CIT president announces retirement after 40-year career in higher education

His retirement will come just ahead of the formal establishment of the Munster Technological University (MTU).

Dr Barry O’Connor's decision will bring the curtain down on a 40-year career of service to the higher education sector. Picture: Darragh Kane

The president of Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) has announced his retirement.

Dr Barry O’Connor, 65, who has held the position since September 2017, told CIT’s governing body this evening that he will retire in December.