Marino Institute of Education ( Irish: ), abbreviated as Marino Institute or MIE, is an Irish College of Education, an associated College of

Trinity College Dublin Trinity College Dublin (), officially titled The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, and legally incorporated as Trinity College, the University of Dublin (TCD), is the sole constituent college of the Unive ...

. It is located on Griffith Avenue, Dublin 9. Its degrees and diplomas are awarded by the University of Dublin, Trinity College. Marino Institute of Education comprises the College of Education, the Conference Centre, Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and various support services.

History

In 1831, the residence of the Superior General of the Irish Christian Brothers and the centre of teacher training was moved to North Richmond Street (O’Connell Schools) Dublin from Our Lady's Mount (North Monastery) in Cork. In 1874, the residence of the Superior General of the Irish Christian Brothers was transferred to ''Belvedere House'' in Drumcondra now the President's House in St Patrick's College of Education. In 1881, the Congregation moved to

Marino House Marino House and gardens was a Georgian house and estate in Marino in the northern suburbs of Dublin, Ireland, constructed sometime around 1755 and later remodeled by Sir William Chambers for the 1st Earl of Charlemont. Chambers later also desig ...

, on the original Lord Charlemont demesne. In 1900, the foundation stone was laid for a new Generalate, called St Mary's, and this is still the main building on the college campus today. St Mary's building was completed, and opened, in 1905. The college trained Christian Brothers who taught throughout the world, on all five continents. In 1926, the Congregation became involved in the Irish National School system, and consequentially the college's focus on primary education increased. In 1929, the Department of Education recognised the college as a teacher training college and students were awarded a ''National Teachers' Diploma'' (NT) on completion of their course. In 1971, Brothers of other orders such as the De La Salle, and Marist Brothers, began to attend the college. From 1972, lay students were admitted to Marino Institute of Education. The B.Ed qualification gained from Marino Institute of Education was validated by

. In 2006, Dr. Anne O'Gara was appointed President of Marino Institute of Education. 2012 saw

join the Christian Brothers in Co-Trusteeship of Marino Institute of Education. In May 2018, Dr. Teresa O'Doherty was appointed President

Other activities

The

Irish language Irish (Standard Irish: ), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic ( ), is a Celtic language of the Indo-European language family. It is a member of the Goidelic languages of the Insular Celtic sub branch of the family and is indigenous ...

is encouraged and fostered in the college. Marino Institute of Education provides a Study Abroad Programme with Iona College New York.Spring Program in Dublin, Ireland
Study Abroad Programmes, Iona College Website

Notable alumni

* John Allen (born 1955) - hurler and

Gaelic football Gaelic football (; short name '')'', commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA, or football, is an Irish team sport. A form of football, it is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score ...

er *

Gerry Breen Gerry Breen (born 20 October 1957) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician and Lord Mayor of Dublin. Born in Clontarf in Dublin, educated at Coláiste Mhuire and University College Dublin (B Comm), Breen first entered politics in 1981 when he ...

(born 1957) -

Fine Gael Fine Gael ( ; ; ) is a centre-right, liberal-conservative, Christian democratic political party in Ireland. Fine Gael is currently the third-largest party in the Republic of Ireland in terms of members of Dáil Éireann. The party had a member ...

politician *

Sinéad Burke Sinéad Burke (born 1990) is an Irish writer, academic and disability activist, known for her TED talk 'Why design should include everyone'. She is the director of the consulting organisation Tilting the Lens, which works to raise the baseline ...

(born 1990) - writer, academic and disability activist *

Tadhg Morley Tadhg Morley () is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays as a centre back at senior level for the Kerry county team. Playing career Underage Morley played minor for Kerry in 2010 and 2011. He played Under-21 for Kerry in 2012, 2013 and 2014. ...

(born 1993) - All-Ireland winner with Kerry * Marty O'Reilly (born 1993) - hurler and

er *

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (; born 22 July 1976) is an Irish Labour Party politician who has been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Ireland for the Dublin constituency since July 2024. He previously served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for ...

(born 1976) - Labour Party politician *

Róisín Shortall Róisín Shortall (born 25 April 1954) is an Irish former Social Democrats politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North-West constituency from 1992 to 2024. She was previously founding joint leader of the Social Democrats ...

(born 1954) -

Social Democrats Social democracy is a social, economic, and political philosophy within socialism that supports political and economic democracy and a gradualist, reformist, and democratic approach toward achieving social equality. In modern practice, s ...

politician

References

External links

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MIE Conference Centre
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