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Hero Kilkenny campaigner Vicky has her eye on seat in the Seanad

By Kilkenny Now 16th February 2020 0

Kilkenny cervical cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan has said she wants to become an independent senator. The Mooncoin mother-of-two, who published her best-selling memoir Overcoming last September, said she has been thinking of entering politics for some time, but needed to get approval from her doctors. Vicky, who is currently director of literacy development at Waterford

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ELECTION 2020: Fine Gael promise Technological University of South East as part of €90m plan

By Kilkenny Now 28th January 2020 0

The Education Minister has promised a Technological University for the South East within the next five years if Fine Gael is returned to power. Minister Joe McHugh made the announcement alongside Minister for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor at the launch of Fine Gael’s educational policy. Aside from a €90m fund promised to create four […]

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Chinese student who traveled from centre of coronavirus outbreak given all clear

By Kilkenny Now 28th January 2020 0

The Chinese student based in Waterford who was placed into self-isolation after travelling to Ireland from Wuhan, China on Sunday has been given the all-clear for coronavirus by health services. The man, who is a student at Waterford Institute of Technology, was placed in self- isolation as a precautionary measure for the past number of […]

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Student in coronavirus isolation after travelling from Wuhan in China

By Kilkenny Now 27th January 2020 0

A student who travelled from Wuhan in China to the South East has put themselves into isolation. The Chinese national who attends Waterford Institute of Technology is not sick and is not displaying any symptoms of coronavirus but as a precaution is staying in isolation in his home in Waterford City. “A student arrived in […]

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One-in-four of all Kilkenny students attend WIT

By Kilkenny Now 19th November 2019 0

One in four students who go to college from Kilkenny schools go to Waterford Institute of Technology. Feeder School Data from 2018 reveals of the 896 students from Kilkenny that went onto Higher Education Institutions, 229 of them went to WIT. With this in mind, WIT is hosting two open days this week for both […]

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WIT gets some ‘HELP’ from the Beatles to explain ‘A day in the life’ of music students

By Kilkenny Now 11th November 2019 0

Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) are asking prospective Kilkenny students to “Come Together” on a “Magical Mystery Tour” of its wide-ranging music degree course. Staff and students from the music programme are putting together three workshops this week they hope will “please, please” you and give an idea what “a day in the life” of […]

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On the same wavelength – South East Science Festival kicks off in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 6th November 2019 Post a comment

The South East Science Festival takes place across Kilkenny over the next ten days as a part of National Science Week. The festival brings top scientists and science presenters from Ireland and abroad to primary and secondary students in Kilkenny and across the region. Last year, more than 12,000 students participated in over 100 events […]

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Leading business and education conference comes to Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 5th November 2019 0

A conference discussing how to make connections and collaborations between business and third-level research and development is being held in Kilkenny this week. Amplitude is an annual conference led by the technology transfer offices of Waterford Institute of Technology and Institute of Technology Carlow, which aims to break down barriers between business and research and

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Hat’s off! More than one-in-10 WIT graduates hail from Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 3rd November 2019 0

More than 250 county Kilkenny students, who graduated from Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) this week, were told they “will contribute to a bright future for the region.” 268 of those conferred at WIT’s College Street campus were from Kilkenny and made up 11% of all the students receiving their academic awards. Addressing the graduates, […]

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Government stumps up €2m to get South East University over the line

By Kilkenny Now 18th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE Education Minister has given the Technological University of the South East of Ireland (TUSEI)  €2.06 million in funding in an effort to get the project over the line. The money is being provided under the Higher Education Authority 2019 to assist the restructuring, consolidation and collaborative project which needs to be […]