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| Founded: | 1998 | |
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| County: | Kerry | |
| Colours: | Sky blue and navy | |
| Grounds: | Tralee | |
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Tralee IT GAA was the GAA team in the Institute of Technology, Tralee, Ireland. They played Gaelic football, hurling, ladies' Gaelic football and camogie. On 1 January 2021, Tralee IT (now known as MTU Kerry) merged with Cork IT to become Munster Technological University.
The football club competes in the Sigerson Cup and Higher Education Leagues as well as the McGrath Cup. The Ladies football team play in the O'Connor Cup and Higher Education Leagues.
IT Tralee (formerly known as Tralee RTC (Regional Technical College) made a mark on the college GAA scene in 1997 when it became the first RTC to win the Sigerson Cup. It was only Tralee's second outing in this competition. However, the college created further history by winning the Sigerson three times in successive seasons to become the only RTC/Institute of Technology to do so in the competition's history.
The Ladies football team also won the O'Connor Cup back to back in 1998 and 1999.
The hurling club play in the Ryan Cup and Higher Education Leagues and the Waterford Crystal Cup.
IT Tralee won the Ryan Cup in 1997, 2007, 2011. The camogie team won the Purcell Shield in 1997.
| Competition | Wins | Years won | Last final lost |
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| Sigerson Cup | 3 | 1997, 1998, 1999 | N/A |
| Ryan Cup | 3 | 1997, 2007, 2011 | N/A |
The camogie team play in the Purcell Shield.
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A key member of that ground-breaking team of champions was a young Galway forward by the name of Pádraic Joyce.
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Gaelic games at universities and third-level colleges
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| Gaelic football |
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| Hurling |
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| Camogie |
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| Ladies' Gaelic football |
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| Representative team |
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