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Learn about An tÚdarás Rialaithe (The Governing Authority), which is appointed by the MIC Board of Trustees to govern and control all the affairs of MIC subject to the Scheme of Incorporation and in accordance with the Instrument of Government approved by the Trustees.

Immersion education is now firmly established as a successful and effective form of bilingual education for all students, according to Phil Fox, Acting Director of the Teaching Council, who was speaking at the Third All-Ireland Research Conference on Immersion Education held in Mary Immaculate College on 10 & 11 June 2022.

Turnitin is anti-plagiarism software used by the College when students are submitting coursework. Turnitin Support is available online. Staff need to contact ICThelpdesk@mic.ul.ie for the Join Account and Password for Turnitin.

Mary Immaculate College (MIC) has announced the five recipients of its annual Elite Sports Scholarship Scheme in recognition of their outstanding sporting achievements. Kerry Senior Ladies Footballer Aoife Dillane, is this year’s Gold Scholarship recipient, while Clare Senior Hurler, Shane Meehan and Clara Barrett of Ireland Women’s Rugby, have been awarded Silver Scholarships. The are joined by Laois Ladies Footballer Katie Donoghue and Clare Under 20s Hurler, Ronan O’Connor, who were awarded Bronze Scholarships.

The Camogie Association has awarded two bursaries valued at €20,000 each to First Year Bachelor of Education (Primary School) students at Mary Immaculate College in a ceremony at Croke Park last weekend. Cliodhna Queally, from Clare who plays for Inagh Kilnamona and Niamh Hally, from Waterford, who plays for St Anne’s Camogie Club were among seven first year students from a number of HEIs to receive the awards. These bursaries were launched by the Minister of State for Sport, Physical Education and the Gaeltacht, Thomas Byrne on Saturday 16 November and are designed to support the awardees, allowing them to remain engaged with camogie in their clubs and teams during the course of their studies to be primary school teachers. They not only recognise camogie players but mentors, referees and administrators. The bursaries were generously supported by Dr Carmel Naughton, who is an MIC Alumna and the inaugural recipient of MIC’s Alumna of the Year award in 2017—presented to her in recognition of her outstanding contribution to society.

Mary Immaculate College (MIC) is delighted to announce the launch of two new Level 9 Master’s degrees in Geography commencing this September - MA in Climate, Justice and Sustainability and MA/M Sc in Environment, Society and Culture.

Interested in a career as a qualified post-primary teacher? Learn about our undergraduate concurrent teacher education programmes, currently offered at MIC Thurles.

Interested in pursuing a career in the liberal arts? Discover MIC's range of undergraduate liberal arts programmes.

MIC offers a number of full undergraduate degrees in the areas of Liberal Arts and Education to applicants from countries within the EU and from further afield. The selection includes a comprehensive Bachelor of Arts (BA) programme as well as a BA degree in Drama and English and a BA in Early Childhood Care and Education (all based at the MIC campus in Limerick City). The BA in Education, Business Studies and Accounting, which qualifies graduates to teach in post-primary schools (accredited by the Teaching Council of Ireland) is also open to international applicants and is delivered at MIC Thurles in the neighbouring county of Tipperary.

Are you interested in a career in education or teaching? Explore MIC’s range of undergraduate programmes in education and teaching.