Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) will become a technological university, according to a new strategic plan published today. According to the new vision statement for the institute, AIT ...

Athlone's Bower Hall is now being offered as a new accommodation option for students studying in the Technological University ...

Plans by the Government to effectively increase student fees in the October budget have been branded this week as “shameful, ...

23-year-old Tugberk Irmaq is on a two-month university placement in Athlone. While he was able to secure short-term accommodation, he will spend his final month living in the house with Fr Casey.

Nonetheless, Athlone’s ascendancy continued when it was conferred as a university town in 2021 with the official opening of the Technological University of the Shannon (TUS).

The head of Ericsson’s Athlone site said the company is “always looking at what technologies are coming” and stressed the importance of keeping ahead of cyber attacks.