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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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Plans for region’s first University back on track despite WIT staff revolt

By Kilkenny Now 27th April 2021 0

Plans to create the region’s first university appears to be on track after Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) approved the application for Technological University (TU) designation. Now Institute of Technology Carlow’s board members will meet on Thursday to decide whether to press ahead with the joint application. There had been fears the project could be […]

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Local colleges get €15m to fund exciting new projects in region: Kilkenny TD

By Kilkenny Now 6th October 2020 0

More than €15.4 million has been allocated for projects led by IT Carlow and Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) to fund new projects with other colleges and industry partners inside and outside of the region. The funding has been amde available by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris  […]

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Lend a Laptop scheme for Kilkenny students at WIT

By Kilkenny Now 5th October 2020 0

Kilkenny students attending Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) can take part in a laptop loan scheme. WIT has received €522,000 from a €15m fund allocated by Higher Education Minister Simon Harris “to ensure equality of access to education”. The institute will have a limited number of laptop units available to lend to eligible students whether […]

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Good news for Kilkenny students who want study locally as WIT celebrates 50th birthday

By Kilkenny Now 15th September 2020 0

Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) is set to have a bumper year of first year students to mark the 50 years since its foundation in 1970. Overall the Institute has increased the number of college places offered in the CAO Round 1 offers including an 8.7% increase in its Level 8 honours degree course offers. […]

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Extra Springboard courses available to Kilkenny people looking to upskill

By Kilkenny Now 6th September 2020 0

Kilkenny people who are looking to upskill or reskill can avail of places on new third-level courses. Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) has announced additional Springboard-funded places are available at the college under new Government stimulus measures. WIT has received an additional €207,000 in funding for Springboard places. This brings to over €2.3 million the

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Local colleges get €480,000 to support students’ mental health and wellbeing

By Kilkenny Now 27th August 2020 0

Waterford Institute of Technology and IT Carlow have been allocated a total of €481,000 by Government to support students’ mental health and wellbeing. The funding is part of a national package of €5 million package announced by the Minister for Further & Higher Education, Research, Innovation & Science Simon Harris today. WIT will receive €239,000 […]

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Kilkenny engineers develop innovative VR Covid-19 safety programme while locked-down at home

By Kilkenny Now 11th July 2020 Post a comment

A pair of Kilkenny engineers have developed a virtual reality programme which hopes will make it easier for kids and those with autism to understand, and to educate them, on the risks and safety measures associated with Covid-19. Amazingly, Colin Fardey, a Software Research Engineer, and Miguel Ponce de Leon, a Technology Gateway Manager at […]

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Gardai hunt arsonist who broke into WIT overnight and started fire in college

By Kilkenny Now 21st May 2020 0

Gardai were called to the scene of a fire at Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT), where one-in-four of all Kilkenny students attend, overnight. The blaze is believed to have been started deliberately and gardai have captured CCTV footage of a suspect leaving the rear of the college. Local gardai confirmed they were notified of the […]

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WIT to stage ‘virtual open days’ for new Kilkenny students this month

By Kilkenny Now 11th April 2020 0

Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) is staging a special week of ‘virtual open days’ this month to help local prospective undergraduate students with their going-to-college questions. Last year over 1,600 of the 5,000 plus new higher education-going students in Kilkenny and the South East region in 2019, or almost one in three, chose WIT. When […]