Energy engineering is required to source, design, convert, transmit and supply useful energy to meet our needs for electricity, mobility and heating and cooling. There is a five-month paid work placement at the end of the third year in the energy sector in Ireland or abroad.
Leaving Cert Technology now accepted as a lab science subject requirement

Excellent career prospects. Energy engineers will be involved in a range of careers that include design of renewable energy devices, construction of renewable and non-renewable power plants, design of energy systems for buildings, project management, formation of future energy policy, energy technology transfer and energy engineering consultancy.