New EU-funded research is under way at IT Sligo into the plight of people with dementia who require acute care for an additional medical illness or serious injury. The aim of the research is to devise service solutions that would ...Read More
Archived News from ITSligo
IT Sligo Accounting Student Receives CIMA Award
IT Sligo final year Accountancy student, Ann Carter, has been awarded a coveted Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) award. Ann who is from Abbeytown, Ballisodare, achieved the highest score in the Management Accounting modules during year two of her ...Read More
IT Sligo Goes On Parade for St Patrick
IT Sligo students and staff are getting into the swing of things for St Patrick’s Day. Tourism and Event Management 3rd year students got together to promote Sligo’s parade for the national saint’s day with their own Facebook page ...Read More
Research Centre Boost for IT Sligo
A new environmental research centre at IT Sligo will strengthen the Institute’s role in tackling regional and national challenges in ecology, sustainability and how best to manage natural resources. Launching the Centre for Environmental Research Innovation and Sustainability (CERIS) Micheál ...Read More
Talented Paul Wins National Craft Award
Paul Hosty of IT Sligo and PDJ Construction has scooped the top prize for Joinery in this year’s Ireland Skills competition, the annual showcase for outstanding young craft talent. It is the sixth successive year that an IT ...Read More
Elaine is Top Intervarsity Showjumper
IT Sligo student Elaine Horan notched up a memorable victory when she decided to compete in the National Intervarsity Equestrian Championships “just for the craic”. Elaine (19), from Strandhill, Co Sligo, ended the day as the top rider, winning the ...Read More
New “Tobacco-Free” Zones at IT Sligo
IT Sligo is establishing three “Tobacco Free” zones outside several key buildings on its campus. By getting people to stop smoking in the open-air zones, the Institute hopes to achieve better air quality and reduce passive smoking dangers for ...Read More
Stone Age remains from cave on Knocknarea
Archaeologists at IT Sligo have discovered bones of a Stone Age child and an adult in a tiny cave high on Knocknarea mountain near the town. Radiocarbon dating has shown that they are some 5,500 years old, which makes them ...Read More
Students Set Pace in IT Sligo ‘Healthy Campus’ Drive
IT Sligo students are leading by example in a healthy campus drive at IT Sligo. One group is warning of the hazards of driving “the morning after the night before.” Others have been warning about the dangers of texting while ...Read More