INTRE (Ireland’s Network of Teachers and Researchers in Entrepreneurship)
was initially established in October 2003 when seven people met in
Dublin to examine ways in which Irish academics with an interest in
entrepreneurship could support each other’s activities. Over
the next two years, the network was developed to become inclusive
of every third-level institution on the island of Ireland.
INTRE was formally established in January 2006 when its Constitution
was adopted by the Board and it was officially launched in October
2006 by the Minister for Education Mary Hanafin. The Chairperson
of INTRE is Dr Thomas Cooney (Dublin Institute of Technology) and
the Vice-Chairperson is Dr Pauric McGowan (University of Ulster),
while the Board consists of representatives from each of the 25
third-level colleges who act as champions within their own institution
and who disseminate key information arising from the network.
A regular email newsletter has been established which offers information
about the latest Irish entrepreneurship books, competitions, journals,
conferences, calls for research proposals, and sources of funding.
Among the many initiatives already undertaken by INTRE have been
two case study competitions from which a book of case studies was
published, a Special Edition of the Irish Journal of Management
on Entrepreneurship in Ireland, plus a series of workshops relevant
to the needs of people within the network. In September 2006, INTRE
launched a major new competition for third-level students in the
Institutes of Technology. The competition is sponsored by Digicell,
and it is supported by NewsTalk 106 and the Irish Times.
The principal purpose of the network is to improve the quantity
and quality of entrepreneurship research in Ireland and to engender
a strong international reputation in this area. Towards achieving
this ambition, the following objectives have been identified for
the organisation:
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To create a greater understanding
of the broader definition of entrepreneurship,
To raise the quantity and quality of entrepreneurship education
and research,
To increase the receptivity of stakeholders in the provision
of entrepreneurship teaching in training programmes across
institutional faculties,
To develop and promote high-quality entrepreneurship programmes
within the business community, locally, regionally, and nationally,
To continually map out the work currently being done in 3rd
level educational institutions regarding entrepreneurship,
To raise the media profile of academics engaged in entrepreneurship
activity,
To generate increased research funding for entrepreneurship
education and research,
To encourage and promote collaborative work,
To achieve national and international recognition of INTRE
as the principal network for teachers and researchers of entrepreneurship,
To develop an active network of educators and researchers
working in the area of entrepreneurship education,
To encourage an increase in the number of entrepreneurship
posts and chairs in third-level institutions,
To increase the output of publications on entrepreneurship,
To give the academic community substantial representation
and recognition in the international entrepreneurship arena,
To support the development of the interface between business
and technology within and between third-level institutions,
To nurture and encourage the development of academic enterprise,
To develop beneficial links with industry and commerce,
To undertake any other activities that the organisation believes
will enhance the growth of entrepreneurship research, writing,
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Officers
Thomas Cooney (DIT – Chairperson)
Pauric McGowan (UU/NICENT – Vice Chair)
Naomi Birdthistle (UL - Secretary)
Philip McGovern (IT Tallaght - Treasurer)
Board Members
John Cusack (AIT)
Tom Rigney (CIT)
Teresa Hogan (DCU)
Colette Henry (DKIT)
Geraldine McGing (GCD)
Terry Casey (GMIT)
Mary Ryan (IADT)
Natasha Evers (ITB)
Maebh Maher (IT Carlow)
Pat McGarty (IT Tralee)
Emer Ward (IT Sligo)
John Andy Bonar (LYIT)
Derek McInerney (LIT)
Gerry Macken (NCI)
James Cunningham (NUIG)
James Griffin (Tipp Inst)
vacant (TCD)
Joe Bogue (UCC)
Colm O’Gorman (UCD)
Bill O’Gorman (WIT)
Mission Statement
"To act as a central catalyst for the economic and social
development of the island of Ireland through the provision of
world-class entrepreneurship research, writing, and teaching."
Click
here to download a full copy of the Constitution of INTRE.
(PDF 111Kb)
If you wish to get further information about INTRE, then please
email info@intre.ie or contact your local representative.
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