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Nearby Universities
- University of Limerick 5 kilometres away in Limerick
- Burren College of Art 59.4 kilometres away in Ballyvaghan
- National University of Ireland, Galway 72.4 kilometres away in Galway
- University College Cork 87.9 kilometres away in Cork
Institution Info
Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) is an institution of higher education in Limerick, Ireland and is one of 13 institutes that are members of the Institutes of Technology Ireland (IOTI). The Institute has three campuses in Limerick City. The main campus is located at Moylish Park on the north of the city and houses the School of the Built Environment, the School of Business and Humanities and the School of Science, Engineering and Information Technology. The School of Art & Design is located at the Clare Street and George's Quay campuses.
Similar to the other institutes of technology, LIT offers courses at Level 6 (certificate) through Level 10 (Ph.D) whilst also catering for craft apprentices and adult and continuing education. The Institute was named as The Sunday Times Institute of Technology of the Year for 2008, as published in The Sunday Times University Guide.
Facts and Figures
| No. of students: | 6,500* |
| Funding type: | Public |
Master's Programmes
Services & Facilities
Walk through the rotating door, stroll down the “street” – you have arrived! Welcome to LIT’s Moylish Park Campus – the site of three schools within LIT, including: Business & Humanities, Science, Engineering and Information Technology, and the Built Environment.
Swing a right and walk down the entrance hall to our state-of-the-art Millennium Theatre; a 350 seat theatre used during the day for LIT lectures, and when the sun goes down the theatre lights come up as the site for some of Limerick’s best concerts, recitals, drama, comedy, dance and live entertainment!
Take a walk “up the hill” and you will see a number of buildings in the back yard of Thomond Park, including the EAC, home to over 20 start-up businesses; the Students’ Union Building with its games room, relaxation lounge and Wired FM: LIT’s very own radio station. To the left you will see “Block 15” where the Video & Sound Technology and Music Technology programmes house their brand new recording and editing suites.
Soon, LIT will have a new addition to its campus with the inclusion of a new Learning and Information Resource Centre (LIRC). The existing library will be relocated to this new building. Built with you – the learner – in mind this new building will have vastly increased book and reader space, internet support services, project meeting rooms, as well as open and distance learning facilities.
A few minutes away from the Moylish Park Campus on Clare Street you will find the newly refurbished Limerick School of Art & Design; known for its students who are at the cutting edge in the design world, the campus reflects this imagination, creativity and ambition that we see in our Art & Design students.
If you’re looking for a place to hang your hat and put up your feet at the end of the day, LIT has the perfect place for your home away from home with accommodation villages only minutes walk (or free bus ride with LIT’s shuttle bus) away from the campus.
Library
The LIT Library is bi-locational. The Technical Library and Headquarters are located at the main Moylish Park Campus and the Art Library is located at the Clare Street Campus.
All LIT patrons have full access to both library sites. LIT library serves the learning, teaching and research needs of the Institute. Our Library collection has been developed to reflect all disciplines taught at the Institute. Our collection policy is to provide high quality, timely and relevant information resources to our patrons.
Student Life
Looking to spend your college days in a fun, forward-thinking and dynamic city where cultural, social and sporting events are at the cornerstone of everyday life? Look no further – Limerick City has it all!
Limerick has gone through a huge redevelopment drive that has transformed the city. Defined by the great river Shannon, the city has an attractive and modern urban centre with boutiques, cafés, and great off the beaten path shops, and a nightlife that will take you into the wee hours of the morning!
By coming to LIT, you will be among some 20,000 third level students in Limerick who are valued for their contribution to making the city the exciting, spirited and energetic place that it is.
As cultural centres go, Limerick has a reputation that cannot easily be matched elsewhere. It is home to the Irish Chamber Orchestra, the Daghdha Dance Company, the World Music Centre, Lyric FM, and LIT’s own Wired FM. Theatre and entertainment venues include the LIT Millennium Theatre, University of Limerick Concert Hall, the intimate Belltable Arts Centre, Dolan’s Warehouse and multi-screen cinemas throughout the city.
In the sporting arena, Limerick can proudly boast high profile teams across a wide range of sports. With Thomond Park, home of Munster Rugby, in our backyard and the Gaelic Grounds just down the road, there are loads of opportunities to take in a match. There are also many other sporting clubs such as rowing, boxing, cycling, etc. that combine to give Limerick the edge as Ireland’s sporting capital.
Sports @ LIT
There is a great opportunity at Limerick Institute of Technology to try out lots of new sports and be part of our sporting successes. As well as benefiting from a little relaxation and fun, who knows what latent talents will be discovered in the process! Limerick is a sporting City and those with a passion for Sport and Games really feel at home here.
At Limerick Institute of Technology learners are actively encouraged to become involved in sporting and cultural activities, laying the foundations for all sorts of interesting, diverse and exciting opportunities and contributing to creating an enriched and dynamic learner life. Therefore the participation of learners in sports is seen to be a very important part of the academic experience, which enhances the learner’s personal as well as social development.
Involvement in sports complements academic life, ringing countless benefits and helping to forge life-long friendships. Joining a sports or cultural club means an immediate social scene is available to the new learner, making settling in to learner life all the easier and more enjoyable. At Limerick Institute of Technology, opportunities to try out lots of new sports are there for the taking, as well as benefiting from a little relaxation and fun
The variety of sports available ensures most interests are catered for including:
Rugby, Hurling, Camogie, Gaelic Football, Soccer, Outdoor Club, Ladies Gaelic Football, Ladies Soccer, Rowing, Basketball, Athletics, Badminton, Golf, Tae Kwon Do, Ladies Hockey, Cricket, Aerobics, Yoga, Dance Classes.
The recreational programme allows learners to partake in competitive or non-competitive, internal or inter-college events. Learners of Limerick Institute of Technology have had great success in sporting events in the last number of years, particularly in Hurling, Rugby, Gaelic Football, Soccer and Rowing.
LIT boasts state-of-the-art sports facilities, indoors and outdoors, including three full size pitches and an all-weather playing pitch. Investment in sport also includes a fitness centre and indoor sports hall. The excellence of sports facilities available to the learner reflects the high level of commitment to sporting and leisure provision at LIT.
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