University College Dublin (Irish: Coláiste na hOllscoile, Baile Átha Cliath), commonly referred to as UCD, is a public research university in Dublin, Ireland, and a member institution of the National University of Ireland. With 38,417 students, it is Ireland's largest university.
Trinity College Dublin (Irish: Coláiste na Tríonóide, Baile Átha Cliath), officially titled The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin,[19] and legally incorporated as Trinity College, the University of Dublin (TCD),[20][21] is the sole constituent college of the University of Dublin in the Republic of Ireland.[22] Founded by Queen Elizabeth I in 1592 through a royal charter,[23][24] it is one of the extant seven "ancient universities" of Great Britain and Ireland.[11] Trinity contributed to Irish literature during the Georgian and Victorian eras, and played a key role in the recognition of Dublin as a UNESCO City of Literature.[
The University of Galway (Irish: Ollscoil na Gaillimhe) is a public research university located in the city of Galway, Ireland.
The university was founded in 1845 as "Queen's College, Galway". It was known as "University College, Galway" (UCG) (Irish: Coláiste na hOllscoile, Gaillimh) from 1908 to 1997 and as "National University of Ireland Galway" (NUI Galway) (Irish: Ollscoil na hÉireann Gaillimh; OÉ Gaillimh) from 1997 to 2022. In September 2022, it changed its name to "Ollscoil na Gaillimhe - University of Galway".[3]
The University of Galway is a member of the Coimbra Group, a network of 40 long-established European universities.
University College Cork – National University of Ireland, Cork (UCC)[4] (Irish: Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh) is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland, and located in Cork.
The university was founded in 1845 as one of three Queen's Colleges located in Belfast, Cork, and Galway.[5] It became University College, Cork, under the Irish Universities Act 1908. The Universities Act 1997 renamed the university as National University of Ireland, Cork, and a Ministerial Order of 1998 renamed the university as University College Cork – National University of Ireland, Cork,[6] though it continues to be almost universally known as University College Cork.
Dublin City University (abbreviated as DCU) (Irish: Ollscoil Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath[1]) is a university based on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. Created as the National Institute for Higher Education, Dublin in 1975, it enrolled its first students in 1980, and was elevated to university status (along with the NIHE Limerick, now the University of Limerick) in September 1989 by statute.
In September 2016, DCU completed the process of incorporating four other Dublin-based educational institutions: the Church of Ireland College of Education, All Hallows College, Mater Dei Institute of Education and St Patrick's College.[
University of Limerick (UL) (Irish: Ollscoil Luimnigh) is a public research university institution in Limerick, Ireland. Founded in 1972,[5] as the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick, it became a university in September 1989 in accordance with the University of Limerick Act 1989.[6] It was the first university established since Irish independence in 1922, followed by the establishment of Dublin City University.
