The Institute has a tremendous history in sport and recreation with over 30 sports clubs and upwards of 25 societies registered each year. The WIT GAA Club is the best known and most successful with its hurlers having won the Fitzgibbon Cup on seven occasions, including three in the last five years. Camogie is currently extremely strong in the institute with the WIT Ashbourne cup team winning the last three Ashbourne cups and league titles in 2009 and 2010, as well as the Camogie fresher All Ireland in 2009-10. Rugby is also very strong in WIT, the WIT men's rugby team have reached the last three All Ireland finals, winning in 2008 and 2009. Ladies rugby is also very strong, with two recent WIT graduates, currently playing for the Ireland Rugby team. Ladies Gaelic Football is also extremly strong in the institute at the minute with the Ladies Gaelic Football Team winning the Giles cup in 2011.

Other sports that feature high in the Institute include; Ladies and Men’s Football, Soccer, Athletics and Basketball. There is also a lot of support for a wide range of other sports such as; Kayaking, Badminton, Judo and Sailing. These clubs have very strong membership bases and represent the Institute in Intervarsity competitions very successfully. Two of the more active societies within the Institute are the Business and Social Care Societies. All of the Institute’s societies organize various events throughout the academic year.