THE Ombudsman received 292 complaints from people in Cork last year which included 53 complaints about Cork City Council and 42 about Cork County Council.

The HSE has acknowledged a “slight issue” that arose with Covid-19 testing appointment times given to third-level students in Cork city last week.

Internationally acclaimed computer scientist Mubashir Husain Rehmani, originally from Pakistan, loves his work with Cork Institute of Technology and said he hopes to stay in Cork to raise his three children with his wife Khadija.

Sinn Féin TD for Cork North Central Thomas Gould has today written to UCC and CIT seeking a meeting to discuss the possibility of the expansion of their campuses into the northside of the city.

Munster Technological University (MTU) will officially be instated from January 1, 2021 after Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris signed an order to dissolve CIT and IT Tralee on Wednesday.

CIT has been recognised by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) for producing the research image of the year.It's thanks to a combined effort from its Space 4.0 researchers in CIT Blackrock Castle Observatory (CIT BCO) and photonics researchers in its ...

The Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) community was said to be in shock following the tragedy in Kanturk on Monday.

CORK Institute of Technology (CIT) president Dr Barry O’Connor wants progress on the National Broadband Plan to ensure that students and lecturers in rural areas can participate in e-learning and can access online resources.

Cork region is Ireland's largest Foreign Direct Investment cluster in pharmaceutical and medical goods export sector

Cork Institute of Technology’s (CIT) renowned Nimbus Centre will lead a new EU funded research project to deliver energy-efficiency in the manufacturing sector, which aims to accelerate the digital transformation of manufacturing processes to enable ...

Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) has called for support to ensure the aviation sector can continue to have a positive impact in the Cork region. CIT President Dr Barry O'Connor said that for Cork to succeed, Cork Airport must succeed.

Work on the new CIT Arena is “on track” to be completed by September 2021. A CIT spokesperson said the project is four months in, with foundations down and the project has been moving seamlessly over the summer with no pause in construction.

Cork Institute of Technology has released information on the learning model that will be in place for the coming academic, 2020/21 year, which will be a hybrid model with the majority of learning done online and remotely.

The announcement came earlier today as Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris confirmed the achievement of a key milestone on a programme to deliver 11 new higher education buildings, which will ...

QUESTIONS have been raised about the viabilty of some of the proposed large-scale student accommodation developments in the cityThe Green Party’s Dan Boyle said there are “huge question marks” over some of the future developments in terms of ...

A Romanian musician who is head of CIT Cork School of Music’s department of keyboard studies, Gabriela Mayer tells Roisin Burke why she loves Cork’s ‘rebel’ vibeA TALENTED musician who speaks five languages, Gabriela Mayer is a force to be reckoned ...

AN elderly resident who lives near a property that has become known as ‘Covid party house’ described how a young woman outside the house was told to hush but responded by saying, “turn up the music”.

THE sod is being turned today on a new €22m sports arena for Cork Institute of Technology. The event marks the start of a two-phase programme to deliver the state-of-the-art sports facilities on the campus.

MAGAZINE Road residents have held a vigil outside the home of a landlord who owns a number of student properties in their area in an effort to highlight their anger at regular "Covid parties" in rented accommodation.

FORTY landlords with 200 properties have been contacted by Gardaí, City Hall and the HSE following a spate of 'lockdown parties' that have angered local residents in college areas of Cork.

The Presidents of UCC and CIT and the Presidents of both Student Unions have issued an open letter to students following extended protests held by locals from Magazine Road and the surrounding areas.

The Magazine Road and Surrounding Area Residents Association organised a demonstration to highlight the spate of student parties which have been taking place. "They are putting the community at risk. They have no business coming into the city.

Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) says it is working to resolve issues regarding the operation and delivery of the BA in Social Care Work.

Cork people who suspect they may have the mumps have been urged to stay home and contact their GP by phone, amid fears Cork is in the midst of a mumps outbreak.

Students at a Cork college have been warned to be wary following a spate of mumps cases on campus.

Cork’s latest student accommodation complex is set to open, with rent starting just shy of €1,000 a month and viewings available from this weekend.

A FAKE alert was sent to a number of college students in Cork claiming that coronavirus had been detected in their college accommodation complex.

GARDAÍ are urging students to use their brains, not their fists, ahead of Raise and Give Week in Cork next week.

University College Cork (UCC) has emailed staff and students to request they refrain from travelling to China, as the World Health Organisation (Who) says the “whole world needs to be on alert” over the coronavirus outbreak.

A picturesque church on a hill overlooking Bandon, West Cork drew over 800 people today as the town gathered to lay college student Cameron Blair to rest following his murder ten days ago.

MURDERED student Cameron Blair will be laid to rest today, with large crowds of friends and family expected at the funeral Mass in Bandon.

A memorial service is being held next Monday at Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) for artificial intelligence masters student Muthamil Selvan Palanivel, who was involved in a fatal car accident while on a trip home to India.

A Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) student has died tragically in a car crash in India. Muthamil Selvan Palanivel was involved in a fatal car accident while visiting his native India last Monday, January 13.

UNIVERSITY College Cork and Cork Institute of Technology have paid out over €300,000 in compensation claims during the past five years.

More than €400,000 has been allocated to Cork Institute of Technology, under the Government’s Regional Technology Clustering Fund.

'Tis the season of goodwill and getting active on Christmas Day to raise funds for a worthwhile cause is a growing trend with swims and runs organised all across the county and country.

MORE than €18 million in funding has been allocated to Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) for refurbishment works on the Bishopstown Campus.

A leading Cork expert in the field of early years education and care (ECEC) has called for greater investment in the sector.

CORK Institute of Technology (CIT) spent more than €1. 3 million on travel for staff members in a single year, The Echo can reveal.

EARLY years teachers are spending 20 hours a week on paperwork, according to research carried out at Cork Institute of Technology. Dr Wendy Oke recently achieved a PhD from CIT for her research in early years education and care.

EARLY years teachers are spending 20 hours a week on paperwork, according to research carried out at Cork Institute of Technology. Dr Wendy Oke recently achieved a PhD from CIT for her research in early years education and care.

The Cork Institute of Technology Blackrock Castle Observatory will lead celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing later this month.

A young Cork man who was seriously injured during Storm Emma said he is in awe of the support received from family, friends, community, and the wider population.

A LIVE hack demonstration by cybercrime experts stunned audiences at Cork City Hall today. More than 400 audience members packed into Millenium Hall for the sold-out IT@Cork tech summit.

Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) has honoured Commodore Michael Malone, Flag Officer Commanding Naval Service (FOCNS) at a ceremony attended by the Tánaiste, Simon Coveney TD, and CIT President, Dr Barry O’Connor.

A FORECASTED €4m deficit at the Institute of Technology Tralee (ITT) has already been factored into future funding projections for the proposed Munster Technological University (MTU).

The CIT Blackrock Castle Observatory is taking the lead in Ireland’s celebration of a global astronomical anniversary.

A student accommodation development of 145 beds is to be developed on a one-acre site on Farranlea Road. Real estate investment company Round Hill Capital has acquired the site with planning permission already in place.

THE successful candidate for this year’s scholarship for culinary students at CIT will be announced in January 2019. The scholarship is sponsored by the Market Lane group of restaurants and is worth €3,000.

STUDENT representatives of University College Cork and Cork Institute of Technology have said they are “in the dark” about the circumstances surround three alleged rapes that have taken place since the start of the college term.