Tadhg Connolly (b. 1926), former Education Officer, VEC (part 2)

Tadhg Connolly began this recording by recounting in fascinating detail the history of CIT beginning with the Crawford Municipal Technical Institute in 1912. He discusses teaching training courses, established in 1966 and the logistics involved in running these courses. He recalls the vocational courses, the staff at the Crawford Institute and their work, general regulations and evening classes. An International Apprentice Competition was staged in Cork in 1979 a major event in Tadgh Connolly’s academic life and he describes his great involvement in the competition.