History of Cork Institute of Technology rememberd as 1970’s graduates attend 40th Anniversary of the 25th International Apprentice Competition
13 December 2019
By Bryan Smyth
bryan@TheCork.ie
Local Education News
Shop Masters in Transport Dept and Plumbing Dept, in 1979, Tim Looney, Grange, with John Walsh, Ballincollig, pictured at the 40th Anniversary of the Twenty-fifth International Apprentice Competition which was held in Cork RTC in 1979, and was a major milestone in the growth and development of the RTC, later to become CIT. Picture: Michael O’Sullivan /OSM PHOTO
Aisling O’Mahony, VP Education, CIT SU, Geraldine Mahon, Centre of Craft Studies, CIT, and Aaron Buckley, President, CIT SU, pictured at the 40th Anniversary of the Twenty-fifth International Apprentice Competition which was held in Cork RTC in 1979, and was a major milestone in the growth and development of the RTC, later to become CIT. Picture: Michael O’Sullivan /OSM PHOTO
Derek Long, Douglas, plumbing Dept in 1979, with Tom Kenrick, Ballyphehane, Painting and Decorating Dept in 1970, pictured at the 40th Anniversary of the Twenty-fifth International Apprentice Competition which was held in Cork RTC in 1979, and was a major milestone in the growth and development of the RTC, later to become CIT. Picture: Michael O’Sullivan /OSM PHOTO
Competitors from 1979, Liam Dinneen, Pipe Fitting/Plumbing; Mike Lane; Tool Making, and Thomas Roche, Gas Welding, pictured at the 40th Anniversary of the Twenty-fifth International Apprentice Competition which was held in Cork RTC in 1979, and was a major milestone in the growth and development of the RTC, later to become CIT. Picture: Michael O’Sullivan /OSM PHOTO
Competitors from 1979, Mike Lane; Tool Making; Thomas Roche, Gas Welding, and Liam Dinneen, Pipe Fitting/Plumbing, pictured at the 40th Anniversary of the Twenty-fifth International Apprentice Competition which was held in Cork RTC in 1979, and was a major milestone in the growth and development of the RTC, later to become CIT. Picture: Michael O’Sullivan /OSM PHOTO
Tom Sheehy, Competitor, 2009, with CIT Lecturers, Michael Ferriter, Alan Sheehan, And Trevor Whelan, pictured at the 40th Anniversary of the Twenty-fifth International Apprentice Competition which was held in Cork RTC in 1979, and was a major milestone in the growth and development of the RTC, later to become CIT. Picture: Michael O’Sullivan /OSM PHOTO