ST University of the Year
The Sunday Times have for a number of years designated an Irish ‘University of the Year’, and (since 2011) an ‘IT of the year’.
Note that while this is announced at the same time as the League Table, it is a distinct award – the ‘University of the Year’ does not necessarily top the League (indeed, it usually doesn’t).
2012
UCD (runner-up: NUIG)
IT of the year Limerick IT (runner-up: Dundalk IT)
2011
UCC (runner-up: NUIM)
IT of the year Dublin IT (runner-up: Letterkenny IT)
2010
DCU (runner-up Trinity)
2009
NUIG (runner-up UCD)
2008
NUIM
2007
TCD
2006
UCD
The methodology involved is a little obscure.