http://itsligo.ie Institute of Technology Sligo Tue, 21 May 2013 10:38:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Creative work by 23 artists who graduate from IT Sligo this year goes on display at the Institute this week. They will be showing their output in their studio spaces at the Art & Design Campus, St Columba’s, IT Sligo, on Thursday (May 23) from 8pm and on Friday until 4pm. The ... http://itsligo.ie/2013/05/21/2013-graduate-fine-art-exhibition/ The Abbey Theatre, Ireland’s national theatre, in partnership with the Institute of Technology Sligo, today (Friday 17 May 2013) announced the second Yeats Design Residency marking their continual commitment to help nurture the talents of young theatre designers in Ireland.  The 2013 bursary was awarded to Diarmuid Ó Flaherty from Sligo, ... http://itsligo.ie/2013/05/20/nurturing-the-designers-of-the-future/ Ireland’s green energy needs will be well served by the next generation of mechanical engineers being taught at IT Sligo. That’s the clear message from a range of intricate and innovative ‘design and build’ projects that Mechanical Engineering students have been showcasing at the Institute of Technology as part of their ... http://itsligo.ie/2013/05/14/it-sligo-showcases-green-energy-creativity/ A marathon cycle ride at IT Sligo has raised more than €800 for three North West mental health charities – and all without an inch being travelled. People of all ages took part in the indoor “Cycle for Positive Mental Health” - from teenagers to an 85-year-old woman - and the organisers say ... http://itsligo.ie/2013/05/13/pedal-power-boosts-mental-health/ SciFest@IT Sligo has again demonstrated its popularity as an innovation launch-pad for young scientists across the North West. Around 300 second-level students - the brains behind more than 130 exhibits -- packed the Knocknarea Arena for the annual scientific showcase. Schools from Sligo, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon, Donegal and Cavan took part. Numbers ... http://itsligo.ie/2013/05/09/it-sligo-hosts-young-scientist-scifest/ Broadway and the West End come to the Hawk’s Well Theatre on Friday (May 3) and Saturday (May 4) -- with IT Sligo Performing Arts students in all the starring roles. In And All That Jazz, ten 4th Year Performing Arts undergraduates take to the stage in a variety of familiar hit sequences ... http://itsligo.ie/2013/05/03/performing-art-musical-2013-at-hawk%e2%80%99s-well-theatre/ Tourism in Ireland needs more private sector investment in free Wi-Fi to meet visitors needs and reap the benefit of greater potential tourist spend, according to a senior researcher at IT Sligo. Dr James Hanrahan, a lecturer in tourism at the Institute, says results from a survey that he conducted into ... http://itsligo.ie/2013/05/02/free-wi-fi-will-reap-tourism-reward-says-researcher/ A group of IT Sligo Tourism undergraduates has teamed up with a Sligo-born author to promote a literary son of the county and his world-renowned work. No, not WB Yeats, but Bram Stoker and his iconic Dracula. The students are appealing for a record number of ‘Draculas’ to gather in Sligo at ... http://itsligo.ie/2013/04/30/move-over-w-b-dracula%e2%80%99s-on-his-way/ IT Sligo women soccer players have notched up another memorable victory and will soon head to Spain to represent Ireland. They won the WSCAI Intervarsities Futsal tournament for the first time, a great victory in a tournament that has seen them as beaten finalists in 2008, 2011 and 2012. In an exciting ... http://itsligo.ie/2013/04/29/it-sligo-women-win-national-futsal-cup/ Hats off to high-scoring students who underlined IT Sligo’s stature as a launch pad for the next generation of innovative engineers during ‘Engineers Week 2013’, organised by Engineers Ireland.   Matched against 15 submissions from 10 other colleges and universities, the IT Sligo team was just pipped at the post in the ... http://itsligo.ie/2013/04/25/it-sligo-students-shine-in-%e2%80%98engineers-week%e2%80%99/