Editing Institute of Technology, Tralee (section)

==History==
Tralee RTC was established in 1977 under the control of the Town of Tralee Vocational Education Committee (VEC). Dr. Seán McBride was appointed Principal in 1978. In 1984, work began on the South Campus. In 1992, Tralee RTC became an autonomous institution under the Regional Technical Colleges Act (1992). In 1997, Tralee RTC was renamed, along with the other RTCs, as the Institute of Technology, Tralee. In 2007, the title of the head of the institute changed from "Director" to "President." Michael Carmody served as president until 2011.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Brouder |first=Simon |date=2011-02-10 |title=New acting President appointed at IT Tralee |language=en |work=[[The Kerryman]] |via=[[Independent.ie]] |url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/new-acting-president-appointed-at-it-tralee-27403829.html |access-date=2020-05-31 |archive-date=3 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203132409/https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/new-acting-president-appointed-at-it-tralee-27403829.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Dr. Oliver Murphy served as acting president until appointed to the post for a five-year term. Despite resigning,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-02-18 |title=IT Tralee looks for a new President |work=[[The Kerryman]] |url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/it-tralee-looks-for-a-new-president-35451471.html |access-date=2020-05-31 |via=[[Independent.ie]] |archive-date=3 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203132426/https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/it-tralee-looks-for-a-new-president-35451471.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Dr. Murphy was reappointed to a second five-year term in 2017, and prior to the merger with [[Munster Technological University|MTU]], retired in 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |last=RadioKerry.ie |author-link=RadioKerry.ie |date=2020-03-31 |title=Dr Oliver Murphy retires as President of IT Tralee |language=en-GB |url=https://www.radiokerry.ie/dr-oliver-murphy-retires-president-tralee/ |url-status=live |access-date=2020-05-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402174009/https://www.radiokerry.ie/dr-oliver-murphy-retires-president-tralee/ |archive-date=2020-04-02}}</ref>