“The plan to upgrade institutes of technology into technological universities (TUs) is proving a lot messier than anticipated. The estimated cost of merging Cork IT and IT Tralee for the Munster bid is €6.7 million, while the Dublin bid of DIT, IT Blanchardstown and IT Tallaght will cost €24 million to implement …” (more)
[Joe Humphreys, Irish Times, 10 February]
Nice to hear these things from the media because management tell us nothing. Most staff are now seeing this exercise for what it is…rationalisation.