Royal Charters and Royal Patronage were historically granted to organisations in Ireland by the Monarch of Ireland when Ireland was part of the

Kingdom of Ireland The Kingdom of Ireland ( ga, label=Classical Irish, an Ríoghacht Éireann; ga, label=Modern Irish, an Ríocht Éireann, ) was a monarchy on the island of Ireland that was a client state of England and then of Great Britain. It existed from ...

and later the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Since the Irish Independence from the United Kingdom as the Irish Free State in 1922 and the abolition of the monarchy by the Constitution of Ireland in 1937 and the Republic of Ireland Act 1948 no new Royal Charters in Ireland have been granted. Despite the end of the monarchy in Ireland, several organisations based in the Republic of Ireland have retained the "Royal" element in their names. The continued used of this naming style in Ireland is sometimes questioned by commentators as being outdated and a reminder of a

colonial past Colonial or The Colonial may refer to: * Colonial, of, relating to, or characteristic of a colony or colony (biology) Architecture * American colonial architecture * French Colonial * Spanish Colonial architecture Automobiles * Colonial (1920 ...

. :''See also List of organisations with a British royal charter, which includes organisations throughout the world. ''

Bodies with "Royal" in their names

* Royal British Legion - Republic of Ireland branc

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Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland The Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland (RAMI) is a learned medical society in Dublin, Ireland. History RAMI was established in 1882 by the amalgamation of the Dublin Society of Surgeons, the Medical Society of the Royal College of Physicians of I ...

* Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland * Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland * Royal Alfred Yacht Club *

Royal and Prior School The Royal and Prior School is a co-educational day and boarding school located in Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland. It was one of a number of 'free schools' created by James I in 1608 to provide an education to the sons of local merchants and far ...

* Royal College of Physicians of Ireland * Royal College of General Practitioners - (Republic of Ireland Faculty) *

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) is a medical professional and educational institution, which is also known as RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ireland's first private university. It was established in 1784 ...

* Royal Commonwealth Society Ireland Branch (RCS Ireland

* Royal Cork Yacht Club *

Royal Curragh Golf Club The Royal Curragh Golf Club is a private members' club with an 18-hole golf course in County Kildare, Ireland. Dating from 1858, it is the oldest golf club in Ireland. Located next to Curragh Camp, its course has historically had strong links t ...

* Royal Dublin Golf Club *

Royal Dublin Society The Royal Dublin Society (RDS) ( ga, Cumann Ríoga Bhaile Átha Cliath) is an Irish philanthropic organisation and members club which was founded as the 'Dublin Society' on 25 June 1731 with the aim to see Ireland thrive culturally and economi ...

* Royal Hibernian Academy *

Royal Hospital Donnybrook The Royal Hospital, Donnybrook ( ga, Ospidéal Ríoga, Domhnach Broc) is a hospital in Donnybrook, Dublin, Ireland, founded in 1743. It was originally set up as a "hospital for incurables" to provide sufferers with food, shelter and relief from t ...

Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland The Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland (RHSI), founded in 1816, is the Ireland's leading gardening charity. History The RHSI was founded as a charity in 1816 promoting and educating on all aspects of gardening in Ireland. The inaugural meetin ...

* Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors * Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland * Royal Irish Academy of Music *

Royal Irish Academy The Royal Irish Academy (RIA; ga, Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann), based in Dublin, is an academic body that promotes study in the sciences, humanities and social sciences. It is Ireland's premier List of Irish learned societies, learned socie ...

Royal Irish Automobile Club Royal may refer to: People * Royal (name), a list of people with either the surname or given name * A member of a royal family Places United States * Royal, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Royal, Illinois, a village * Royal, Iowa, a cit ...

Royal Irish Yacht Club The Royal Irish Yacht Club is a yacht club located in Dún Laoghaire Harbour, County Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Republic of Ireland. The club was founded in 1831, with the Marquess of Anglesey, who commanded the cavalry at the Battle of Waterloo ...

Royal National Lifeboat Institution The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is the largest charity that saves lives at sea around the coasts of the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man, as well as on some inland waterways. It i ...

(Ireland Region) *

Royal St. George Yacht Club The Royal St. George Yacht Club is a yacht club housed in a Victorian style clubhouse, located in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland. Each season the Club hosts a number of National and International Sailing events. It is notably home to the Dublin Univers ...

Royal School Cavan The Royal School Cavan is a secondary school located in Cavan, County Cavan, Ireland. It was one of a number of 'free schools' created by James I in 1608 to provide an education to the sons of local merchants and farmers during the plantation of ...

* Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland * Royal Town Planning Institute - (RTPI Ireland) * Royal Western Yacht Club of Ireland * Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital

Other bodies with Royal Charters

The Honorable Society of King's Inns The Honorable Society of King's Inns ( ir, Cumann Onórach Óstaí an Rí) is the "Inn of Court" for the Bar of Ireland. Established in 1541, King's Inns is Ireland's oldest school of law and one of Ireland's significant historical environment ...

established by Royal Charter in 1541 *

Dublin University The University of Dublin ( ga, Ollscoil Átha Cliath), corporately designated the Chancellor, Doctors and Masters of the University of Dublin, is a university located in Dublin, Ireland. It is the degree-awarding body for Trinity College Dubl ...

incorporating

Trinity College, Dublin , name_Latin = Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae juxta Dublin , motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin) , motto_lang = la , motto_English = It will last i ...

with a founding charter of 1592 * University College Cork, (formerly Queen's College Cork) - granted Royal Charter in 1845 *

National University of Ireland, Galway The University of Galway ( ga, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe) is a public research university located in the city of Galway, Ireland. A tertiary education and research institution, the university was awarded the full five QS stars for excellence in 201 ...

, (formerly Queen's College Galway) - granted Royal Charter in 1849 * Institution of Engineers of Ireland, Granted Royal Charter 1877

Former bodies

Royal Bank of Ireland Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. is one of the so-called Big Four commercial banks in Ireland. AIB offers a full range of personal, business and corporate banking services. The bank also offers a range of general insurance products such as home, trav ...

- merged with AIB in 1970 * Royal City of Dublin Hospital * Royal College of Science for Ireland - Absorbed into University College Dublin in 1926. * Royal Cork Institution *

Royal Geological Society of Ireland The Royal Geological Society of Ireland traces its origin to the founding in 1831 in Dublin of the Geological Society of Dublin, under the leadership of William Buckland and Adam Sedgwick. Its initial membership included academics, aristocratics, ...

* Royal Hospital Kilmainham *

Royal Hibernian Military School The Royal Hibernian Military School was founded in Dublin, Ireland in 1769, to educate orphaned children of members of the British armed forces in Ireland. In 1922 the Royal Hibernian Military School moved to Shorncliffe, in Folkestone, Kent, a ...

Royal Munster Yacht Club Royal may refer to: People * Royal (name), a list of people with either the surname or given name * A member of a royal family Places United States * Royal, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Royal, Illinois, a village * Royal, Iowa, a cit ...

- Merged with Royal Cork Yacht Club in 1966 *Royal Veterinary College of Ireland - merged into University College Dublin in 1977. *Royal Zoological Society of Ireland - Renamed as the Zoological Society of Ireland in 1993.

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