Sarah O'Brien

The 2026 Education Awards Best Marketing and Communications Team finalists have been revealed! 🎓 View the full shortlist at tinyurl.com/jv5d77vr and join us on 16 April 2026 at the Johnstown Estate!

The Education Awards 2026 finalists are here! 🏆 Spanning 28 categories from digital transformation to workforce upskilling, this year's shortlist showcases the very best of Irish education. Find out who's in the running at tinyurl.com/5fwhk4z4

🥇 GOLD FOR TUS! 🥇 A massive congratulations to Lisa Castro, who has won Gold @digitalmedia_ie! 🎉✨ With 8 of the 11 finalists coming from TUS, tonight has been an incredible showcase of our students’ talent on the national stage. We couldn’t be prouder. 💛 #DMA2025

@TUS_Athlone_ @digitalmedia_ie Thrilled for you, Lisa! 🙌 So, so well deserved 👏

The front page of this week's Westmeath Independent, which is out now! #LocalNews #Westmeath

👑 The crown awaits… 👑 Meet the nominees for the PwC GPA Camogie Senior Player of the Year: 🌟 Aoife Donohue- Galway 🌟 Dervla Higgins- Galway 🌟 Saoirse McCarthy- Cork Who’s your pick? 👀 #PwCCamogieAllStars #GetBehindCamogie

We're so proud to see our Animation & Illustration (US802) students help shape the stunning new Monksland Community Park mural 👏 Created with artist Omin & The Walls Project for @roscommoncoco — a true blend of community, creativity & nature!

POV: Athlone in June 😍 Blue skies, riverside strolls and colourful streets – Athlone does summer right. ☀️🍦🚤 It’s a pretty great place to live and learn, just saying 👀 #Athlone #YourUniversityTown

🏆 May’s Photo of the Month goes to this beautiful capture of our brand-new Mary Ward Centre for Science, taken on a bright summer day at our Athlone campus.

Our brand-new Mary Ward Centre for Science is officially launched! 🎉 Huge thank you to Minister @lawlessj @DeptofFHed for his support. We cannot wait for our current & incoming science students to experience this new state-of-the-art facility firsthand 🙌

📢 Last call! Our TUS Athlone Spring Open Evening is on TONIGHT from 6–8PM! Meet lecturers, tour the campus, see live demos, grab free ice cream & a goodie bag! Over a 1,000 students are already registered—will we see you there? Register: tus.ie/events/athlone… #StartWithTUS

#News TUS Athlone Nursing students will now gain clinical experience in GP clinics thanks to a new partnership with Bellview Clinics. TUS President Prof. Vincent Cunnane visited Valley Medical in Athlone to launch the collaboration and meet the team on site. Find out more 🔽

#JobFairy We are currently recruiting for a number of academic, professional, management & support roles. 📅The closing date is 1PM on Tuesday, 22nd April. Visit tus.ie/vacancies to learn more. #WeAreTUS

POV: You're a student in Athlone in 1995… It’s been 30 years since this was recorded. A lot has changed since! Fast forward to 2025 & we’re getting ready to open our new state-of-the-art STEM building! Do you remember the campus like this? Let us know 👇 #ThrowbackThursday

Underfunding is a serious threat when universities face increased responsibilities to respond to multiple changes/challenges 🚨 70% of universities identify underfunding as one of the top 3️⃣ obstacles for improving learning and teaching. #EUATRENDS 2024: bit.ly/xEUAtrends2024

Graduates from @TUS_ie have the highest employment rate in Ireland according to a study from @hea_irl. For the second year running, TUS graduates topped the survey with 81% of honours grads in employment midlandsireland.ie/tus-graduates-… #midlandsadvantage #euinmyregion #wearetus

Are you interested in undertaking a funded Master's by Research opportunity at @TUS_ie ? Our Government of Ireland Scholarship call is now open! If successful, you will receive a €10,000 bursary from GOI, an additional TUS bursary & a two-year fee waiver.

Morning I'll be manning the @irishtimes Live Story on #StormÉowyn today. If you've any updates, pics or videos from where you are, you could send them to me here? And at the risk of stating the obvious, don't be going out in that. It is very bad indeed. irishtimes.com/environment/20…

The deadline to register for the new Higher Education Seanad Éireann constituency is January 23rd! 🗓️ Attention alumni of the listed institutions: YOU might be eligible to vote! Visit seanadvoter.ie to register today 🗳️

🏅 Know a talented young athlete aiming for university? Did you know? TUS Athlone offers up to 50 CAO points waived through our Elite Sports Persons Entry Scheme! 📚 Help them secure their dream course while excelling in sport. Details 👉 tus.ie/sport/sports-s… #StartWithTUS