ities . ▁ ▁Future ▁ ▁The ▁inst itute ▁has ▁been ▁planning ▁a ▁joint ▁application ▁with ▁Water ford ▁IT ▁for ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁a ▁techn ological ▁university ▁for ▁the ▁south ▁east ▁region ▁since ▁the ▁mid - 2 0 1 0 s . ▁A ▁vision ▁document , ▁" Te chn ological ▁University ▁for ▁the ▁South ▁East " ▁( T USE ) ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁and ▁a ▁memor and um ▁of ▁understanding ▁was ▁signed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁At ▁the ▁launch ▁of ▁T U ▁Dublin ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁T ao ise ach ▁expressed ▁regret ▁that ▁this ▁T USE ▁bid ▁had ▁not ▁progress ed ▁sufficiently ▁following ▁the ▁" Te chn ological ▁Univers ities ▁Act ▁ 2 0 1 8 ". ▁ ▁Al umn i ▁and ▁staff ▁ ▁Meg an ▁Campbell ▁– ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland ▁women ' s ▁football ▁international ▁player . ▁ ▁John ▁Mey ler , ▁lect urer ▁involved ▁in ▁hur ling ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Education ▁in ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁higher ▁education ▁institutions ▁in ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland ▁ ▁St . ▁Pat r icks , ▁Car low ▁College ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology , ▁Car low ▁Website ▁ ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁Car low ▁( town ) ▁Category : E du c ational ▁institutions ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁Category : E ducation ▁in ▁Car low ▁( town ) ▁Category : S cience ▁and ▁technology ▁in ▁the ▁Republic