Trinity College Dublin,officially titled The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin,is the sole constituent college of the University of Dublin,Ireland. Founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I who issued a royal charter on the advice of the Lord Chancellor of Ireland Adam Loftus,it is Ireland's oldest university and was modelled after the collegiate universities of both Oxford and Cambridge,with whom it shares a symbiotic history. The epithets "Trinity College Dublin" and "University of Dublin" are usually considered as synonyms,as only one such college was ever established in Ireland.
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,having been 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.
The Institute of Technology,Carlow was an institute of technology,located in Carlow,Ireland. The institute had campuses in Carlow,Wexford,and Wicklow,as well as a part-time provision elsewhere in Ireland. Along with the Waterford Institute of Technology,the institute was dissolved on 1 May 2022 and was succeeded by the South East Technological University.
Enniscorthy is the second-largest town in County Wexford,Ireland. The town is located on the picturesque River Slaney and in close proximity to the Blackstairs Mountains and Ireland's longest beach,Curracloe.
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.
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.
Desmond Fitzgerald is an Irish medical doctor and academic leader. On 6 October 2016,Fitzgerald was announced as the President-elect of the University of Limerick. He took up this role in early 2017,becoming the fifth President. He resigned in May 2020 for "personal health concerns" citing the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to this,Fitzgerald held the positions of Vice President for Health Affairs with University College Dublin and Chief Academic Officer at Ireland East Hospital Group from 2015 to 2016.
St Peter's College,Wexford is an Irish secondary school and former seminary located in Summerhill,overlooking Wexford town. It is a single-sex school for male pupils. Currently,the school has 785 students enrolled.
The University Times is a student newspaper. Published from Trinity College Dublin,it is financially supported by Trinity College Dublin Students' Union but maintains a mutually agreed policy of editorial independence.
The Fergal Maher Cup is a hurling cup competition for Third-level Colleges. The Cup is awarded to the winners of the Tier 3 Championship.
The Ryan Cup is the tier 2 hurling championship for third level colleges,the Fitzgibbon Cup being the tier 1 hurling championship trophy. The Ryan Cup competition is administered by Comhairle Ard Oideachais Cumann Lúthchleas Gael (CLG),the GAA's Higher Education Council.
Bartholomew Lloyd was an Irish mathematician and academic who served as the 27th Provost of Trinity College Dublin from 1731 to 1737. His entire career was spent at Trinity College Dublin. As Erasmus Smith's Professor of Mathematics there,he promoted significant curricular reforms,including the introduction of the teaching of calculus.
Anthony Martin was an Anglo-Irish Anglican priest who served as Provost of Trinity College Dublin from 1645 to 1650. He played a prominent role in the religious and political life of Ireland during the 17th century Martin is known for his contributions to the ecclesiastical affairs of Ireland and his efforts to strengthen the Church of Ireland during a time of religious and political upheaval.
Technological University Dublin or TU Dublin is Ireland's first technological university,established on 1 January 2019,and with a history stretching back to 1887 through the amalgamated Dublin Institute of Technology which progressed from the first technical education institution in Ireland,the City of Dublin Technical Schools. It is the second-largest third-level institution in Ireland,with a student population of 28,500.
Caitríona Lally is a professor of Bioengineering in Trinity College,Dublin. She has been a qualified mechanical engineer since 1997. She did a PhD in cardiovascular biomechanics.
Daire Kilian Keogh is an academic historian and third-level educational leader,president of Dublin City University (DCU) since July 2020.
The School of Engineering,Trinity College Dublin is the oldest engineering school in Ireland and one of the oldest in the world. It provides undergraduate,taught postgraduate and research degrees in engineering. It is the highest-ranked engineering school in Ireland by QS Rankings and by Times World University Rankings.
Linda E. Doyle is an Irish academic and educator who is the 45th Provost of Trinity College Dublin,the university's chief officer,having assumed the office in August 2021. An electrical engineer,she has had a long academic career at Trinity,from the 1990s,most recently as Professor of Engineering and the Arts,in addition to holding other management roles such as Dean of Research. She has also led one telecommunications research centre at the university,and was the founding director of another,the multi-institution organisation known as CONNECT. Doyle has worked as a member of regulatory and advisory bodies in both Ireland,on broadband network strategy,and the UK,on mobile spectrum allocation. She is or has also been a director of public outreach projects such as Science Gallery Dublin and its international network,of two non-profit art galleries,and of two university spin-off companies.
John Gabriel Byrne was an Irish computer scientist and engineer. He founded the department of computer science in Trinity College Dublin,serving as its first head and professor,and has been referred to as "The Father of Computing in Ireland".
