Editing Dublin (section)

==Education==
Dublin is the largest centre of education in Ireland, and is home to four universities and a number of other higher education institutions. It was the European Capital of Science in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.esof.eu/past-esof/esof-2012-dublin.html |title=ESOF Dublin |publisher=[[EuroScience]] |year=2012 |access-date=29 August 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908023909/http://www.esof.eu/past-esof/esof-2012-dublin.html |archive-date=8 September 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Walshe |first=John |author2=Reigel, Ralph |url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/celebrations-and-hard-work-begin-after-capital-lands-science-olympics-for-2012-26494644.html |title=Celebrations and hard work begin after capital lands science 'Olympics' for 2012 |work=Irish Independent |date=25 November 2008 |access-date=17 June 2010 |archive-date=8 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108001421/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/celebrations-and-hard-work-begin-after-capital-lands-science-olympics-for-2012-26494644.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Trinity College.jpg|thumb|right|[[Trinity College Dublin|Trinity College]]]]
[[File:Long Room Interior, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland - Diliff.jpg|thumb|The Old Library at [[Trinity College Dublin|Trinity College]]]]
The [[University of Dublin]] is the oldest university in Ireland, dating from the 16th century, and is located in the city centre. Its sole constituent college, [[Trinity College Dublin|Trinity College]] (TCD), was established by [[Royal Charter]] in 1592 under [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth I]]. It was closed to Roman Catholics until 1793, and the [[Catholic Church hierarchy|Catholic hierarchy]] then banned Roman Catholics from attending until 1970.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.tcd.ie/about/history/ | website = tcd.ie | publisher = Trinity College Dublin | title = History – About Trinity | access-date = 9 July 2019 | quote = ''Catholics were permitted to enter and take degrees from 1793 [..followed by..] the removal of the Catholic episcopal 'ban' (in 1970)'' | archive-date = 9 July 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190709125322/https://www.tcd.ie/about/history/ | url-status = live }}</ref> It is situated in the city centre, on College Green, and has over 18,000 students.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hea.ie/assets/uploads/2017/04/TCD-Profile-2016.pdf|title=Trinity College Dublin Profile 2016/17|date=2016|website=Higher Education Authority|access-date=19 November 2019|archive-date=18 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018215149/https://hea.ie/assets/uploads/2017/04/TCD-Profile-2016.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[National University of Ireland]] (NUI) has its seat in Dublin, which is also the location of the associated ''constituent university'' of [[University College Dublin]] (UCD), which has over 30,000 students. Founded in 1854, it is now the largest university in Ireland. UCD's main campus is at Belfield, about {{convert|5|km|0|abbr=on}} from the city centre, in the southeastern suburbs.

As of 2019, Dublin's principal, and Ireland's largest, institution for technological education and research, [[Dublin Institute of Technology]] (DIT), with origins in 1887, has merged with two major suburban third level institutions, [[Institute of Technology, Tallaght]] and [[Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown]], to form [[Technological University Dublin]], Ireland's second largest university by student population. The new university offers a wide range of courses in areas include engineering, architecture, the sciences, health, journalism, digital media, hospitality, business, art and design, music and the humanities programmes, and has three long-term campuses, at [[Grangegorman]], Tallaght and Blanchardstown.

[[Dublin City University]] (DCU), formerly the [[National Institute for Higher Education]] (NIHE) Dublin, offers courses in business, engineering, science, communication courses, languages and primary education. It has around 16,000 students, and its main campus is located about {{convert|7|km|0|abbr=on}} from the city centre, in the northern suburbs. Aside from the main Glasnevin Campus, the Drumcondra campuses includes the former [[St. Patrick's College of Education, Drumcondra]] now also hosting students from the nearby [[Mater Dei Institute of Education]] and students from the [[Church of Ireland College of Education]] at the DCU Campus at [[All Hallows College]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dcuincorporation.ie |title=DCU incorporation of CICE, St Pats and Mater Dei |publisher=DCU |year=2014 |access-date=5 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418005013/https://dcuincorporation.ie/ |archive-date=18 April 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The [[Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland]] (RCSI) conducts a medical school which is both a university (since 2019) and a recognised college of the NUI, and is situated at [[St. Stephen's Green]] in the city centre; there are also large medical schools within UCD and Trinity College. The [[National College of Art and Design]] (NCAD) provides education and research in art, design and media. The [[National College of Ireland]] (NCI) is also based in Dublin, as well as the [[Economic and Social Research Institute]], a social science research institute, on [[Sir John Rogerson's Quay]], and the [[Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies]].

The [[Institute of International and European Affairs]] is also in Dublin. [[Dublin Business School]] (DBS) is Ireland's largest private third level institution with over 9,000 students located on Aungier Street, and [[Griffith College Dublin]] has its main facility in Portobello. There are also smaller specialised colleges, including [[The Gaiety School of Acting]]. The Irish public administration and management training centre has its base in Dublin, the Institute of Public Administration provides a range of undergraduate and post graduate awards via the National University of Ireland and in some instances, Queen's University Belfast.

Dublin is also home to the [[Royal Irish Academy]], membership of which is considered Ireland's highest academic honour.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-09-28 |title=Membership {{!}} Royal Irish Academy |url=https://www.ria.ie/membership |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=www.ria.ie |language=en}}</ref>{{third-party inline|date=April 2024|reason=superlative should be backed up by secondary source}}

The suburban town of Dún Laoghaire is home to the [[Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology]] (IADT), which supports training and research in art, design, business, psychology and media technology. Dublin joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Dublin Learning City. What is a Learning City? |url=https://dublinlearningcity.ie/about/ |access-date=30 July 2022 |website=Dublin Learning City |language=en-GB |archive-date=18 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118001023/https://dublinlearningcity.ie/about/ |url-status=live }}</ref>