Institute of Technology, Tallaght


The Institute of Technology Tallaght ' was a third-level institution in Tallaght, the largest suburb of Dublin, Ireland. Established in 1992, IT Tallaght offered degree and postgraduate courses as well as adult education courses. On 1 January 2019 it was dissolved and its operations merged into the new Technological University Dublin. Its campus is now the Tallaght Campus of TUD.

History

The institute was established as Tallaght Regional Technical College, in 1992, and was at the time the final new Regional Technical College opened in Ireland. It was built on lands donated to the Irish government by the Dominican Order in Tallaght, for educational use. Qualifications were accredited by the NCEA.
In 2005 the institute adopted the abbreviated title of "ITT Dublin", to differentiate it from IT Tralee; this did not change the legal name which continued to be "Institute of Technology, Tallaght" as stated in the Institutes of Technology Act, 2006. In 2016, the institute re-branded as ITT.
Since 2011 IT Tallaght validated Theology degrees from The Priory Institute, adjacent to the campus in Tallaght.
In 2013 it was announced that IT Tallaght, IT Blanchardstown and the Dublin Institute of Technology intended to apply for Technical University Status. On 1 January 2019, this Technical University was founded under the name of 'Technological University Dublin', amalgamating all three institutions.

Faculties and courses

The institute offers a variety of courses, including Higher Certificates and Bachelor's Degrees as well as Postgraduate courses in the schools of accountancy, business, computing, engineering, humanities and science.

Student life

IT Tallaght had many clubs and societies for students, including Drama, Radio, Soccer, Martial Arts, Computing and Snow Sports.
The institute also had a Radio Society broadcasting as "ITTFM" on 99.1FM. They broadcast twice annually, in February in line with the institute's RAG week and also in September for Freshers Week. While not broadcasting on FM they streamed online through their website www.ittfm.ie.
IT Tallaght was in the process of redeveloping land donated by the Dominicans of St Mary's Priory, for use as sports pitches.

Technical

The institute was the hub of the ITnet network.