Creation
The idea of the institutions was first announced by Patrick Hillery in 1963. A year later, a site for an institution in Carlow was identified. The Investment in Education (1962) and Training of Technicians in Ireland (1964) reports greatly accelerated the trend in Ireland for education reform and development particularly in technical education, similar to that in other Western Countries at the time.
The Steering Committee on Technical Education, also called The Mulcahy Report (1967), was an important milestone in framing the institutional structures and functions calling 'for trade and industry over a broad spectrum of occupations ranging from craft to professional level, notably in engineering and science, but also in commercial, linguistic and other specialities.'
The first institutions formally opened their doors in 1970, and other colleges were added during the following decade. Some colleges developed from earlier institutions and colleges, involving amalgamation, but most were completely new institutions. A Regional Technical College for Limerick was cancelled after a National Institute for Higher Education was announced for the city. Finally, in 1993, an institution was created for Limerick. Two additional institutions have been created since, bringing the total to thirteen.
| Name | Abbreviation | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Athlone Institute of Technology | AIT | 1970 |
| Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown | ITB | 2000 |
| Institute of Technology, Carlow | ITC | 1970 |
| Cork Institute of Technology | CIT | 1974 |
| Dublin Institute of Technology† | DIT | 1992 |
| Dundalk Institute of Technology | DkIT | 1970 |
| Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology | IADT | 1997 |
| Institute of Technology, Sligo | ITS | 1970 |
| Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology | GMIT | 1972 |
| Letterkenny Institute of Technology | LYIT | 1971 |
| Limerick Institute of Technology | LIT | 1993 |
| Institute of Technology, Tallaght | ITT Dublin | 1992 |
| Institute of Technology, Tralee | IT Tralee | 1977 |
| Waterford Institute of Technology | WIT | 1970 |
†Dublin Institute of Technology was the first third level college to be called an IT and was created under separate legislation with different powers than the other thirteen colleges, being a university in everything but name.
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