cormican looks at the upcoming games and gives his verdict.

McGrath Cup semi-final

IT Tralee recorded their first ever McGrath Cup win over Kerry, while UCC, Cork and Waterford advanced to the semi-finals after Sunday’s action.

A planned new university hub in Dingle in Co Kerry, will be a model for coastal development, project promoters predicted yesterday.

Former All-Ireland-winning Kerry footballer Tommy Walsh makes his return to county football next month.