Third-level education in the Republic of Ireland includes all education after second-level, encompassing higher education in universities and colleges and

further education Further education (often abbreviated FE) in the United Kingdom and Ireland is education in addition to that received at secondary school, that is distinct from the higher education (HE) offered in universities and other academic institutions. I ...

on Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) and other courses. The degree-awarding institutions which can grant awards at all academic levels are the

University of Dublin 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 ...

National University of Ireland The National University of Ireland (NUI) ( ga, Ollscoil na hÉireann) is a federal university system of ''constituent universities'' (previously called ''university college, constituent colleges'') and ''recognised colleges'' set up under t ...

(

Cork Cork or CORK may refer to: Materials * Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product ** Cork (plug), a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container ***Wine cork Places Ireland * Cork (city) ** Metropolitan Cork, also known as G ...

, Dublin, Galway and Maynooth), University of Limerick, Dublin City University, Technological University Dublin, the

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 ...

Munster Technological University Munster Technological University (MTU; ga, Ollscoil Teicneolaíochta na Mumhan) is a public technological university consisting of six campuses located in Cork and Kerry. The university was established in January 2021, the result of a merger b ...

and Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, as well as

St. Patrick's College, Maynooth St Patrick's Pontifical University, Maynooth ( ga, Coláiste Naoimh Phádraig, Maigh Nuad), is the "National Seminary for Ireland" (a Roman Catholic college), and a pontifical university, located in the town of Maynooth, from Dublin, Ireland ...

(Pontifical University), and then a State agency, Quality and Qualifications Ireland, can grant awards in other institutions directly, or delegate the authority to do so. and University of Limerick. The

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 ...

of Dublin has a limited role in education specialising in the preparation of candidates for the degree of barrister-at-law to practice as barristers. Medical schools in Ireland also have particular regulation. There were seven establishments of higher education within Ireland ranked among the top 500 universities worldwide by the '' Times Higher Education Supplement'' in 2008.

Framework

Institutions

The Irish universities include the University of Dublin, better known by the name of its sole college, Trinity College Dublin, the four constituent universities of the National University of Ireland, two universities established in 1989, three technological universities formed by the amalgamation of Institutes of Technology and a professional medical institution. Some colleges are constituent colleges of universities, while others are designated institutions of the State agency Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI), which succeeded the Higher Education and Training Awards Council. The latter include the remaining Institutes of Technology, Colleges of Education, and other independent colleges. Some colleges have "delegated authority" from QQI, this allows them to confer and validate awards in their own name. Some institutions such as the University of Limerick, Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin), and Dublin City University (DCU) have completed a process of modularising their courses (others are still in a transition phase), mostly using the ECTS. The Bologna process and

applied research Applied science is the use of the scientific method and knowledge obtained via conclusions from the method to attain practical goals. It includes a broad range of disciplines such as engineering and medicine. Applied science is often contrasted ...

are the current concerns of national educational policy, additional concerns include the structures of the

. Since the mid-2000s, a number of Institutes of Technology have or are in the process of applying for university designation, including IT Sligo, GMIT and LYIT, (known as th
Connacht Ulster Alliance
, and Waterford. In 2019 TU Dublin amalgamated three institutions in the Dublin region ( Dublin Institute of Technology, Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown, and Institute of Technology, Tallaght), and in 2021

amalgamated two institutions in the Munster region ( Cork Institute of Technology, and Institute of Technology, Tralee), while the Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest did the same further north. The ''Marks & Standards'' document, offered by most institutions, can be consulted for information on the range and criteria set down for awards, while programme specifications offer additional information. In contrast to practice in the rest of the education system, entry tends to be highly competitive for school leavers; the so-called "Points Race" administered by the Central Applications Office (CAO). In 2001 the percentage of school leavers transferring to third level exceeded 50% for the first time, while as of 2005 it was in excess of 55% and expected to grow at approximately 1% per annum for the next decade. There are over 25 third-level courses at graduate and postgraduate level offered through the Irish language. '' Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge'' is the Irish language Department of the University of Galway and it has different off-campus centres throughout the Gaeltacht regions. Dublin City University has an Irish language department called Fiontar. University College Dublin (UCD), TU Dublin, and Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) also offer similar courses. All but two of the seven universities in Ireland offer "open" (omnibus entry) Bachelor of Arts degrees through the

CAO Cao or CAO may refer to: Mythology *Cao (bull), a legendary bull in Meitei mythology Companies or organizations * Air China Cargo, ICAO airline designator CAO *CA Oradea, Romanian football club *CA Osasuna, Spanish football club *Canadian Assoc ...

where the student can choose their specialisation after their first year of study. The two universities that do not offer "open" (omnibus entry) arts degrees, Trinity College Dublin and DCU, do still offer Bachelor of Arts degrees in specific areas of study such as

Drama Studies A drama school, stage school or theatre school is an undergraduate and/or graduate school or department at a college or university; or a free-standing institution (such as the Drama section at the Juilliard School); which specializes in the pr ...

, Journalism, Latin, History, Japanese, and International Relations. In one, Trinity College Dublin, the applicants wishing to read an Arts degree may apply to the college to read a combination of two subjects, such as French and Philosophy - which the student may continue to read jointly or with focus on one. DCU's de facto omnibus entry arts degree is offered by St. Patrick's College of Education (a college of DCU) and is titled " BA in Humanities". All Hallows College (a college of DCU) offer BA in Humanities, Theology Pastoral Care, and English. Entry into higher education institutions is normally done through the CAO. In this way, students wishing to enter university apply to the CAO rather than the individual university. Places in courses are usually awarded based on results in the Leaving Certificate Examination or any international equivalent. Each university has a minimum entry requirement, usually requiring a pass grade in either English or Irish, as well as maths. Some also require a pass grade in a modern continental European language (French, German, Spanish or Italian). Each individual course has further entry requirements, for example, science courses usually require a certain grade in one or two sciences. The student must also achieve the number of points required for the course under the points system. However, universities also have systems in place for accepting mature students, and students who have successfully completed a Post Leaving Certificate or Further Education course. Entry into third-level is generally very high in Ireland (as it also is in Northern Ireland), and among young adults (those aged 25 to 34), 41.6% of them have attained third-level degrees—the second highest level in the EU after Cyprus, and substantially ahead of the average of 29.1%.Measuring Ireland's Progress - 2007
/ref> Broken down by gender, approximately 43% of women and 40% of men Ireland attend third level education.

Fees

Under the "Free Fees Initiative" the Government pays the

tuition Tuition payments, usually known as tuition in American English and as tuition fees in Commonwealth English, are fees charged by education institutions for instruction or other services. Besides public spending (by governments and other public bo ...

fees of students who meet relevant course, nationality and residence requirements as set down under the initiative. These requirements include: Student Finance.ie, information for Undergraduate students * Holding EU nationality, or are a national of member country of the European Economic Area or

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

, or those who have been granted official

refugee A refugee, conventionally speaking, is a displaced person who has crossed national borders and who cannot or is unwilling to return home due to well-founded fear of persecution.

status. * Having been a resident in an EU Member State for at least three of the five years preceding entry to the course. * Are not undertaking a second undergraduate course. Students are required to pay a "registration fee" on entry to their courses. These charges cover costs such as equipment usage, administration fees and exam fees. Charges were €1,500 per student for the 2009/10 school year. University College Dublin, Administrative Services - Fees & Grants These charges have been labelled as "unofficial fees", and some university heads admitted that "student registration charges are fees by any other name". In 2011, after large annual increases, the registration fee was abolished and replaced with a "student contribution". For the school year 2019/2020 this fee stood at €3,000.

Further education

Further education is vocational and technical education and training in post-compulsory education. Awards are offered by a multitude of bodies, both ad-hoc and statutory. Typical areas included are craft and trade apprenticeships, childcare, farming, retail, and tourism. These are typical areas of the economy that do not depend on multinational investment and recognition. There are many different types of further education awards, known as Post Leaving Certificates. The

Further Education and Training Awards Council The Further Education and Training Awards Council ( ga, Comhairle na nDámhachtainí Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna) or FETAC was a statutory qualification-awarding body for further education in Ireland. It was established on 11 June 2001 under th ...

conferred awards in the extra-university system. Further education has expanded immensely in recent years helped by the institutions, and because of this the type and range of these awards have been formalized to restore confidence. There were two separate schemes enabling progression for holders of FETAC awards to universities and institutes of technology. FETAC awards carried points that could be used to access higher education. FETAC was dissolved and its functions were passed to Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) on 6 November 2012, and the progression schemes continued.

Grade inflation

Ireland has a higher proportion of third-level graduates than any other EU country, although many university students are better suited to further education and training, including PLC, apprenticeship and traineeship courses. At the same time, the proportion of graduates with first-class honours has reached record levels, particularly in institutes of technology. There is disagreement about whether this increase is due to improved methods of instructing increasingly motivated students, or simple grade inflation. President Michael D. Higgins believes that it is due to grade inflation, and has expressed concern about the continued quality and value of university degrees. Whatever the reason might be, employers increasingly examine graduates' extracurricular activities, work experiences, and soft skills as they search for the most able applicants.

List of higher education establishments

These are lists of colleges and universities within Ireland; some colleges are constituent colleges of universities.

Universities

Recognised as Universities under the Universities Act, 1997 as amended: * Dublin City University *

Maynooth University The National University of Ireland, Maynooth (NUIM; ga, Ollscoil na hÉireann Mhá Nuad), commonly known as Maynooth University (MU), is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland in Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland. It ...

** University of Galway ** University College Cork ** University College Dublin *

* University of Limerick *

Trinity College Trinity College may refer to: Australia * Trinity Anglican College, an Anglican coeducational primary and secondary school in , New South Wales * Trinity Catholic College, Auburn, a coeducational school in the inner-western suburbs of Sydney, New ...

Technological Universities

Technological Universities have been formed by the merger of former Institutes of Technology. * Atlantic Technological University *

South East Technological University South East Technological University (SETU; ga, Ollscoil Teicneolaíochta an Oirdheiscirt) is a public technological university located in the South East region of Ireland. It was formed from the amalgamation of two existing institutes of tec ...

* Technological University Dublin * Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest

Institutes of technology

* Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology * Dundalk Institute of Technology

Pontifical University

* St Patrick's College, Maynooth (also known as Maynooth College or the Pontifical University at Maynooth)

Colleges of education

St Angela's College of Education, Sligo St. Angela's College, Sligo ( ga, Coláiste San Aingeal, Sligeach) is a college of the Atlantic Technological University located beside Lough Gill, County Sligo. History St. Angela’s College was founded by the Ursuline Order in 1952 and w ...

* Marino Institute of Education *

Mary Immaculate College, Limerick Mary Immaculate College (Coláiste Mhuire gan Smál), also known as MIC and Mary I, is a College of Education and Liberal Arts. Founded in 1898, the university level College of Education and the Liberal Arts is academically linked with the Univ ...

St. Patrick's College, Thurles Mary Immaculate College, (MIC) Thurles is a third level college of education in Thurles, County Tipperary. Formerly a seminary, the college specialises in humanities courses in accounting, business studies, Irish and religious studies. History M ...

Recognised, associated or constituent colleges of Irish universities

* Institute of Public Administration * Irish School of Ecumenics * National College of Art and Design *

National Maritime College of Ireland The National Maritime College of Ireland ( ga, Coláiste Náisiúnta Mara na hÉireann, NMCI) is a public maritime college located in Ringaskiddy, County Cork, Ireland. It is a constituent college of the Munster Technological University. Foun ...

Shannon College of Hotel Management Shannon College of Hotel Management was founded in 1951 as Ireland's first designated College of Hotel Management. Since 2015 it is fully incorporated into the University of Galway. The college was founded by Dr. Brendan O'Regan and is based in ...

National institutions

* Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies *

Garda Síochána College Garda Síochána College is the education and training college of the Garda Síochána (Irish police service). It is located at McCan Barracks, Templemore, County Tipperary in Ireland. The college has been in Templemore since 1964. History The ...

Military College, Curragh Camp The Curragh Camp ( ga, Campa an Churraigh) is an army base and military college in The Curragh, County Kildare, Ireland. It is the main training centre for the Irish Defence Forces and is home to 2,000 military personnel. History Longstandin ...

* National Ambulance Service College

State-aided and chartered institutions

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 ...

* National College of Ireland (formerly National College of Industrial Relations) * Royal Irish Academy of Music * Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (postgraduate medical qualifications)

Other institutions

* American College Dublin *

Burren College of Art Burren College of Art is an Irish non-profit independent art college specialising in undergraduate and graduate Fine Art education, located in Ballyvaughan, County Clare, Ireland. The Master of Fine Art programme is accredited by the University ...

Carmelite Institute of Britain and Ireland The Carmelite Institute of Britain and Ireland (CIBI) is an initiative by the Carmelite Irish and British province and the Anglo-Irish Province of Discalced Carmelites, founded in December 2005, which provides distance learning/online courses at u ...

, theology programmes validated by

Cavan Institute Cavan Institute (previously ''Cavan College of Further Studies'') is a third level college located in the town of Cavan in the Republic of Ireland. The college's main campus is located on Cathedral Road, with other sites at Drumalee, in the tow ...

Christian Leadership in Education Office (CLEO) Christian Leadership in Education Office (CLEO), provides postgraduate training in education in Cork, Ireland. Originally founded in 1991 as the ''Christian Formation Resource Centre (CFRC)'' by a number of Catholic religious orders, in 1997 it cam ...

, postgraduate education programmes validated by the University of Hull * Church of Ireland Theological Institute (partly in cooperation with Trinity College Dublin) * City Colleges *

Coláiste na hÉireann Coláiste na hÉireann (; English: "College of Ireland") is a third-level college in Dublin, Ireland offering qualifications in the study of translation and the Irish language. History Gaelchultúr was founded in 2004 with the aim of promotin ...

Coláiste Stiofáin Naofa Coláiste Stiofáin Naofa is an educational institution in Cork city in Ireland. Like other further education colleges in Ireland, the college offers further education courses, including Post Leaving Certificate courses. Coláiste Stiofáin ...

*College of Progressive Education *

Cork College of Commerce Cork College of Commerce is a college that was established in December 1908 in Cork, Ireland. It was originally named the "School of Commerce and Domestic Science". Purpose Since 1991, when the last of its secondary school students finished ...

Digital Skills Academy Digital usually refers to something using discrete digits, often binary digits. Technology and computing Hardware *Digital electronics, electronic circuits which operate using digital signals **Digital camera, which captures and stores digital i ...

(historically validated by Dublin Institute of Technology and

Boston College Boston College (BC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Founded in 1863, the university has more than 9,300 full-time undergraduates and nearly 5,000 graduate students. Although Boston College is classifie ...

) * Dorset College * Dublin Business School *

Dublin Institute of Design Dublin Design Institute (DDI) ga, Institiúid Dearadh Átha Cliathis the longest-established specialised design private third level (higher education) college in Ireland. About Dublin Design Institute Established in 1991, Dublin Design Inst ...

Gaiety School of Acting The Gaiety School of Acting (GSA) is a drama school located on Essex Street West in Temple Bar, Dublin, Ireland. It was founded by theatre director Joe Dowling in 1986. Organisation and location The Gaiety School of Acting was founded in 198 ...

* Galway Business School * The Grafton Academy of Fashion Design *

Griffith College Cork Griffith College Cork is an independent, third-level, higher education institution which merged with Skerry's College Cork in 2005. Griffith College Cork runs degree and diploma programmes in Business, Law, Computing, Media & Journalism, Pha ...

* Griffith College Dublin *

Griffith College Limerick Griffith College Limerick (GCL) ( ga, Coláiste Uí Ghríofa, IPA: �kɔlaːʃtʲəˈiːˈʝɾʲiːfˠə is a private college in Limerick city, Ireland. The college was established in 2006 when the Mid West Business Institute was acquired by ...

Hibernia College Hibernia College is a third-level private college in Ireland. Its main entity, the Hibernia College School of Education, provides an initial teacher training programme, and other professional teaching courses. Education Hibernia College’s ...

IBAT College Dublin IBAT College Dublin is a private for-profit higher education institution located in Dublin, Ireland. It was founded in 2004 as the Institute of Business and Technology. From 2009 to 2011 it was known as IBAT College Swords. As of 2019, the co ...

*ICD Business School * Independent College Dublin * Irish Bible Institute (a component of the University of Wales(2005-2013), York St John University since 2014.) * Irish Management Institute *

Kimmage Development Studies Centre Kimmage Development Studies Centre (DSC) was a private third level institution based at Holy Ghost Missionary College, Kimmage Manor, Dublin, Ireland from 1974 to July 2018. It provided courses in Development Studies since 1974 as well as other ...

(merged into

) * Mallow College of Further Education *

Newman College Ireland Newman College Ireland was a Catholic liberal arts college in Northern Ireland which was opened in 2014. Named after Cardinal John Henry Newman, the founder of the Catholic University of Ireland which became University College Dublin, the college ...

* Pitman Training Ireland *

Portobello Institute Portobello Institute is a private third level college delivering further and higher education specialising in Early Years, Sport, Facilities Management, Travel and Tourism and Business of Fashion. It has a variety of programmes validated by a n ...

The Priory Institute The Priory Institute, is part of the St. Mary's Dominican Priory on the grounds of the old Tallaght Castle, Dublin 24, Ireland and provides, certificate, diploma, and degree programmes in theology and philosophy. Course accreditation In 2011, ...

(validated by Institute of Technology, Tallaght) * Spirituality Institute for Research and Education (Masters validated by Waterford Institute of Technology) *

St. John's Central College St. John's Central College (Irish: Lár Choláiste Eoin) is a further education college in Cork City, Ireland. The college is administered by the Cork Education and Training Board. History of St. John's Central College 19th Century The ear ...

* St. Nicholas Montessori College * St. Patrick's, Carlow College * Setanta College *Turning Point

Foreign institutions with a presence in Ireland

As well as "Study Abroad" programmes from US universities, a UK institution, a French business school and a number of US universities have presences in Ireland: *

Ireland – delivers "Study Abroad" and summer programmes on St. Stephens Green, central Dublin *

Champlain College Champlain College is a private college in Burlington, Vermont. Founded in 1878, Champlain offers on-campus undergraduate and online undergraduate courses through Champlain College Online, along with online certificate and degree programs and ma ...

Ireland - delivers "Study Abroad" programmes to US students at a campus on Leeson Street, central Dublin * Duquesne University – students study in UCD and stay at Duquesne University's St. Michael's House facility *

École de management de Normandie The École de Management de Normandie (also known as EM Normandie Business School) is a business school created in 1871. Incorporated as a Higher Education & Research non-profit association (under the 1901 Act) and operating under private law, it ...

- A Dublin campus opened in 2017 * Georgia Southern University - Opened in 2019, Georgia Southern University has a campus in Wexford Town * University of Notre Dame – have two centres in Ireland, the new Notre Dame Center at Kylemore Abbey in Connemara and O'Connell House in Dublin wfrom where students study at Trinity or UCD * Open University – the UK based Open University has an Irish office in Dublin * Sacred Heart University – has an Irish studies base in Dingle, County Kerry

Foreign institutions who validate programmes in Ireland

Historically a number of institutions, including seminaries such as St. Patrick's, Carlow College, St. Kieran's College, Kilkenny,

, and Tullabeg College, would have prepared students from examinations with the University of London. In recent years a number of mainly private colleges have had programmes accredited by UK universities. * University of Chester - National Training Centre, Dublin * University of Dundee - in partnership with Ballyfermot College of Further Education since 2004 * University of East London - Institute of Child Education Psychology Europe, Dublin and Chevron Training and Recruitment *

Heriot-Watt University Heriot-Watt University ( gd, Oilthigh Heriot-Watt) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was established in 1821 as the School of Arts of Edinburgh, the world's first mechanics' institute, and subsequently granted univ ...

- Griffith College, Limerick * University of Hull - Christian Leadership in Education Office, Cork, since 1993 * University of Hull - validated programmes at the Irish School of Ecumenics (1972-1982) *

Liverpool John Moores University , mottoeng = Fortune favours the bold , established = 1823 – Liverpool Mechanics' School of Arts1992 – Liverpool John Moores University , type = Public , endowment = , coor ...

- validated programmes for DBS * London Metropolitan University - Portobello Institute *

Middlesex University Middlesex University London (legally Middlesex University and abbreviated MDX) is a public research university in Hendon, northwest London, England. The name of the university is taken from its location within the historic county boundaries ...

- PCI College, Dublin *

University of Northumbria , mottoeng = A lifetime of learning , established = 1877 - Rutherford College of Technology1969 - Newcastle Polytechnic1992 - gained university status , type = Public , budget = � ...

- Law Society of Ireland *

Nottingham Trent University Nottingham Trent University (NTU) is a public research university in Nottingham, England. It was founded as a new university in 1992, although its roots go back to 1843 with the establishment of the Nottingham Government School of Design, w ...

- validated degrees for Griffith College * University of Reading - Irish Management Institute * University of Ulster - Irish Times Training and Marino Institute of Education * University of Wales - validated degrees for Portobello College,

and Irish Bible Institute *

University of Wales Trinity Saint David , image = Crest of TSD.png , image_size = 200px , caption = Coat of armsUniversity of Wales Trinity Saint David , established = 2010 ( Saint David's College, Lampeter founded 1822 and opened 1827; royal charter 1828) ...

- validates MBA programme at IBAT College, Dublin * University of West London - British/Irish Modern Music Institute, Dublin * University of the West of Scotland - Filmbase, Dublin * University of Wolverhampton - Coláiste Dhúlaigh College of Further Education, Coolock and Edenmore * York St John University - Irish Bible Institute since 2014 * York St John University - validated the

Masters programme from 2012-2016 * Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas - award degrees at the Domician Studium * St John's College, Nottingham - has validated programmes with the Church of Ireland Theological Institute

Defunct institutions

The following are defunct institutions, due to closure or merger. This list does not include institutions that were renamed. *

Albert Agricultural College Albert College was an agricultural college in the northern suburbs of Dublin, Ireland. Today its former main building, known as the ''Albert College Building'', built 1851, is the oldest building on the Glasnevin campus of Dublin City Univer ...

(1838–1979), part of UCD from 1926-1979, NIHE Dublin (now DCU) was built on Albert College * All Hallows College (1842–2016), now part of Dublin City University * Apothecaries' Hall, Dublin (1791–1971) * Bandon University, Bandon, Co. Cork (? - Reformation of King Henry VIII) Considered a University by the Papacy * Catholic University of Ireland (1854–1908), evolved into University College Dublin * Church of Ireland College of Education (1816-2016), previously linked to University of Dublin, now part of DCU * Cork Institute of Technology, merged with IT Tralee in 2021 to form

* Froebel College of Education (1943–2013), now part of Maynooth University *

HSI College HSI may refer to: Science and technology * Hardware Security Integration * HSI color space, used in computer vision applications * Heterosubtypic immunity * High Speed Interconnect, a Nvidia computer chip * Horizontal shaft impactor, a type of rock ...

IT Tralee The Institute of Technology, Tralee (IT Tralee; ga, Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Thrá Lí) was an institute of technology, located in Tralee, Ireland. It was established in 1977 as the Regional Technical College, Tralee. In January 2021, itse ...

, merged with

CIT CIT or cit may refer to: Organizations * CIT Group, an American banking and financial services company * CIT Bank, a subsidiary of CIT Group * Center for Information Technology, of the US government * Compagnia Italiana Turismo, an Italian travel ...

in 2021 to form

Irish Academy for the Performing Arts Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

(2002–2004) * Kimmage Mission Institute (1991-2005) moved to Milltown and merged with Milltown Institute * Mater Dei Institute of Education (1966–2016), now part of Dublin City University * Media Lab Europe (2000–05) *

Mid West Business Institute The Mid West Business Institute (MWBI), founded in 1988 and situated in Limerick, Ireland, was a third level business and technology college. It is now Griffith College Limerick. History Originally located in Bruce House, when the MWBI moved ...

, now part of Griffith College Limerick * Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy (1968–2015) *

Newman College, Dublin Newman College Dublin was a for profit private college in Dublin, Ireland. It had premises in Merrion Square and in Newtownpark Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin. The college ran a number of ''pre-university'' and repeat Irish Leaving Certificate ...

, merged into Griffith College *

Our Lady of Mercy College, Carysfort Our Lady of Mercy College, Carysfort (commonly known as Carysfort College) was a ''College of Education'' in Dublin, Ireland from its foundation in 1877 until its closure in 1988. Educating primary school teachers, and located in a parkland cam ...

(1877–1988) *

Portobello College Dublin Portobello, Porto Bello, Porto Belo, Portabello, or Portabella may refer to: Places Brazil * Porto Belo Ireland * Portobello, Dublin * Cathal Brugha Barracks, Dublin formerly ''Portobello Barracks'' New Zealand * Portobello, New Zealand, on ...

, acquired by Dublin Business School in 2007 *

Queen's University of Ireland The Queen's University of Ireland was established formally by Royal Charter on 3 September 1850, as the degree-awarding university of the ''Queen's Colleges'' of Belfast, Cork, and Galway that were established in 1845 "to afford a university e ...

(1850–82) * Royal University of Ireland (1880–1909), succeeded by the National University of Ireland *

St Catherine's College of Education for Home Economics St. Catherine’s College of Education for Home Economics, was set up by the Dominican Order in 1929 for the training of secondary school teachers of Domestic Science. The college was known more colloquially as either ‘St Catherine’s’ or ...

* St Patrick's College of Education (1875–2016), now part of Dublin City University *

Tipperary Institute The Technological University of the Shannon: Thurles Campus (TUS Thurles; established as the Tipperary Institute and later as LIT Tipperary ga, ITL Thiobráid Arann) is a constituent institute of the Technological University of the Shannon, lo ...

(1999-2011), now part of Limerick Institute of Technology * Thomond College of Education, Limerick (1973–1991), became part of University of Limerick *

Tourism College Killybegs Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tours. The World Tourism Organization defines tourism mo ...

(? - 2001), now part of Letterkenny Institute of Technology * University of Dublin (medieval) (operated intermittently 1320–1534) * Limerick Institute of Technology, merged with AIT in 2021 to form the Technological University of the Shannon (TUS). *

Athlone Institute of Technology The Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT; ga, Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Bhaile Átha Luain) was an institute of technology, located in Athlone, Ireland. Established in 1970, the institute's campus was located on University Road. A conso ...

, merged with LIT in 2021 to form the Technological University of the Shannon (TUS).

Professional Bodies

Chartered Accountants Ireland Chartered Accountants Ireland was established by Royal Charter on 14 May 1888, and is Ireland's largest accountancy body. According to its website, it represents over 30,000 members globally. Chartered Accountants Ireland is part of the Con ...

- Accounting professional body * Institution of Engineers of Ireland (Engineers Ireland) - Engineers professional body *

Law Society of Ireland The Law Society of Ireland ( ga, Dlí-Chumann na hÉireann) is a professional body established on 24 June 1830 and is the educational, representative and regulatory body of the solicitors' profession in Ireland. As of 2020, the Law Society had ...

- Solicitor professional body *

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 ...

- Barrister professional body *

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Founded in 1904, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is the global professional accounting body offering the Chartered Certified Accountant qualification (ACCA). It has 240,952 members and 541,930 future members worldwid ...

- Accounting professional body * Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland - the professional body for Architects in Ireland

Footnotes

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