New tertiary bachelors degrees will be available in Sligo for the 2025/2026 academic year.

Entry for one of these courses is not based on points, and there are no tuition fees for the first one to two years.

One of the degrees is in engineering, and another in Nursing, with both courses commencing at an ETB before transitioning to ATU Sligo.

Maria Doherty, Programme Manager with the Atlantic & Border Tertiary Cluster, says this offers a new different pathway to education: