Societies are organised and run by students with the help of the Societies Officer and Students Union. They provide opportunities to develop personal skills which are all-important in an increasingly competitive employment market.

Societies this year 08/09 have worked extremely hard. Here is an example of some of the work that has been done. For details on specific Societies please click on the links below:

Seachtain Na Gaeilge - speed dating as Gaeilge; Ceili Mór; Irish movie screenings; live traditional music etc(Cumann na Gaeilge); Hip Hop weekly classes; Weekly Salsa classes; Dance Team set up (April 09); DJ Soc nights in the Deacon (1st semester) and the Osborne (2nd semester); Film screenings every week, Film Soc Oscars Night; LGBT's first Rainbow week plus quiz nights and workshops throughout the year; M.A.G (new society) weekly meetings; Music Soc regenerated with Open Mic Nights; Net Soc continue to grow strong with weekly meetings and a successful tournament; Praegar Ecological had their Healthy Hygiene day; Radio Soc had daily broadcasts plus got the radio put onto WebCT; Weekly Yoga classes in each semester; Young Agricultural Engineers had their annual car wash plus the Tractor Drive;

Drama - Play 'No Beast So Fierce' coming soon; Muslim Students Society Islamic Awareness Day - Thursday 30th April; Music Soc Open Mic Night - Baily's Corner Wednesday 29th April.

The Society Awards were held in March this year in the Solas Building followed by a reception. All of the nominees deserved an award but unfortunately there can only be one winner - in this case there are seven!!! Citations were also presented on the night to the runners up in the categories Best Chairperson and Best Individual Contribution to Societies, also to the IT Factor IT Tralee Finalists and the Students Union Societies Officer Kieron Bolt.

Best Society - Young Agricultural Engineers Society (YAE'S)

Best New Society - M.A.G Society

Most Improved Society - Cumann Gaelach

Best Chairperson - Mary O Sullivan (LGBT & Praegar Ecological Society)

Best Individual Contribution to Societies - Ben Slimm

Best Society Event - Young Agricultural Engineers 'Tractor Drive'

Best Society Poster - Radio Society designed by Emma Higginson

The BICS National Society Awards is an annual event where students from Universities and Institutes of Technology compete for awards. The nominees are split between two categories - Large College and Small College. The nominees then have to send in an extensive application form and portfolio that are analysed before a panel of judges; the nominees also have to present their society to the panel for final judging. It is a gruelling process in order to decipher the winners.

This years BICS National Society Awards were held in Athlone's Hodson Bay Hotel. Representing the IT Tralee were the Young Agricultural Engineers Society in Best Society and Best Society Event, and M.A.G Society in Best New Society. Unfortunately the IT Tralee did not come away with any awards however all of the Society Members that were there representing the IT Tralee did a fantastic job and hopefully next year we will be even more successful.

Society Links:

ACADEMIC

ART

CAMPAS GLAS

CATERING

CIVIL ENGINEERING

CREATIVE WRITING

CUMMAN GEALACH

DANCE

DJ

DRAMA

FILM 

INSTITUTE CHOIR

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

JUGGLING

LGBT

PHOTOGRAPHY

PRAEGAR ECOLOGICAL

RADIO

TOASTMASTERS

YOGA

YOUNG AGRICULTURAL ENG

YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS