Campaign to redefine WIT as university hits snag

DISAGREEMENTS have emerged between campaigners who are hoping to re-designate one of the country’s largest institutes of technology as a university.

Fine Gael senator John Paul Phelan said yesterday that closer links between institutes of technology in Cork and Waterford would be bad news for the south-east and drag jobs towards Cork.

The government-sponsored Hunt Report on further education recommended new ties between ITs across the country but, according to the Kilkenny- based senator, a merger of any kind between CIT and WIT would not serve the south-east well.