List of Irish Universities - Definition and Overview

This is a list of colleges and universities in the Republic of Ireland, some colleges are constituent colleges of universities.

Universities

(Recognised under the Universities Act, 1997 (http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1997_24.html))

• Dublin City University
• National University of Ireland
  • University College Cork - National University of Ireland, Cork
  • University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin
  • National University of Ireland, Galway
  • National University of Ireland, Maynooth
• University of Dublin
  • Trinity College, Dublin
• University of Limerick
  • Mary Immaculate College, Limerick

Colleges of Education

• St Angela's College of Education, Sligo
• St Catherine's College of Education for Home Economics
• Church of Ireland College of Education
• Froebel College of Education
• The Marino Institute of Education
• Mater Dei Institute of Education
• St Patrick's College of Education
• College of Commerce, Cork
• St. Johns College, Cork
• Central Technical Institute, Waterford

Independent Colleges

• Abbey School of Theatre
• All Hallows College
• American College Dublin
• Burren College of Art
• Development Studies Centre
• Dublin Business School
• Honorable Society of King's Inns
• HSI College
• Irish School of Ecumenics
• Killybegs Tourism School
• St Michael's House
• Mid West Business Institute
• Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy
• National College of Art and Design
• National College of Ireland
• St Nicholas Montessori
• St Patrick's College, Maynooth
• Portobello College Dublin
• Royal College of Physicians in Ireland
• Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
• Shannon College of Hotel Management
• Tipperary Institute

Institutes of Technology

(Recognised under the Regional Technical Colleges Act, 1992 (http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1992_16.html))

• Athlone Institute of Technology
• Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown
• Institute of Technology, Carlow
• Cork Institute of Technology
  • Cork School of Music
• Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology
• Dundalk Institute of Technology
• Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
• Letterkenny Institute of Technology
• Limerick Institute of Technology
  • Limerick School of Art and Design
• Institute of Technology, Sligo
• Institute of Technology, Tallaght
• Institute of Technology, Tralee
• Waterford Institute of Technology

National Institutions

• Dublin Institute of Technology
• Garda Síochána College
• Institute of Public Administration
• Irish Management Institute
• Military College, Curragh Camp

Research Institutions

• Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
• Media Lab Europe

See also

• List of Ireland-related topics
  • Education in the Republic of Ireland
    • Central Applications Office
    • HEAnet - Ireland's National Education & Research Network
    • Higher Education Authority
    • Higher Education & Training Awards Council
    • National Qualifications Authority of Ireland
    • Postgraduate Applications Centre
    • State Examinations Commission
• List of colleges and universities
  • List of universities in Northern Ireland

External links

• League tables
  • The Sunday Times, 2002 (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3501-412632,00.html)
  • The Sunday Times, 2003 (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,8444-815589,00.html)
  • The Sunday Times, 2004 (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,8444-1266614,00.html)

• Representative
  • Institutions
    • Conference of Heads of Irish Universities (http://www.chiu.ie)
    • Conference of University Rectors in Ireland (http://www.cri.ie)
    • Council of Directors of Institutes of Technology (http://www.councilofdirectors.ie)
  • Staff
    • Irish Federation of University Teachers (http://www.ifut.ie)
    • Teachers' Union of Ireland (http://www.tui.ie)
  • Students
    • Union of Students of Ireland (http://www.usi.ie)