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Half a million people now registered to get their Covid jab 16:09 Saturday, 08 May 2021 Share it Half a million people have now registered on the online portal to get their Covid-19 vaccine. 55 year olds can use the HSE system from today to sign up for the jab. Thursday saw more than 46,000 doses administered which is a new daily record. Around a third of adults have now received at least one dose. Meanwhile, 3,600 vulnerable people will receive a Covid-19 jab in a vaccination centre in Cork th...

Harris Grants Technological University status to Athlone IT and Limerick IT The new technological university for the Midlands and Midwest will be the third such institution in Ireland. Nathan MooreContributing Writer " ); jQuery( ".stuck" ).fadeIn( 300 ); } }, { offset: 0%, }); if ($(window).width() -1 || ref1.indexOf(twitter) > -1 || ref1.indexOf(tco) > -1 ) { jQuery(.utpost-content).readmore({ speed: 75, moreLink: Read full article, lessLink: , col...

Limerick IT and Athlone IT merge to form new technological university AIT President Professor Ciarán Ó Catháin described today’s announcement as a “historic day” for the region. By Cónal Thomas Wednesday 5 May 2021, 12:46 PM 3 hours ago 9,526 Views 13 Comments Limerick IT Limerick IT A NEW TECHNOLOGICAL university for Ireland’s Mi...

"This is another hugely important day for higher education in Ireland and in particular for the Midlands and Mid-West regions," Harris said. "The higher education landscape is rapidly evolving and the people of the Midlands and Mid-West will be at the heart, both geographically and practically, of that evolution. "This new technological university designate will increase higher education access, drive enhanced regional development and increase opportunities for students, staff, business and ent...

Trinity College Dublin has named Professor Linda Doyle as the first female Provost in its 429-year history. The Professor of Engineering and The Arts and former Dean of Research was one of three female candidates for the ten-year position. She will become the 45th provost, or senior academic leader, of the university when she takes over from Dr Patrick Prendergast on 1 August. Prof Doyle was chosen ahead of Linda Hogan, Professor of Ecumenics and former Vice-Provost, and Jane Ohlmeyer, Professo...

But the election of a female head at Ireland’s oldest and most prestigious university -- due to be picked from an all-female short list of three senior scholars on April 7 -- will be the most momentous female appointment so far. “We’ve seen a very significant transformation with the appointment of three female leaders in the past year, but we need to keep pushing for further improvements across the sector,” said Orla Feely, vice president for research at University College Dublin, who ...

March was Kerry Month of Enterprise and over the past four weeks, Jerry has been profiling the agencies and organisations in the county which have been supporting entrepreneurs through these difficult times. Today, he focuses on Munster Technological University. He speaks to MTU’s external services manager, Sarah Flaherty and the university’s enterprise co-ordinator, Emily Reen.

Dr Peter Stuart of the Department of Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Munster Technological University. He has been given EPA funding to research the relationship between biodiversity and disease.

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Almost 500,000 vaccine doses to have been administered ‘by end of next week’