New university in midlands and mid-west as Limerick and Athlone ITs merged

The ITs in Athlone and Limerick will merge to form the third Technological University to be created since 2019, the Minister for Higher Education announced today

LIT's Enterprise and Research Centre in Clonmel, Co Tipperary. File picture: Dan Linehan

Munster is set to gain another university as Athlone and Limerick Institutes of Technology have been granted Technological University (TU) status.

The ITs in Athlone and Limerick will merge to form the third TU to be created since 2019, the Minister for Higher Education announced today.