Locations in Tralee and Killarney have been secured by the HSE to be used as mass COVID-19 vaccination centres. The hubs will form part of a national network of up to 40 centres. Fianna Fáil Kerry county councillor Mikey Sheehy, who is a member of the HSE South Regional Health Forum, says it is great […]
After winning the Munster Technological University s (MTU) competition to create a new piece of music to mark the official foundation of the university, Blarney man Daniel Murphy can add a new title to his CV: MTU s first composer laureate.
Daniel graduated top of his class, the BA in Popular Music, in 2019 and has been busy as a freelance arranger and producer since then. Daniel attended Cork School of Music as a schoolboy, studying drums with Stephen Kelly. Switching to keyboards with David Hayes for his BAPM major, he also studied arranging with Cormac McCarthy.
The MTU Composition Competition was open to graduates of CIT and IT Tralee, which recently merged to form the MTU, and attracted a fantastic entry of 13 high-quality scores and electronic mock-ups.
Trinity College Dublin (TCD) will appoint a woman as provost for the first time in its 429-year history.
The university, which was established in 1592, has confirmed the shortlist of applicants to replace Professor Patrick Prendergast are all women.
Meanwhile, the search is also on for a successor to Professor Philip Nolan, who steps down as president of Maynooth University in mid-August, at the end of a 10-year term.
Prof Nolan has become a household name over the past year in his role as chair of the Nphet Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group, which is charged with predicting the course of Covid-19.
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Minister Harris announces â¬193 million investment in five world- leading SFI Research Centres
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD today announced an investment of â¬193 million in five Science Foundation Ireland Research Centres for six years.
The five centres will carry out research into smart medical devices, e-health, telecommunications networks, cybersecurity, smart cities, artificial intelligence, ethics and data privacy, as well as applied geosciences, energy security and marine resources.
Speaking today, Minister Harris said: I am delighted to announce this significant government investment in five SFI Research Centres, which reflects Irelandâs position as a world leader in research and innovation.