‘Serious’ concerns over CIT and ITT merger revealed

“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.

The proposed Munster Technogical University (MTU) is under investigation by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), the Dáil spending watchdog.

Labour TD and PAC member Alan Kelly has called for answers as to why minutes remained “ hidden”.