“A new alliance between NUI Galway and the University of Limerick has been described as ‘a milestone’ by the Taoiseach, Brian Cowen. The universities said the strategic alliance would boost enterprise, foreign direct investment and academic excellence and strengthen research and industry partnerships. The alliance will involve collaboration in areas such as the biomedical device industry, software development and green technologies …” (more)
[Alison Healy and Sean Flynn, Irish Times, 19 February]