The University of Limerick (UL) is a public research university institution in Limerick, Ireland. Founded in 1972 as the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick, it became a university in 1989 in accordance with the University of Limerick Act 1989. It was the first university established since Irish independence in 1922, followed by the establishment of Dublin City University later the same day.
The National University of Ireland (NUI) is a federal university system of constituent universities and recognised colleges set up under the Irish Universities Act, 1908, and significantly amended by the Universities Act, 1997.
The National University of Ireland, Maynooth, commonly known as Maynooth University (MU), is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland in Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland. It was Ireland's youngest university until Technological University Dublin was established in 2019, as it was founded by the Universities Act, 1997 from the secular faculties of the now separate St Patrick's College, Maynooth, which was founded in 1795. Maynooth is also the only university town in Ireland, all other universities being based within cities.
St Patrick's Pontifical University, Maynooth, is the "National Seminary for Ireland", and a pontifical university, located in the town of Maynooth, 24 km (15 mi) from Dublin, Ireland.
Third-level education in the Republic of Ireland includes all education after second-level, encompassing higher education in universities and colleges and further education 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, National University of Ireland, University of Limerick, Dublin City University, Technological University Dublin, the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Munster Technological University and Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, as well as St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, 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 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.
St Patrick's, Carlow College, is a liberal arts college located in Carlow, Ireland. The college is the second oldest third level institution in Ireland and was founded in 1782 by James Keefe, then Roman Catholic Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, and his co-adjutor bishop Daniel Delany.
Griffith College is one of the two largest, and one of the longest-established private, third level colleges in Ireland.
Dromcollogher, officially Dromcolliher, is a small town located at the crossroads of the R522 and R515 regional roads in the west of County Limerick, Ireland. It is part of the parish of Dromcollogher-Broadford. It is also very close to the boundary of north County Cork.
Newbridge College, formally the Dominican College Newbridge, is a co-educational private fee-paying voluntary secondary school in Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland, run by the Roman Catholic Dominican Order. The Dominican Friars founded Newbridge College in 1852 as a boarding school for boys. Today, still run by the Dominican Fathers, Newbridge College is a mixed day school with a student population of almost 1,000 pupils.
St Kieran's College is a Roman Catholic secondary school, located on College Road, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland.
Griffith College Limerick (GCL) is a private college in Limerick city, Ireland. The college was established in 2006 when the Mid West Business Institute was acquired by Griffith College Dublin. The college runs full-time and part-time courses in accountancy, business, law, engineering, computing, and information technology, and has a range of part-time courses available.
The Irish Bible Institute (IBI) is an unaccredited, evangelical Bible institute located in Dublin, Ireland. Its Honors Bachelors and Masters level courses in Applied Theology are validated by York St John University, and so confirms to the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education of England and Wales regulations. Academic programmes are delivered in class are also available online.
The Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy was a Jesuit-run institution of higher education and research, located in Dublin, Ireland. It was located in Ranelagh, County Dublin.
Holy Cross College, located in Clonliffe Road, Drumcondra was founded in 1854 as the Catholic diocesan seminary for Dublin by Cardinal Paul Cullen (1803–78)
Froebel College of Education was one of five colleges in Ireland which was recognized by the Department of Education and Skills for the training and education of national school teachers. It was located at Sion Hill, Cross Avenue, Blackrock, Dublin and was run by the Dominican Order.
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.
Liam Ryan was an Irish priest, sociologist and hurler who played as a left wing-forward at senior level for the Limerick county team.
Michael Casey OP, FICI, (1902–1997) was an Irish Dominican priest and Chemist. Casey was born in Waterford in 1902. He studied science in University College Dublin, before joining civil service as Assistant State Chemist. Aged 26 he joined the Dominican order and was ordained in 1934, going on to teach science at Newbridge College. In 1936 he was instrumental in the re-foundation of the Chemical Association of Ireland.
Kairos Communications is a not-for-profit media production and training company based in Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland. It has produced programmes for multiple channels and other clients, and has its own studios.
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 undergraduate and postgraduate level in Carmelite Theology. In its initial year 90 students commenced their study on the initial two programmes. On 6th October 2009 the first graduations of students enrolled in the CIBI took place in the Milltown Institute, Dublin, Ireland. From its foundation CIBI programmes were accredited by the Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy until its closure in 2015, subsequently the CIBI programmes have been validated by St. Patrick's College, Maynooth. The BTh Carmelite Studies accredited by Maynooth was launched in 2016.
