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Trinity College Dublin (TCD) — Dublin

Main areas:

  • Computer Science / IT

  • Artificial Intelligence & Data Science

  • Engineering

  • Business

  • Economics

  • Medicine

  • Nursing

  • Pharmacy

  • Biological Sciences

  • Psychology

  • Law

  • Education

  • Architecture

  • Arts & Humanities

University College Dublin (UCD) — Dublin

Main areas:

  • Computer Science

  • Data Science

  • Engineering

  • Business / Management

  • Finance / Accounting

  • Medicine

  • Nursing

  • Veterinary Medicine

  • Agriculture

  • Food Science

  • Biotechnology

  • Psychology

  • Law

  • Architecture

  • Education

University College Cork (UCC) — Cork

Main areas:

  • Computer Science / IT

  • Engineering

  • Business

  • Finance

  • Medicine

  • Nursing

  • Pharmacy

  • Public Health

  • Biotechnology

  • Food Science

  • Psychology

  • Law

  • Social Work

  • Arts & Humanities

University of Galway — Galway

Main areas:

  • Computer Science / IT

  • Engineering

  • Business

  • Medicine

  • Nursing

  • Health Sciences

  • Biomedical Science

  • Biotechnology

  • Psychology

  • Law

  • Environmental Science

  • Marine Science

  • Arts & Humanities

University of Limerick (UL) — Limerick

Main areas:

  • Computer Science

  • Software Engineering

  • Engineering

  • Business

  • Accounting & Finance

  • Nursing

  • Health Sciences

  • Psychology

  • Sports Science

  • Education

  • Architecture

  • Science

  • Humanities

Dublin City University (DCU) — Dublin

Main areas:

  • Computer Science

  • Artificial Intelligence

  • Data Analytics

  • Engineering

  • Business

  • Accounting

  • Finance

  • Nursing

  • Psychology

  • Education

  • Communications / Media

  • Biotechnology

  • Science

Maynooth University — Maynooth

Main areas:

  • Computer Science

  • Data Science

  • Business

  • Economics

  • Finance

  • Engineering

  • Science

  • Psychology

  • Education

  • Social Science

  • Geography

  • Mathematics

  • Arts & Humanities

Technological Universities

Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin)

Main areas:

  • Computing / IT

  • Cybersecurity

  • Data Science

  • Engineering

  • Business

  • Accounting

  • Finance

  • Hospitality & Tourism

  • Culinary Arts

  • Architecture

  • Construction

  • Design

  • Media

  • Pharmaceutical / Health Sciences

Munster Technological University (MTU)

Main areas:

  • Computing

  • Software Development

  • Engineering

  • Business

  • Accounting

  • Nursing

  • Health Sciences

  • Pharmaceutical Science

  • Tourism & Hospitality

  • Art & Design

  • Science

Atlantic Technological University (ATU)

Campuses include areas such as Galway, Sligo, Letterkenny and Mayo.
Main areas:

  • Computing / IT

  • Engineering

  • Business

  • Nursing

  • Health Sciences

  • Biomedical Science

  • Agriculture

  • Environmental Science

  • Tourism

  • Hospitality

  • Design

  • Science

South East Technological University (SETU)

Main areas:

  • Computing

  • Software Development

  • Engineering

  • Business

  • Accounting

  • Nursing

  • Health Sciences

  • Pharmaceutical Science

  • Agriculture

  • Science

  • Design

  • Hospitality

Technological University of the Shannon (TUS)

Main areas:

  • Computer Science / IT

  • Engineering

  • Business

  • Accounting

  • Nursing

  • Health Sciences

  • Pharmaceutical Science

  • Biotechnology

  • Sport

  • Hospitality

  • Design

  • Science

The HEA officially lists ATU, MTU, SETU, TU Dublin and TUS among Ireland's current higher-education institutions.

Specialist Universities / Institutions

RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences — Dublin

Main areas:

  • Medicine

  • Pharmacy

  • Nursing

  • Physiotherapy

  • Occupational Therapy

  • Health Sciences

  • Medical / Healthcare research

RCSI is particularly focused on medicine and health sciences. It is included in the HEA's current higher-education institution list.

National College of Art and Design (NCAD) — Dublin

Main areas:

  • Fine Art

  • Graphic Design

  • Product Design

  • Fashion Design

  • Visual Communication

  • Education

  • Digital / Creative disciplines

Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT)

Main areas:

  • Computing

  • Creative Computing

  • Film

  • Animation

  • Design

  • Art

  • Digital Media

  • Business

  • Psychology

Mary Immaculate College — Limerick

Main areas:

  • Education

  • Primary Teaching

  • Early Childhood Education

  • Liberal Arts

  • Psychology

  • English

  • History

  • Theology / Religious Studies

Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT)

Main areas:

  • Computing

  • Engineering

  • Business

  • Nursing

  • Health Sciences

  • Science

  • Creative Arts

  • Hospitality

Royal Irish Academy

Primarily a research and academic institution, rather than a conventional undergraduate university.

The HEA's current list includes these institutions along with Trinity, UCD, UCC, Galway, Limerick, Maynooth and DCU.

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