IT Sligo lecturer wins top writing award
A lecturer at the Institute of Technology in Sligo has won one of the country’s most prestigious awards for her writing. Una Mannioin has been awarded the National Hennessy Literary 2017 Award for a poem entitled ‘Crouched Burial.’ The same poem also won the Yeats Society’s Seamus Heaney memorial Poetry…
Clarion road to be renamed? IT President thinks it should be
The president of IT Sligo has hinted that he would like to see a road that runs near the college be renamed to reflect the number of educational institutions located along it. It had been known as Asylum Road but was renamed Clarion Road when the hotel of the same…
Young women encouraged to aim high on International Women’s Day
Girls should be encouraged from an early age to aim for careers and roles that have traditionally been regarded as exclusively for men. That’s the message from two local women today on what is International Women’s Day. The day is being marked by a series of high profile events…
IT Sligo President outlines benefits of becoming Technological University
IT Sligo will be celebrating 50 years in existence in three years time. And by that time, it’s hoped the institute may be well on its way to becoming an technological university. In a presentation to a meeting of Sligo County Council yesterday, IT President Brendan McCormack outlined the college’s…
IT Sligo president tells council that fall in region’s population is cause of concern
The president of IT Sligo says the loss of population in counties Sligo, Donegal and Mayo is a serious concern. The latest census showed that the population is falling in Sligo, Donegal and Mayo which is the main catchment area for IT Sligo. Dr Brendan McCormack says it’s a double…
Garda College lay down the law in Ryan Cup final as IT Sligo lose out
IT Sligo’s senior hurlers lost out to a very strong Garda College team in Saturday afternoon’s Ryan Cup final at Pearse Stadium in Salthill. Declan Loughnane’s side had come through an exhausting semi-final against Queen’s University Belfast yesterday, winning out by 2-17 to 0-18 after extra-time, with both goals coming…
IT Sligo hurlers face Cork ETB in Ryan Cup today
IT Sligo continue their Ryan Cup campaign today, with a clash with Group A leaders Cork ETB in Kildare. Declan Loughnane’s side drew 1-15 apiece with IT Tralee in their opener two weeks ago, while the Munster side beat IT Tallaght by 4-26 to 1-12. The sides clash at the…