Institutes of technology in the Republic of Ireland
The exception to this was Dublin Institute of Technology which emerged independently of the Regional College system.The Training of Technicians in Ireland (1964) report identified significant skills gaps, including:[4] The Steering Committee on Technical Education, also called The Mulcahy Report (1967), was an important milestone in framing the institutional structures and functions calling for:[5] The building programme commenced in 1968, with the first institutions formally opened their doors in 1970, and other colleges were added during the following decade.A Regional Technical College for Limerick was cancelled after a National Institute for Higher Education was announced for the city.Two additional institutions were created since then, bringing the total to thirteen, before the amalgamation of three into Ireland's first Technological University, TU Dublin.*LIT traces its roots back to the 1852 foundation of the School of Ornamental Art on Leamy Street.