Merger of Waterford and Carlow ITs into Technological University for South-East confirmed

The confirmation of the merger will bring the overall number of TUs in Ireland to five

One of the main buildings on the campus of Waterford Institute of Technology. Picture: Denis Minihane.

Ireland's newest University will be established next year following official confirmation of the merger of Waterford Institute of Technology and Carlow Institute of Technology.

An application to merge the institutes into the Technological University in the South-East (TUSE) was submitted to Government in April of this year.