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The Cork campuses of Munster Technological University (MTU) are to close for two days due to what is described as a "significant IT breach and telephone ...

MTU Cork campuses will close for two days, Tuesday 7-Feb-2023 and Wednesday 8-Feb-2023, due to a significant IT breach and telephone outage. All classes, full-time and part-time, will be cancelled on these dates. The Cork campuses of Munster Technological University (MTU) are to close for two days due to what is described as a "significant IT breach and telephone outage".

MTU's Cork campuses are to close for two days due to a "significant IT breach" and telephone outage. A statement released this afternoon said: "Cork ...

We will support our MTU colleagues and joint programme students at this challenging time." All classes, full-time and part-time, are cancelled. A further update is due at 11am tomorrow morning.

6 February 2023 By Elaine Murphy [email protected] This includes Bishopstown, NMCI, Crawford College of Art & Design and the Cork School of Music.

A statement on MTU.ie from Paul Gallagher, Vice President concludes “We have taken this precaution to allow us to fully assess the situation and protect our systems.” Staff and students are asked to monitor email and www.mtu.ie website for further information. This includes Bishopstown, NMCI, Crawford College of Art & Design and the Cork School of Music.

“This includes Bishopstown, NMCI, Crawford College of Art & Design and the Cork School of Music,” the statement continued. The college has asked staff and ...

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'Significant' incident will result in complete shutdown of teaching on Cork campuses for at least two days.

MTU has six campuses across the southwest, five of which are in Cork and one in Kerry. A spokesman for MT The breach would result in the campuses in Cork not opening on Tuesday and Wednesday, it said.

MTU Bishopstown, the National Maritime College of Ireland, Crawford College of Art and Design and the Cork School of Music are all impacted by the closure.

Four MTU Cork campuses will close today and tomorrow because of a significant IT breach and telephone outage. The Department of Higher Education says it is working to establish all the facts around the breach and is lending its full support to MTU Cork. A significant IT breach and telephone outage is under investigation.

The Cork campuses of the Munster Technological University have all been closed to staff and students due what has been described as a 'significant IT breach ...

THE Munster Technological University's (MTU) Kerry campuses in Tralee have not been affected by a major IT breach that has forced the closure of its four ...

In Cork the IT breach forced the temporary closure of the MTU’s main campus in Bishopstown; the National Maritime College of Ireland; Crawford College of Art and Design and the Cork School of Music. THE Munster Technological University’s (MTU) Kerry campuses in Tralee have not been affected by a major IT breach that has forced the closure of its four Cork sites. Management at MTU confirmed that the IT breach had not affected its Kerry campuses – located at Dromtacker and Clash in Tralee – and all activities at those sites are proceeding normally.

MTU said all part-time and full-time classes at its Cork locations have been so the university can assess the issue and protect its systems.

All part-time and full-time classes at the impacted campuses have been cancelled for today (7 February) and tomorrow (8 February). Gallagher added that this is a “precaution” to fully assess the situation and protect the college’s systems. MTU also shared the information on It was the first university to be established in Cork since University College Cork in 1845, and it was the first university to ever be established in Kerry. [MTU was established](https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/munster-technological-university-established) at the start of 2021, after a consortium of Cork Institute of Technology and Institute of Technology Tralee received technological university status [in May](https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/munster-tu-technological-university-cork-institute-tralee) 2020. MTU said all part-time and full-time classes at its Cork locations have been cancelled so the university can assess the issue and protect its systems.

The breach closed four Cork campuses and they will remain closed on Wednesday 'to ensure robust student and staff data protection'

This also means that the majority of our staff can continue to work remotely while we plan our safe return to teaching. Our student counselling service is continuing to operate at this time to offer support to any students who may need it. We are also extending this support to any of our staff who may be in need at this time.”

Munster Technological University (MTU) says it is continuing to assess a significant IT breach and telephone outage that occurred over the weekend.

"In the meantime, we are following all appropriate procedures and protocols to ensure the security of our systems and the well-being of our staff and students is maintained." A spokesperson for An Garda Síochána said that the IT breach was reported to gardaí at Togher Garda Station and enquires are ongoing. "Following the breach, we have been in close contact with all the relevant authorities and stakeholders including An Garda Síochána, the National Cyber Security Centre, the Higher Education Authority and the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science," MTU said in a statement.