Mayor Daniel Butler said the official opening of TUS, which comprises a student population of more than 14,000 and a staff of 2,000 across Limerick and five other campuses in Athlone, Clonmel, Ennis and Thurles, is ‘an exciting day that will drive development and investment across the region’.

They are located in Limerick, Athlone, Thurles, Clonmel, and Ennis. The Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) can trace its roots back to the School of Ornamental Art on Leamy Street, Limerick, on 3 July 1852. This re-opened in 1855 on Cecil Street under the auspices of the Limerick Athenaeum, founded by William Lane Joynt.

The Limerick City Vocational Education Committee (VEC) founded the college in 1975 as the Limerick Technical College. The institute was constituted as the Limerick College of Art, Commerce and Technology (Limerick CoACT) in 1980, became a regional technical college in 1993, and finally an institute of technology in 1997.

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