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The Ennis Regional Learning Centre is a new third-level centre which opened in Ennis, Co. Clare in 2009. This is a Shannon Consortium initiative. The Shannon Consortium is an education partnership between the University of Limerick, Limerick Institute of Technology, Mary Immaculate College and the Institute of Technology, Tralee.

The Shannon Consortium Ennis Regional Learning Centre is a Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) Cycle 2 initiative administered by the Higher Education Authority (HEA) aiming to provide flexible access to higher education for the people of Co. Clare.

The aim of the Ennis RLC is to widen participation in higher education. As an outreach centre, it hopes to bring third level education closer to those who traditionally do not travel to the existing regional colleges and universities.

The Shannon Consortium's vision is to transform the higher education landscape in the Clare region, with each partner contributing according to it's distinctive, yet complementary, strengths. The Ennis Regional Learning Centre aims to provide accessible, flexible, accredited, third level opportunities at levels 6 - 8 on the National Framework of Qualifications in Co. Clare in response to the needs of the local population.