Harris confirms establishment of Technological University of the Shannon on October 1

Simon Harris today signed the order which would dissolve Athlone and Limerick Institutes of Technology to make way for Ireland's third technological university. Picture: Gareth Chaney/ Collins

The Minister for Further and Higher Education has confirmed October 1 as the date when the Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands and Midwest will be established.

Simon Harris today signed the order which would dissolve Athlone and Limerick Institutes of Technology to make way for Ireland's third technological university.