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  Education Ireland - Institute of Technology Sligo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The Institute was founded by the Government in 1970 to provide training and education at third level in parallel to traditional universities.
The campus of 26 hectares is located on edge of Sligo town within walking distance of the town centre.
Sligo is a town of about 20,000 people situated in the North West of the country on the atlantic seaboard.
www.educationireland.ie /httpdocs/htm/technology/itsligo.html   (519 words)

  
  Triomind Consultants
Sligo is the capital of the North West region and one of Ireland's largest towns.
Sligo town is situated on the Garavogue River and is a thriving tourist, commercial and administrative regional centre.
The Institute of Technology Sligo has been to the fore in identifying growth areas within the economy and was the first third level college in Ireland to provide a Degree course in Environmental Science, and a Degree course in Pharmaceutical Science.
www.triomind.com /others/ITSiligo.htm   (1218 words)

  
  Encyclopedia: Sligo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Sligo (Sligeach in Irish) is the county town of County Sligo in the Republic of Ireland.
Sligo (Sligeach in Irish) is a county in the province of Connacht in the west of Ireland.
Lough Gill is a lough (or lake) in County Sligo in the Republic of Ireland.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Sligo   (1245 words)

  
 Sligo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Institute of Technology, Sligo is located in the town.
Sligo's Irish name - meaning "the place of shells" - comes from the fact that there was an abundance of shellfish in the river and its estuary.
This whole area, from the river estuary of the "Shelly River", around the coast to the river at Ballysadare Bay was rich in marine resources and was a prime reason for large settlement of the region during the prehistoric period.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sligo   (393 words)

  
 Environmental Science and Technology at the Institute of Technology Sligo
Institute of Technology, Sligo: Exhibit for The Esat BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2004
Zebra mussels in the Upper Shannon — the spread of an exotic species;" by Frances Lucy, Institute of Technology Sligo.
Sligo Lakes Undergraduate Research Project by Andrew Mc.Conville, as part of his Environmental Science Degree Course at the Institute of Technology, Sligo; Supervised by Dr. Don Cotton
staffweb.itsligo.ie /staff/bcrowe/bill/styles/frames/ed/ITSligoYoungSc04.htm   (395 words)

  
 Council of Directors - Members
The mission of the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown is to serve its students and the community by meeting the skills needs in the economy and increasing the level of participation in third-level education and training in Dublin North-West and its environs.
Dundalk Institute of Technology was established in 1970, autonomous since January 1993 and designated an Institute of Technology in 1998; it provides education and training in business, engineering, science, computing, nursing studies, hospitality and applied cultural studies at a variety of levels, including degree, national diploma and national certificate and through full-time and part-time programmes.
Institute of Technology Tralee was established in 1977 and is a university level institution with a range of programmes from craft to postgraduate level.
www.councilofdirectors.ie /cod_members.html   (639 words)

  
 Sligo Weekender: History made at Sligo IT conferring
HISTORY was made at the weekend conferring of Institute of Technology Sligo, when 1,036 students received national certificates and diplomas from the college.
It was a first for the institute which recently received the power to make its own educational awards.
"Their new Institute of Technology Sligo awards were, in effect, a double validation of their achievements and would augment their qualifications," he added.
www.sligoweekender.ie /news/story.asp?j=6510   (364 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Institutes of Technology inter alia are major providers of education and training and as such mechanisms of consultation should be established between the three new bodies and the ITs.
In principle, the Institute supports the more open approach of assessing whether the learner will achieve the learning objectives of a proposed course - with support and quality education along the way - rather than simply excluding them on the basis of their previous performance on another course.
In many instances, staff in the Institute of Technology, Sligo would be concerned about the absence of a minimum entry level (vis Maths, especially).
www.nqai.ie /itsligo.htm   (1559 words)

  
 Western People: Sligo Institute now on a par with Trinity College
The Institute was now one step closer to being involved in a debate about the role of a university in the region and what type of university the region needed, Dr Thorn added.
The Institute would be going back in five years time to look for degree and Ph D awarding status, he added.
The parchments stated that the Institute conferred the award, by virtue of the authority delegated to it under the Qualifications (Education and Training) Act 1999.
www.westernpeople.ie /news/story.asp?j=7054   (516 words)

  
 Department of the Taoiseach - Speech by the Taoiseach, Mr Bertie Ahern T.D. at the Sligo Institute of Technology, on ...
I am delighted to have been given the opportunity this afternoon to visit the Institute of Technology, Sligo, and to view the many developments that are taking place here.
This Fund aims to significantly assist universities and institutes of technology in delivering world-class higher education and research.
As with any progressive third-level institution, it is also very positive to see you contributing to the social side of the campus.
www.taoiseach.gov.ie /index.asp?locID=200&docID=2448   (929 words)

  
 institute limerick technology
Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) is an institution of higher education at Moylish Park in Limerick City, Ireland and offers courses at...
Library.ie > Academic Libraries: Institute of Technology Libraries : Limerick IT Institute of Technology Libraries andgt; Limerick IT.
O'Keeffe and Pat McDonagh, Director, Limerick Institute of Technology.
www.limerick.com /limerick/2/limerick82.html   (170 words)

  
 Yeats Project
The Institute of Technology, Sligo has worked with the Yeats Society down the years.
Because of the ongoing relationship, the Library at the Institute decided to apply to the Heritage Council of Ireland in late 2003 for funding to carry out a digitization project on the summer school recordings.
Both the Yeats Society, Sligo and The Library, Institute of Technology, Sligo would like to acknowledge the assistance of Philip McGuinness, IT Services Technician, IT, Sligo without whom this project would not be technically possible.
www.itsligo.ie /YeatsWebsite/YeatsHome.htm   (650 words)

  
 The Sligo Champion Newspaper - County Sligo, Ireland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
For John and Anne McManus the conferring of their son, Rodney, at the annual conferring ceremony at Institute of Technology Sligo last weekend was a moment of exceptional joy and pride.
The chronic lack of adequate parking facilities for the disabled in Sligo is being aggravated by the uncaring attitude of able-bodied drivers who frequently park their vehicles in disabled bays.
Dr Richard Thorn, Director of IT Sligo, appealed to students to be mindful of their responsibilities as graduates in their future lives.
www.unison.ie /sligo_champion/index.php3?ca=45&issue_id=11703   (557 words)

  
 TecNet - News: Current Stories   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Pointing to the high level of interest in Sligo by private developers, Dr Thorn said that the designation of Sligo as a ‘gateway’ city for development had been a “significant factor” in private sector decisions to invest in Sligo.
In this context, Institute of Technology Sligo was planning over the next seven years to expand its student population to 6,000, he said.
Institute of Technology Sligo had already demonstrated that it could succeed in the more open world of higher education.
www.tecnet.ie /news.php?category=News&id=277   (910 words)

  
 General Content
Brainwave is delighted that a number of Training For Success students have continued their studies at the Institute in Sligo.
The Institute's record in providing courses, which meet the needs of the communities it serves, is well established.
Sligo is serviced by a number of national primary routes including the N17 to Galway (85 miles) and the N4 to Dublin (135 miles).
www.epilepsy.ie /Ease/servlet/DynamicPageBuild?siteID=1029&categoryID=158&catName=   (1363 words)

  
 Department of the Taoiseach - Speech by the Taoiseach, Mr. Bertie Ahern T.D. at the Opening of a Research Building ...
The realisation of this project builds on the existing strong tradition of innovation at the Institute and this is the first dedicated research building to be constructed for the Institute of Technology Sector.  It accommodates over 30 research students and staff and includes a state of the art instrumentation laboratory.
Sligo Institute of Technology is to be heartily congratulated for its clear commitment to the development of research.   This new facility will enable the Institute to contribute even further to the development of this region as well as to our national development as a knowledge economy.
The wonderful facilities here will give more students greater access to sporting facilities at IT Sligo and the timber sports floor makes it suitable for all indoor sports.  This, along with the enlarged changing rooms, larger gymnasium, canteen and social area makes this a facility that any college would be proud of.
www.taoiseach.gov.ie /index.asp?locID=558&docID=3335   (450 words)

  
 Ireland Information Guide , Irish, Counties, Facts, Statistics, Tourism, Culture, How
Sligo Town or Sligo is the county town of County Sligo in the Republic of Ireland.
Sligo’s name - ‘the Place of Shells’ comes from the fact that there was an abundance of shellfish found at the river and estuary - the river was also called the Sligeach (now called the Garavogue River).
The Ordnance survey letters of 1836 state that ‘cart loads of shells were found underground in many places within the town where houses now stand.’ At that time shells were constantly being dug up during the construction of foundations for buildings.
www.irelandinformationguide.com /Sligo_Town   (226 words)

  
 Sligo Weekender - 2002/07/31: Yeats’ son gives book collection to Sligo IT
The Anne Yeats Collection was formally presented to IT Sligo at a ceremony in the college library yesterday (Monday) attended by members of the Yeats family, lecturers and students of the Yeats Summer School, and members of the staff and Governing Body of IT Sligo.
She exhibited extensively at home and abroad and examples of her work are to be found in the major public collections in Ireland, including Sligo’s Model Arts and Niland Gallery.
IT Sligo is currently preparing a full catalogue of the Anne Yeats Collection and this can be viewed at: http://library.itsligo.ie (click on the “Special Lists” section).
archives.tcm.ie /sligoweekender/2002/07/31/story112.asp   (333 words)

  
 Sligo IT - grabaGAFF.com Ireland's student Accommodation website... but mostly at night... mostly   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The Institute of Technology, Sligo has recently launched 'Strategic Plan 2002-2007' which has as it its centre the development of a range of life long learning initiatives including Foundation courses, Outreach opportunities and a developing range of part-time programmes.
The School of Science is one of the biggest Schools of Science among the Institutes of Technology, with an enviable reputation for developing and delivering novel courses.
Graduates of the Science courses on offer in the Institute of Technology Sligo gain well paid and challenging positions within industry such as the Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Chemical industries, and the public sector including Government Departments such as the EPA, Marine and Agriculture, Food and Forestry, Health Boards etc.
www.grabagaff.com /x/120   (426 words)

  
 Sligo Weekender: Prison chief to lecture on life
Governor John Lonergan will speak at Institute of Technology Sligo on Tuesday, 23 April at 8pm.
The Governor’s talk will be the second in the spring series of public lectures hosted by the Institute on the theme “Ireland into the 21st century - the challenge of change”.
Governor Lonergan is well known for his emphasis on humanity and respect in the treatment of prisoners.
www.sligoweekender.ie /news/story.asp?j=6033   (226 words)

  
 Enterprise Ireland Annual Report & Accounts 2004 - Sligo Business Network UK - Page 1 of 1
Sligo Business Network UK One of the clearest trends of 2004 was the amount of expatriates living abroad who returned to Ireland to set up businesses or to invest in local companies.
In November, Enterprise Ireland, Abbey Plc and the network organised an event in London aimed at highlighting the excellent business opportunities in the Sligo region and the economic growth it is experiencing.
At the Sligo Business Network Event in London are from left: Jacqueline Foley, Enterprise Ireland Dublin; Louis Doherty, Sligo Chamber of Commerce; Charles Gallagher, Abbey plc; Andy Rogers, European Marketing Group; Michelle McMahon, IDA Ireland Sligo; Hubert Kearns, Sligo County Manager and Barry Egan, Enterprise Ireland Sligo.
www.enterprise-ireland.com /annualreport2004/sligo_network.html   (284 words)

  
 Internet Assisted Distance Learning at IT Sligo
Recently IT Sligo have developed the capacity to produce downloadable recordings of lectures that can also be loaded onto portable players such as the iPod Video.
Participants will be required to physically attend a venue specified by Institute of Technology Sligo for a small number of days at the start of the course and subsequently at intervals throughout the course (averaging about 2 days per year at the moment).
These can be taken in the Institute of Technology Sligo and may also be available at other centres (currently Dublin and Cork).
www.itsligo.ie /online   (1777 words)

  
 AT&T Worldnet Service - Directory
The Institute is one of Irelands' most progressive third level colleges.
Sligo Grammar School is a co-educational boarding and day school in the north west of Ireland providing a broadly based education.
A school in Sligo town with 275 students and 13 teachers.
www.att.net /cgi-bin/webdrill?catkey=gwd/Top/Regional/Europe/Ireland/Sligo/Education   (319 words)

  
 rally.ie - Rally Ireland (Sligo) - 11-12 Mar 06
New research conducted by the Institute of Technology Sligo and the University of Ulster on the Irish bid to secure a round of the World Rally Championship (WRC) found that Rally Ireland 2005 generated an economic benefit of over EUR2.4 million during its pilot event last October.
O’Connor went on to congratulate the Institute of Technology Sligo and University of Ulster research teams on what he described as ground-breaking research into the economic impact of Irish sport, and motorsport in particular.
Sligo will be the host city, with the service park based at Enniskillen Airport, both of which worked exceptionally well for us in 2005,” Nolan concluded.
www.irish-rallying.com /article.php?article_id=051026/173555   (5313 words)

  
 institute   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The Maryland Budget and Tax Policy Institute is a nonpartisan research organization that analyzes budget and tax choices with particular attention to their impacts on low- and moderate-income Marylanders.
IT Sligo is a progressive third level college in the northwest of Ireland.
Georgia Tech Research Institute is the applied research arm of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.
www.pearlfind.com /QWinstitute.htm   (602 words)

  
 Organic Centre - Growing in Confidence   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
In cooperation with local agencies and community groups, participants were recruited in Sligo town and in rural Leitrim, and were given the opportunity to meet regularly with professional and experienced gardeners from the Organic Centre.
The Rossinver group in general eat fruit and vegetables less often than the Sligo group, but are more motivated to increase their fruit and vegetable intake as a result of participation in the project.
Sligo group participants are more likely to be in paid employment either full time or part time.
www.theorganiccentre.ie /evalfood04.html   (10402 words)

  
 SAIL - Member Profiles - Ireland, North West
Ø 2000: IT, Sligo was one of two Institutes of Technology to be awarded research funding from HEA under Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions (PRTLI) Cycle 2.
The Institute has evolved continuously, with overall investment of €16.5m to date, and a current enrolment of 1,914 students.
The Institute has been adding to it’s degree programmes: Bachelor of Business Studies Degree in 1996, a BSc in Computer Science in 1997, a Degree in Legal Studies in 1998 and a degree in Food Science in 1999, a degree in Computing with Data Communications and a degree in Digital Media Design in 2000.
www.sail-eu.net /member_profiles/Ireland_North_West/Attributesof_the_Region_39   (868 words)

  
 IRELAND LOCAL.IE, Ireland, Northern and Southern, Irish Information, Sligo Hotels, Vacation, Sligo City Map   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The Kim Newport band was based in Sligo and played the dance scene across ireland from 1978-1983 including 10 appearances on RTE television and numerous single releases.
It is located in the County of Sligo about 15 miles east of Sligo City, with a population of 250 people approx, spread over an area of some 15sq miles.
Sligo Aero Club prides itself on its record of instruction and safety not to mention the levels of social activity and camaraderie available in the Clubhouse.
www.local.ie /general/map/sligo.shtml   (1220 words)

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