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Kilkenny’s Vicky not well enough to take part in Climb with Charlie Bird

By Kilkenny Now 9th March 2022 0

Hero Kilkenny’s cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan will not be able to take part in the journey to Croagh Patrick for the charity Climb with Charlie Bird next month. The Mooncoin mother-of-two took to social media to say she’s endured a difficult few weeks with radiotherapy and has been very unwell as a result. Earlier this […]

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College urges Kilkenny employers to help upskill staff

By Kilkenny Now 21st December 2021 0

Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) has urged employers in Kilkenny to support their staff in availing of the online Springboard Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Marketing Practice. The part-time online programme, which is delivered online on Thursdays from 2pm to 8pmm starts on January 20. Course leader, Dr Paul Morrissey, said he is delighted with the […]

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STORM BARRA UPDATE: Rainfall warning for Kilkenny, severe winds continue, local colleges close

By Kilkenny Now 8th December 2021 0

The tail end of Storm Barra will continue to batter the country this morning, with severe winds and weather warnings in place for every county. A status yellow rainfall warning remains in place in Kilkenny and the rest of the country until this evening. However, Kilkenny and the south east escaped the worst of the […]

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Hopes for university campus in Kilkenny as Carlow IT and WIT finally merge

By Kilkenny Now 3rd November 2021 0

The South East’s first ever university will open its doors on May 1 next year. Confirmation of the successful application for the Technological University of the South East (TUSE), which will merge IT Carlow with Waterford Institute of Technology, has been warmly welcomed by political, business and community leaders. Local TD John Paul Phelan said […]

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Kilkenny students graduate from regional college, WIT President says new University can become one of world’s best

By Colin Bartley 25th April 2021 0

More than one in every 10 students that graduated in Waterford Institute of Technology this week hails from Kilkenny. Of the 2,552 graduates who were conferred at the higher education campus last week 275(11%) are from Kilkenny In total, 72% of the class of 2020 were from the south east counties of Waterford, Carlow, Wexford, […]

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South East’s first university could be signed off by April: Minister

By Colin Bartley 18th December 2020 0

The Government expects an application to create the long-awaited Technological University of the South East(TUSE) will be with them by next April. The announcement was made this week by Further and Higher Education Minister Simon Harris. The TUSE project would see Waterford Institute of Technology and Institute of Technology, Carlow merging, creating a new educational

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Going to college? Kilkenny students invited to join WIT’s virtual open days

By Kilkenny Now 15th November 2020 0

Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) is running two virtual open days next week to help undergraduate students and adult learners in Kilkenny with their going-to college questions. People can take part in the virtual open days next Friday, November 20 and Saturday, November 21 simply by logging on to http://www.wit.ie/open. The launch of a new […]

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College comes up with novel way to provide safe accommodation for its Kilkenny students

By Kilkenny Now 8th November 2020 0

Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) has launched new ‘flexi stay’ packages to provide safe and secure accommodation for students from Kilkenny and across the region during the pandemic. WIT Novus Senior Accommodation Manager Jacqui O’ Connor said the flexi stay option is ideal for students coming to the college from outside the city whose presence […]

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The magic of science: First ever Kilkenny Science Festival unveils dazzling array of exciting events

By Kilkenny Now 4th November 2020 0

Reptiles, an online scavenger hunt, a transition year science quiz and many more fun and educational events will take place from Saturday at the first ever Kilkenny Science Festival.   The jam-packed schedule of events will take place over seven days from Saturday as part of National Science Week, funded by Science Foundation Ireland. Kilkenny […]

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Higher learning: Local college named ‘Institute of Technology of the Year’

By Kilkenny Now 1st November 2020 0

Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) has been named The Sunday Times Institute of Technology of the Year for the third time in The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021. The guide contains Ireland’s only league table that measures the performance of all 19 multi-faculty third-level institutions. The full rankings will be revealed in a special 16-page […]