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L-R: Dr Orla Flynn, ATU Present, Prof Suresh Pillai (ATU) and Professor Daniel Carey, President of the Royal Irish Academy.

25.05.2026

ATU scientist among 29 elected to Royal Irish Academy in highest national academic honour

Dr Yvonne Lang (ATU), Ryan Dempsey, Dr Harriet Emerson, Dr Orla Flynn (ATU President), Sarah Wetherald (Sligo Co Co), John Bartlett (ATU).

25.05.2026

Communities can lead the way in climate action as “Power to Change” unveils significant findings

Sligo

ATU staff, designers, and models with prize winners at ATU’s End-of-Year Design Fashion Show in the RCC Letterkenny.

22.05.2026

ATU fashion students champion sustainability, heritage, and innovation on the runway at end-of-year showcase

Donegal – Letterkenny

Race and Ethnic Equality Action Plan 2025/28,

22.05.2026

ATU launches first Race and Ethnic Equality Action Plan

22.05.2026

New research dives into the hidden world of horse mussel reefs

Steven O’Donnell ATU Springboard Coordinator, Tricia Fitzpatrick ATU Online Student Advisor, Head of Business Development, Online, Flexible & Professional Development, Louis Walsh ATU Springboard Coordinator and Peter Butler ATU Springboard Coordinator - welcome the news of the Micro-credential Fees Subsidy Initiative. Photo by Conor Doherty.

20.05.2026

ATU secures 80% fee subsidy funding for 19 Micro-credential courses under HEA initiative

Team HexCrate from Texas A&M University reacts as their name is announced as the winning team.

20.05.2026

Invent for the Planet 2026 World Finals: Global youth innovation takes centre stage at ATU

Galway City – Dublin Road

Seated (L-R): Frank Feighan TD, Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, Marian Harkin TD, Minister of State at the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Dr Orla Flynn, ATU President, Dr Ruth Quinn, Head of Civil Engineering and Construction Studies ATU. Standing (L-R): Prof Graham Heaslip, ATU Dean of Faculty of Engineering & Computing, Colin Birney, QS Programme Chair at ATU. Dr Trevor McSharry, ATU Head of School of Built Environment, James Lonergan, Director of Education & CPD at the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI), Emma Britton, ATU Director of Civil Engineering Apprenticeship, Dr Billy Bennett, ATU Registrar and Chief Academic Officer.

20.05.2026

Ministers Harkin and Lawless announce launch of new Level 8 Civil Engineering and Quantity Surveying apprenticeships at Atlantic Technological University

L-R: David Leahy, Chief Executive, GRETB, Sinead Morgan, Director of Further Education and Training, GRETB, Dr Billy Bennet, Registrar and Chief Academic Officer ATU and Dr Orla Flynn, ATU President.

19.05.2026

ATU signs Articulation Agreements with four ETB partners to expand access to higher education

Overall Winner Sean Loewen pictured with all of the ATU Engineering Exhibition and Competition Sponsors 2026

14.05.2026

ATU students recognised for engineering innovation at annual Expo

Galway City – Dublin Road

Photograph of two teens wearing white chef uniforms, green aprons, and white hats in a commercial kitchen setting. One chef is facing the camera with a blurred face, while the other is turned sideways, suggesting a conversation or collaboration during food preparation.

12.05.2026

Applications now open for HEA-funded summer camps at ATU

Ko Oo, pictured with the Abbott Diabetes Care representative and Dr Trevor McSharry, Head of School of Built Environment at ATU, received the Award for Best Final Year Project in Mechatronic Engineering.

12.05.2026

ATU hosts major engineering and computing showcase in Sligo as industry meets next generation talent

Sligo

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