On 23 November 2020, the AIT-LIT Consortium announced that the joint Limerick-Athlone IT application for technological university (TU) status had been submitted for approval, which was granted in May 2021.

Dr. David Fenton and James Coyle were previous holders of the post, having been called director and principal.

On 23 November 2020, the AIT-LIT Consortium announced that the joint Limerick-Athlone IT application for technological university (TU) status had been submitted for approval.

[12] On 16 July 2021, both itself and the Limerick Institute of Technology were officially dissolved through a signed order by the minister.

[13] The institute was succeeded by the Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, which began operations on 1 October 2021.

[14] An international athletics arena with an overall building floor area of 9,715 m2 was opened in early 2013.