Recent research by PopCap.com revealed that mobile gaming is stealing time from traditional books, newspapers and magazines with over a quarter of commuters aged 16-24 playing games on a mobile device to pass the time on journeys, compared to just 11% ten years ago.

Teenagers attending this week’s Computing Adventure Camp are meeting with Popcap Games and Tipperary Institute researchers to investigate future trends in mobile games development. Aisling Lynch, Creative Multimedia Lecturer, Tipperary Institute said "we are delighted with the positive feedback received from participants at this weeks Computing Adventure Camp. They are taking part in week long workshops in Creative Multimedia, Animation and Energy Technology. Skills which are required in the real economy and also applicable to video games". More

(An article regarding the recent Rethinking Education Conference held @ TI)

Wed 2nd June

SEÁN MacCONNELL, Agriculture Correspondent

RURAL COMMUNITIES are being encouraged to use community and land trusts as a means of generating electricity, delivering broadband and boosting other local services.

A Manifesto for Rural Communities – Inspiring Community Innovation was launched in Cloughjordan, Co Tipperary, by Kate Braithwaite, director of the UK’s Carnegie Trust’s rural programme.

The manifesto suggests the non-profit “development trusts” and “community land trusts” model in the UK can be replicated here and was drawn up following consultation with 44 rural groups across Ireland and the UK.

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TI in partnership with The Cultivate centre invite you to a one-day conference here at TI
on Monday 31 May to explore:

• How do we transform our education system to help us move towards a sustainable Ireland?
• How can we ensure that learners and educators are equipped to deal with future shocks?

This conference brings educators, learners, state and civil society organisations
together to…

• Challenge the dominant educational paradigm
• Explore the education needed for developing resilience and sustainability
• Highlight and promote innovative and successful approaches to learning

The Outcome from the day will be a draft declaration on sustainable education that the delegates can sign up to.More...

Ciaran Lynch and the Rural Development team at Tipperary Institute has been involved in Community Planning for 10 years. Their work has gained widespread recognition and the model of community planning developed called Integrated Area Planning or IAP has been described by the Carnegie Trust as one that should be used in the UK as well as Ireland to inform rural development. Building on initial successes, it was decided that IAP should be linked more formally with the statutory planning system in Offaly Co. Council. This was agreed and a pilot project was launched in Banagher, Cloghan and Ferbane in West Offaly in late 2006.

The objective behind this second phase was to strengthen capacity in the county to develop area plans and to implement them in a collaborative way, while also strengthening relationships between all parties involved. This pilot project received funding from the Carnegie UK Trust under the Rural Action Research Programme (RARP) and involves a partnership between Tipperary Institute (TI), local development associations, Offaly County Council and Offaly Local Development
Company (then operating as West Offaly Partnership (WOP).

The attached report, to be launched on 20 April, tells the story about this project so far.

To download report, please click here...

Congratulations to all the first year marketing students who competed in the Surecom Innovative Marketing Awards on Wednesday of this week.  The winning team Anne Connolly, Ceily O’Leary, Kathleen Lenane and Donncha Doyle from the Clonmel campus offered an excellent business idea which was presented by the team as a group.

Surecom NS Ltd was delighted to present this year’s Surecom Innovative Marketing award to a group of business students at Tipperary Institute today. Jim Sheehan, MD, who presented the award, commended all four groups who reached the final of the competition on their creativity, insight, teamwork and marketing expertise.  The four teams presented their service marketing business plans to a panel of the three judges comprising Anna Fitzgerald, Business Department, Tipperary Institute, Councillor Michael Cleary, The Anner Hotel and Jim Sheehan MD Surecom NS Ltd.  “Both innovative marketing and the service sector are key elements of the Irish economy and there is real talent evident here among TI business students in tackling these elements” says Sheehan.  

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Tipperary Institute wins the 2009/2010 Newstalk 106-108 fm Student Enterprise Competition

A team from the Tipperary Institute was announced yesterday as the winner of theNewstalk106-108 fm Student Enterprise Competition by Ms Lucy Gaffney, Chairperson of Communicorp Limited and Director of Digicel Group. The prize-giving ceremony took place at the National College of Ireland (NCI), host of this year’s competition.

The winning team beat off strong competition from the three other finalist teams from DIT, GMIT and IT Tallaght.  The four finalist teams were given a case study based on a real-life business scenario for which they had 3 hours to devise a detailed solution. Each team was then given 30 minutes to present their business plan to a panel of judges consisting of Frank Cronin, CEO of Newstalk 106-108 fm, Ivan Yates, Presenter of ‘Breakfast’ on Newstalk 106-108 fm and Managing Director of Celtic Bookmakers, and Mary Davis, Managing Director of Special Olympics Europe / Eurasia.

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A team of promising young scientists from Presentation Secondary School, Thurles was recognised by the Institutes of Technology Ireland recently and were presented with the 2010 Special Institute of Technology Award following their participation in the BT Young Scientist and Technology exhibition.

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Games Fleadh, Ireland’s largest computer and console games programming festival, kicked off in Tipperary Institute with a surprise party for the thirty-year-old PAC-MAN franchise. The Thurles campus of Tipperary Institute hosted teams from universities, colleges and schools as they showcased their own versions of the classic game.

Games industry professionals judged the entries, recognised as being some of the most creative and innovative among Irish developers.   Games Fleadh events brought budding game developers face to face with influential industry figures, allowing them to discuss industry trends and learn more about what it takes to be successful in this competitive environment.  Micheal Meagher, Academic Engagement Manager, Microsoft Ireland said, “Microsoft values academic achievement and Games Fleadh is an occasion we get very excited about directly seeing what students have created”. Meagher was “delighted to support and be associated with Games Fleadh and appreciate this one of its kind opportunity to review student portfolios”.

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Students will honour the thirtieth anniversary of PAC-MAN during games programming festival, Games Fleadh, at Tipperary Institute, Thurles, 10th & 11th March. Teams from universities, colleges and schools have created their own versions of the classic game, which will be judged by games industry professionals during the two-day computer games programming celebration. Games Fleadh, Ireland’s largest computer & console games programming festival, is a focal point for creativity in this important innovation sector. Events at the festival bring budding game developers face to face with influential industry figures, allowing them to showcase talent, discuss industry trends and learn more about what it takes to be successful in this competitive environment. Micheal Meagher, Academic Engagement Manager, Microsoft Ireland said “Microsoft values academic achievement and Games Fleadh is an occasion where we can see what students are capable of in the games design space”. Mr. Meagher went on to say “we are delighted to support and be associated with Games Fleadh and look forward to reviewing student portfolios”

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Tipperary Institute Business Department joined forces with the Business Studies Teachers Association of Ireland and the Sunday Business Post 2000 yet again to provide second level students of the mid-west region with an opportunity to display their business knowledge at a Table Quiz designed for second year students. Students representing twenty one schools and seven different counties travelled to Tipperary Institute, Thurles Campus on Thursday last to battle it out for the prestigious Sunday Business Post Business 2000/Tipperary Institute / BSTAI Table Quiz 2010 prize-winners title.More...

To celebrate the 2010 National Adult Learners' Festival, Tipperary Institute will host 'Information & Coffee Mornings' at Thurles campus on Wednesday 24th February and at Clonmel campus on Thursday 25th February, from 10.30am-1:00pm.

Call in and chat to staff about educational opportunities at TI, meet our current adult learners and find out what a real lecture is actually like. A number of sample lectures will take place throughout the morning. More...

A number of Tipperary artists will stage an exhibition in Tipperary Institute, Thurles commencing on Friday January 29th at 7.30PM.
They are photographer, Brid Ryan, Thurles; Artist, Caitriona,O Connor, Dovea,; Artist, Regina Dorney, Holycross and visual artist, Elaine Hurley, Thurles. 
Thurles Profesional Photographer, Brid Ryan, will put the Cathedral Town once again in the picture. Brid Ryan is a graduate from Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art Design and Technology. She is also a an active member of the National Union of Journalists and was recently elected Freelance Officer at the Annual General Meeting in Ennis of the Irish South Western branch of that Union.More...

With the CAO deadline of February 1st approaching, Tipperary Institute is delighted to announce the addition of two new courses to its suite of offerings at Clonmel campus for this September. The Bachelor of Business (Honours) Degree in Marketing is a new four year honours degree course, designed to provide students with knowledge and understanding of marketing, its principles and in practice. More...

Tipperary Institute’s Student Services team will be available at both Thurles and Clonmel campuses on Saturday 16th January and Saturday 23rd January from 11am – 1pm to assist students that may wish to use TI’s computer facilities and complete their CAO applications online in advance of the CAO closing date.

CAO applications submitted online by 20th January can avail of the discounted application fee of €35. Applications submitted online after this date and before February 1st incur a fee of €45. Applicants can pay the application fee at a bank using the CAO’s application fee payment form or by credit or debit card.More...

Visit the Tipperary Institute stand at the 2010 BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition, which takes place at the RDS, Dublin from Thursday 14th January January to Saturday 16th January (incl.) Situated at stand no. 14 in the Industries Hall, the Tipperary Institute exhibition area  will feature exhibits on the Science of Computer Games.

Stand visitors will have the opportunity to meet TI lecturers to discuss career choices in the area of science and technology and chat to TI’s Student Ambassadors who will be providing games demonstrations throughout the event. The games demos are always a popular activity and will feature the XNA Ireland Challenge, Robocode, SchoolBots and student portfolio demonstrations.  So make sure to visit the TI stand at stand no. 14 and check out the science behind computer games development for yourself!More...

Following the local final of the Newstalk 106-108fm Student Enterprise Competition at Tipperary Institute yesterday, a team of students has been chosen to represent the college at the national semi-final of the competition in January. The Clonmel students that make up the winning team are Eimear Corbett, Elizabeth Davies, Jason Fogarty and Simon Pollard. The winning team was coached by Fiona Browne.

Now in its fourth year, the competition is designed to foster a spirit of enterprise among third level students and develop their understanding of business management, with a view to cultivating early-stage entrepreneurship. Using a case study format, the competition encourages participants to research companies and, as part of a team, devise solutions to ‘real life’ business scenarios.More...

Video games are now a bigger industry than Hollywood or Bollywood. Is Ireland ready to play?

Mid West Regional Final of The Sunday Business Post Business 2000/BSTAI Table Quiz to be hosted by Tipperary Institute

Tipperary Institute together with the Sunday Business Post Business 2000 and the BSTAI are delighted to confirm that we will have twenty schools representing seven different counties participating in the Mid West Regional Table Quiz. However, given the current spell of very icy weather and the associated poor travelling conditions, we have decided in the interest of safety to postpone the Table Quiz at present.
Participating schools will be notified shortly of the revised date for the Table Quiz. Apologies to schools fro nay inconvenience caused.More...

A group of Tipperary Institute students have won 1st place in a national competition this week. Eimear Corbett, Elizabeth Davis, Lisa Ryan and Tara Ryan, who are all 3rd year Bachelor of Business Studies Degree students in Clonmel have just won 1st place in the Irish Taxation Institute’s Fantasy Budget competition.  More...

A delegation of students from TI’s Computing Society ‘TippSoc’ attended the musical highlight of 2009 'Video Games Live ™' on Sunday 29th November.

Video Games Live™ is an immersive concert event featuring music from the most popular video games of all time. Top orchestras and choirs perform at the event, along with exclusive video footage and music arrangements, synchronized lighting, solo performers, electronic percussionists, live action and unique interactive segments to create an explosive entertainment experience!More...

Following the local final of the Newstalk 106-108fm Student Enterprise Competition at Tipperary Institute yesterday, a team of students has been chosen to represent the college at the national semi-final of the competition in January. The Clonmel students that make up the winning team are Eimear Corbett, Elizabeth Davies, Jason Fogarty and Simon Pollard. The winning team was coached by Fiona Browne. More...

The local final of the Newstalk Student Enterprise Competition will take place in the Conference Centre, Thurles at 3.00pm on Thursday 3rd December and all are welcome to attend.

For the local final, students will be given 3 hours to analyse a case study. The 4 teams will give a 30 minute presentation including 10 minutes for questions and answers. The presentations will be given to an audience made up of students, staff and a judging panel. Judging will be conducted by Brian Keating Development Manager Shannon Development, Dr James Griffin Programme Specialist Business Department, Tipperary Institute and Moya Breen Director of Business, Tipperary Institute. The full proceedings of the local final will take approximately 2 ½ hours. The winning team will receive €600 and will represent Tipperary Institute at the national semi-final.More...

Tipperary Institute is delighted to announce the opening of a wonderfully exciting exhibition to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the foundation of local juvenile GAA club Dúrlas Óg at its Thurles Campus from Thursday next 19th November. Featuring archive photographs from a number of sources and hurling photographs by club stalwart John O’Loughlin, L.I.P.F., the exhibition retraces the history, memories and achievements of Dúrlas Óg over the past thirty years.More...

The start of the 2009/10 academic year saw the largest jump ever in student numbers accepting places at Tipperary Institute.  This year 285 students accepted places on TI programmes through the Central Applications Office, compared with 178 in 2008 and 112 in 2007.  TI’s massive 50% increase compares with an increase of 8.3% across all Colleges in 2009. More...

As part of a nationwide week of events marking Science Week 2009 from 8th – 15th November, Tipperary Institute will host a number of workshops on the ‘Science behind computer games’ throughout the week.

Science Week, which is an innovative annual event aims to make science more interesting and accessible to both children and adults. It highlights science, technology and engineering as being hugely relevant to us all in our everyday lives; it develops cutting edge innovations, leads to interesting and exciting career options and develops creativity in our children.
Co-ordinated at national level by ‘Discover Science and Engineering’, the theme of this year’s festival is ‘Science – inspiring creativity and inspiration’, which links to the European Year of Creativity and Innovation.More...

Students from the Clonmel campus of Tipperary Institute have been doing their bit for charity with a recent fund-raising effort for South Tipperary Hospice. The Future Business Leaders of Ireland student committee organised a fun packed Halloween day for students at the college. Students showed up for college in full Halloween attire and organised events that involved traditional Halloween games such as bobbing for apples along with a special Halloween table quiz. One of the key benefits of the event was to make a contribution to South Tipperary Hospice. .More...

Eighty people from Co. Tipperary and the surrounding region are taking part in an innovative programme to increase their skills and knowledge in the field of sustainable buildings. Tipperary Institute, in partnership with KOMZET in Germany has secured support under the Leonardo da Vinci Programme to send eighty people for two weeks of training in an expert institution in Germany.  The training will provide skills and information to the participants in the field of sustainable building, timber frame construction and sustainable building practices.More...

The 2009/2010 Newstalk 106-108 fm Student Enterprise Competition, in association with The Irish Times, was launched today at the Tipperary Institute.

Now in its fourth year, the competition is designed to develop an understanding of business management and promote early-stage entrepreneurship among third level students. Using a case study format, the competition encourages participants to research companies and, as part of a team, devise solutions to real life business scenarios. A record 1,300 students, across 330 teams, from Ireland’s 15 Institutes of Technology and the National College of Ireland, entered the 2008/2009 competition, which was won by a team from the National College of Ireland.More...

The local launch of the Newstalk 106-108fm Student Enterprise Competition will take place in the conference centre, Thurles, on Wednesday 7th October at 12.00pm. Competition organisers will support the launch by giving a short presentation about the history and aims of the competition and all are welcome to attend.

This prestigious third level competition is exclusive to the 14 Institutes of Technology in Ireland, Tipperary Institute and the National College of Ireland. The competition was launched in September 2006 and is now entering its fourth year. The overall objective is to cultivate early stage entrepreneurship as well as support and celebrate students with an understanding of and appreciation for business management. The competition is designed for all undergraduate students across all faculties.More...

The autumn sun shone brightly over Tipperary Institute on September 25th, aptly reflecting the celebratory mood as the local third level college reached yet another milestone in its history, with the conferring of its first ever postgraduate student. Receiving a Master of Business degree by Research, Mairead Clohessy, Littleton, Thurles was among the 270 students that were bestowed with certificates, degrees and honours degrees across a number of disciplines including; Business, Rural Development, Multimedia and Communications, Software Development, IT Support, Management Studies, Accounting Technician Studies, Renewable Energy, Building Energy Rating and Adlerian Psychology and Counselling Skills.More...

The business department in conjunction with North Tipperary County Enterprise Board are holding Enterprise Days as part of the Enterprise Awareness Programme which is an enterprise education programme designed for second level schools in North Tipperary.

The programme is suitable for transition year, LCVP link module (Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme) and LCA students (Leaving Certificate
Applied) and is complimentary to the Young Entrepreneurs Scheme (YES) and other County Enterprise Board student awards initiatives. More...

Oct 28th and 29th: Tipperary Institute, Thurles Campus.

How can our communities plan for the future?  How can we benefit from local food?  What about building local economies?  These are just some of the topics that will be the focus of an upcoming 2 day conference at Tipperary Institute.  This years’ Ceiliúradh is a time when thinkers, doers and communities will gather together to explore new ideas about how we want to live and if we want to move towards a healthy and positive future.  Tipperary Institute is delighted to welcome a diverse range of national and international guests such as Marian Harkin MEP, Rob Hopkins (Transition Town Movement), Chris Piennar from Connected Economies NEF and many others.More...

Tipperary Institute’s new academic year is off to the best possible start with new student numbers up a massive 33%. 

This increase comes on top of the record number of new students enrolled at the Institute in 2008.

Over the last two years the number of students accepting places at Tipperary Institute through the CAO has more than doubled.More...

North Tipperary Disability Network at holding a Disability Fair in Tipperary Institute on Tuesday the 8th of September from 5pm to 8pm.  There will be over 30 stands exhibiting at the event.  There will also be a number of presentations taking place during the evening.  The Disability Services Wallchart will also be launched on the night by Mr Michael Lowry TD.More...

The CEO of Tipperary Institute (TI), Mr Padraig Culbert, has today, Tuesday, 21 July 2009, predicted a bright and lasting future for the institute, stating that he is fully confident that TI will be one of the key economic drivers for the county in the years ahead.

Despite the recommendations in the Report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes, Mr Culbert said that there is not a shred of doubt that Tipperary Institute is here to stay and he is looking forward to its continued growth over the coming years and decades.

“Tipperary Institute is here to stay, have no doubt about that. We are disappointed with the recommendations in the Report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes but we are in no way daunted by it. We are, instead, looking forward to and concentrating on the new academic year, for which we have had record CAO applications for courses. We are also commencing the next phase of our development with the launch of our first Masters Degree course, as well as additional new courses, so this is an extremely exciting growth period for Tipperary Institute.More...

Clive Jackson was travelling across Spain with his wife Martina for two weeks looking at properties when they stopped in the resort of Almeria. While on the beach on June 9 last he noticed two men running from the sea holding the arms of an elderly man who had clearly got into trouble while swimming.

“It was the second day of our holiday and we were sitting on a wall. I saw that there was a group of elderly people around him and they were pumping his stomach with their fists. I knew this was the wrong thing to do so I ran down to the man. He was purple in the face and his lips were purple - he looked dead and had no pulse,” said Mr Jackson. More...

Three years since we launched the programme, and three successful summers! After Doors to Elsewhere (2006), ourspace.com (2007) and T-shockology (2008), we’re back with a week’s summer camp working with young people aged between 11 and 17 years.

This summer’s workshop will see a new and exciting collaboration with Tipperary Institute inspired by the Gallery installation, The Art of the Computer Game. More...

A graduation ceremony with a difference took place at Tipperary Institute on June 12th last, as 100 primary school children were awarded Certificates of Participation for their involvement in the Institute’s ‘College 4 Kids’ programme.

Sixth class children from St. Joseph’s Primary School, Roscrea, St. Colmcille’s Primary School, Templemore and Presentation Primary School, Carrick-on-Suir participated on this year’s College 4 Kids programme, where they attended workshops at TI one day per week over a four week period.  Designed to raise the aspirations of children towards education, the programme included workshops on Computing, French, Art, Marketing and Environmental Science.  More...

Following record enrolments last year, 2009 is shaping up to be even better for Tipperary Institute. 

The latest CAO data show another spectacular increase in the number of applications for TI programmes. The main highlight is a 20% increase in the number of applicants for TI compared with the same time last year.More...

The Art of the Computer Game is the name of a ground breaking exhibition opening in The Source Arts Centre, Thurles on Friday 5th June and running until 25th July. Mounted in conjunction with Tipperary Institute, this interactive installation is designed to bring the visitor into the world of computer gaming and give them an insight into the art and creativity that takes place behind the scenes. This will ultimately lead to the debate on whether computer games are, or can be, viewed as an art form in their own right.More...

The  Tus Nua North Tipperary Opportunities Fair attracted more than 200 people to Nenagh on Tuesday last May 26th. The fair was a multi agency response to the growing unemployment problem in the county and featured  information desks, seminars and an opportunity to meet with representatives of Tipperary Institute, Enterprise Ireland,  Tipperary North County Enterprise Board FAS, North Tipperary VEC, Department of Social & Family Affairs, Tipperary Leader Partnership , HSE and a host of others offering options in terms of financial supports for returning to education, upskilling, start your own business or advice on how to confront the challenges of your unemployed status.More...

Tús Nua (a grouping consisting of Enterprise Ireland, Fas, VEC, Tipperary Institute and Tipperary North County Enterprise Board) is announcing the North Tipperary Opportunities Fair.  Directed at those in the area being affected by layoffs and redundancies the North Tipperary Opportunities Fair will present the varied opportunities and range of supports available in the region in education, training and enterprise.More...

Co. Tipperary Students Announced as Winners of SciFest 2009 at Tipperary Institute

12th May  – Steven Tierney and Darren Hehir from Scoil Ruain School Killenaule in Co. Tipperary were today announced as winners of the Overall Award at Scifest 2009 which took place in Tipperary Institute. SciFest is a one day festival of science, which includes a competition and exhibition of projects, science demonstrations and a prize-giving ceremony.

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Words like sustainability or resilience or vulnerability are often used in the media these days but what do they really mean? The ‘Rethinking the Country Conference’, held at Tipperary Institute this week aimed to answer this very question.  Part of the Convergence Festival byCultivate in Dublin and Cloughjordan.  Davie Philip from Cultivate and MC for the day, outlined the Conference mission as bringing together Irish stakeholders, leaders and academics from a wide variety of sectors.   More...

An exhibition opening soon in the Thurles campus. To read more click here.   More...

Surecom NS Ltd was delighted to present this year’s winners of the Surecom Innovative Marketing award to a group of business students at Tipperary Institute today. Jim Sheehan, MD, who presented the award, commended all four groups who reached the final of the competition on their creativity, insight, teamwork and marketing expertise. “Now, more than ever we all need to think about innovative ways of promoting and marketing our businesses and there is real talent in this domain evident here among TI business students” says Sheehan.   More...

Despite the budget, there was still a lot to celebrate this week as over 60 participants successfully completed the Achieve programme.  The Presentation of Certificates Evening was held at Tipperary Institute when each of the 6 Achieve groups presented what they themselves learned from the programme.  One participant said “I am more willing to tackle ‘impossible’ problems” while another exclaimed “I feel a lot more confident and I am inspired to learn more and make the most of life”.  Sinead Carr from South Tipperary County Council, one of the guest speakers spoke of the job and enterprise opportunities in South Tipperary particularly in IT and renewable energy. The good news was very welcome. Tina Mulhearne, President of Clonmel Chamber emphasised the communication and people skills that participants have developed through Achieve and the importance of these for jobs in the current climate.More...

The Source Arts Centre and Tipperary Institute are delighted to provide second level students and all art enthusiasts with the opportunity to view Contemporary Ireland, a unique and exciting exhibition focusing on the great work of Irish contemporary artists. The exhibition is on loan from the Collection of the Arts Council, and is mounted in the Tipperary Institute and The Source Gallery. More...

On Tuesday the 31st of March, over 500 primary school children attended the Extreme Engineering Show. Three showings took place in the conference centre. Thankfully, the smoke alarm did not go off until the very end of the last show. The dragon did it! (See photo) The event, which was formally known as the Magical Science Show, encourages children to engage in science and engineering activities. The show, due to its popularity, is now held twice a year. Feedback from the three events was excellent, from both students and teachers. More...

The Ideas Campaign (www.IdeasCampaign.ie ) is an independent volunta

ry initiative designed to capture ideas for stimulating Ireland's economy.
This grassroots campaign is about focusing on solutions instead of problems, and encouraging innovation and creativity. 
Tipperary Institute supports the Ideas Campaign in its efforts to preserve and grow employment, stimulate new economic activity and create business ideas. 
The campaign wants the ideas and involvement of anybody who is concerned about important economic issues and their consequences, such as the employment prospects for their children.. More...

Tipperary Institute Business Department and the Business Studies Teachers Association of Ireland (Tipperary Branch) are organising an Economics Revision Seminar to be held in Tipperary Institute, Thurles Campus on Saturday, 25th April 2009.  The seminar will commence at 9.00am and will finish at 1.30pm. The cost of the Seminar will be €15.  Notes will be provided. More...

Tipperary Institute is delighted to continue our collaboration with the Source Arts Centre Thurles for our next Schools’ Film Club Screening.  Kings, an Irish language film, will be screened in the Source Arts Centre on the 24th of March at 10am. Worksheets will be provided to students by Tipperary Institute at the screening.More...

Computer gaming’s very own Cheltenham takes place over today and tomorrow but it will be a case of a ‘trip to Tipp.’ instead of to the Cotswolds as third and second level students from across the country descend on Tipperary Institute (TI) for Games Fleadh ’09 and a special celebration to mark the 30th anniversary of iconic computer game Asteroids.
Over 300 students will attend both events, which kick off today as Tipperary Institute hosts the officially endorsed 30th anniversary celebrations of iconic computer game Asteroids. The XNA Ireland Challenge, sponsored by Microsoft, specifically honours the 30th anniversary of Asteroids (c) Atari Interactive Inc. 1979-2009 as computing students present their own versions of the iconic game in the competition. .More...

Have you ever wished you were more creative?  Or just wanted to be a bit more spontaneous?   In the gloom and doom of recession talk it may even seem impossible to stay optimistic and have a sense of fun.  Perhaps now really is the perfect time to find your creative voice!  The Centre for Developing Human Potential at Tipperary Institute is proud to present the upcoming workshop ‘Spirit in Creation’ on March 14th and 15th which will be led by Andrea Carroll.More...

On Saturday 1 March, Tipperary Institute welcomed John Nuwagaba  from Uganda as part of Fairtrade Fortnight. John is general manager of the Ankole Coffee Producers Cooperative Union (ACPCU). John has a degree in Economics and Politics and a post-graduate diploma in management. His organisation was established in 1998 and represents 6,600 smallholder coffee growers in the Bushenyi district of South West Uganda. The cooperative represents those farmers who supply the Fairtrade market with high quality Robusta coffee. The aims of the co-op are :More...

Tipperary Institute’s Thurles campus will welcome delegates representing the parents’ councils of Ireland on 6th and 7th of March. This is the 25th Annual Conference of PACCS (Parents Associations of Community and Comprehensive Schools) which represents the parent body of eighty two community and comprehensive schools across Tipperary and throughout the country. Established in 1984, the aim of the association is to give parents a strong voice in educational matters within their schools and at a national level. More...

Thurles, 12th February 2009 - Tipperary Institute officially opened its Games Development Laboratory today.  The Microsoft sponsored laboratory is equipped with the very latest technology to give students access to a state of the art learning environment.    The laboratory is designed to help students start to build their software and games portfolio, assisting them to develop the skills which are sought by the growing game development and entertainment technology industry in Ireland and abroad.     More...

Tipperary Institute and the Business Studies Teachers Association of Ireland (Thurles Branch) will provide an Accounting Seminar for Leaving Certificate (Higher Level) students on Thursday 12th March 2009, from 6:00 - 8:00pm at Tipperary Institute, Thurles Campus. Delivered by Willie Stankard, the seminar will focus on Incomplete Records (Method II) and Product Costing (including cost allocation, apportionment and absorption). For more information contact Jean Forbes-Cooke, Tipperary Institute, Business Department at
(0504) 28211.

Award Winning Animation company Cartoon Saloon give Guest Lecture Series on the New Creative Multimedia Degree at TI
Top animators from Cartoon Saloon, Paul Young, Nora Toomey and Ross Murray will give a lecture series to the first years on the New Degree in Creative Multimedia started  last Friday 30th January on the  Clonmel Campus. 
Cartoon Saloon is famous for the IFTA award winning animation series SKUNKFU which has sold to 128 countries worldwide and can be viewed on TG4 & BBC. Their animated feature film ‘Brendan and the Secret of Kells’ is due out this March 2009 and will be shown as the closing feature of the Dublin Film Festival on the 22nd February. On the lecture series students will get an introduction to 2d animation including character development & perspective drawing from the most successful Irish professionals in the Animation business.    More...

Attending college locally: ensuring a quality student experience.

The Nationalist, Saturday January 17th, 2009
Tipperary students attending college locally often benefit from an enhanced student experience and a high quality of student life. A recent survey of Tipperary Institute (TI) students by the Business Department at TI highlights benefits such as maintaining local community and sporting links, continuity of part-time income and a culture of educational kinship as being central to a positive third level student experience. More...

A study recently compiled by the Business Department of Tipperary Institute (TI) has identified significant differences in the average cost of student living between students attending college locally and those attending college away from home. The study was carried out in response to the increasing financial pressure faced by Tipperary families with prospective third level students in the current economic climate.
Tipperary Institute compared a recent national study by Bank of Ireland Student Banking on the cost of student living with the findings of its own study of the cost benefits of Tipperary students attending TI. The results speak for themselves. .  More...

Retake control of your future! According to Dr. Demartini “What you think about and thank about, you bring about.”  Learn how to reconnect with the balance and reality in our current circumstances.  Change your mindset and turn fear and lack into joy and abundance. 
Demartini’s scope of knowledge and experience is a culmination of 34 years of research and studies of more than 28,000 texts into over 200 different disciplines ranging from psychology, philosophy, metaphysics, theology, neurology and physiology.

Some of his bestselling book titles include The Breakthrough Experience- a Revolutionary New Approach to Personal Transformation, Count Your Blessings, Heart of Love, You Can Have an Amazing Life in Just 60 Days, Riches Within and recently The Gratitude Effect. He has developed The Demartini Method ® which is now being studied around the world. More...

The Source Arts Centre and Tipperary Institute are thrilled to collaborate once again and bring you this unique and exciting exhibition focusing on the great work of Irish contemporary artists, on loan from the Arts Council of Ireland Collection.

Mounted in the Tipperary Institute and The Source Gallery, the exhibition presents the work of such esteemed artists as Tony O'Malley, Brian Bourke, Vivienne Roche, Robert Ballagh and Barrie Cooke among others. The exhibition has been carefully selected to show both the breadth of contemporary Irish work and the rich range of media used.

The exhibition will be fascinating for all lovers of Irish art, and is a 'must see' for all leaving certificate art students.

The exhibition runs from Friday 6th March to Friday 24th April 2009. Admission is free and all are welcome to attend.

Introduction to Facilitation Skills
This programme will introduce you to the skills, techniques & frameworks needed for effective facilitation in an organisational or community setting.   This two day programme is open to anyone who wants to learn about facilitation and facilitative approaches to working with groups.
Venue: Tipperary Institute, Thurles.
Fee: €300    FÁS funding 25%
Dates: 9.30—5pm, April 2nd and 3rd.  More...

To celebrate the 2009 National Adult Learners Festival, Tipperary Institute will host an Information & Coffee Morning Wednesday 4th February @ Tipperary Institute, Thurles campus 10.30am – 1.00pm

Come along and attend sample lectures on:
• Enterprise
• The Environment
• Social & Community Studies
• Computing
• “Who do you think you are, who would you like to be” (presented by Tipperary Libraries)

Call in and chat to staff about educational opportunities at TI and meet our current adult learners
For further information, email: access@tippinst.ie or telephone: 0504 28072

TI Consolidates Links with China

The Stress Management Institute

Carnegie Comes to Tipperary

How to Create a Successful Business in Personal Development

The International Carnegie Rural Convention

Irish Times Business 2000 Table Quiz hosted by Tipperary Institute and BSTAI

“Eclectic 2008” opens at Tipperary Institute, Thurles

Last Thursday over 500 primary school students attended the annual “Magical Science, Extreme Engineering” show at TI in Thurles. A great day was had by all, (with no smoke alarms going off this time!). We received very positive feedback from all the schools involved. The show was hosted by Sue McGrath, aka “Splooze”.  There were three shows held in the conference centre, each lasting approximately an hour.More...

Jump start your inner creativity in a playful and joyful workshop at Tipperary Institute on Monday Nov 3rd from 10-3.30pm.  Spirit in Creation 101 is a free workshop which kicks off a weeklong series of events as part of SongFest.ie.

Realize the opportunities for celebration and imagination that surround you every day.  Gouache to a groove; shimmy with your shadow and rhyme in double-time.  All you need to bring is your willingness to play and no artistic experience is necessary!  Please bring an old shirt or smock to wear, as we will be 'messin' with all sorts of fun activities aimed at exploring our creative selves.  More...

First taught post-grad programme in TI

The Business Department is delighted to announce the launch of its first taught post-graduate programme at Tipperary Institute.

The Diploma in Financial Management commenced lectures last Thursday Oct 9th at the Thurles campus with a total of 21 students enrolled.

This programme is intended to provide the non-financial manager with the practical knowledge required to “take the fear out of accounting”, thereby ensuring confident participation in financial discussions. It is aimed at middle and senior managers with financial responsibility.More...

In conjunction with the Spirit of Enterprise Forum South East Region and the Enterprise Week Oct 13th-17th Tipperary Institute is hosting a seminar at the Clonmel Park Hotel from 3-5.30pm following the theme of ‘Making Business Happen.’

The event is free and your attendance will be most welcome and may be pre-registered by contacting Anna Fitzgerald on 8152 or AFitzgerald@tippinst.ie

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