The head of an award- winning research centre at Waterford Institute of Technology has been chosen to lead the college through an expected period of turbulence.

A new €5m building to house telecommunications research and development could help deliver up to 600 jobs through commercialising research at Waterford Institute of Technology.

ONE of the largest information and communications technology research groups in Ireland will welcome Taoiseach Bertie Ahern on Monday to showcase their extensive work in the communications technology sector.

WATERFORD Institute of Technology has received a major boost with the signing of contracts for two new projects with a combined value of €7 million.