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University of Dublin,
Trinity College Dublin 2.
Website: www.tcd.ie
Tel: (01) 608 1000 / FAX : (01) 677 2694
Provost: Professor J. Hegarty TCD

National University of Ireland,
Dublin. (UCD)
Website: www.ucd.ie
Belfield, Dublin 4.
Tel: (01) 716 7777 / FAX :(01) 716 1170
President: Dr. A. Cosgrove


Dublin City University
Glasnevin, Dublin 9.
Website: www.dcu.ie
Tel: (01) 700 5000 / FAX: (01) 836 0830
President: Professor F. von Prondzynski

National University of Ireland, Cork (UCC).
Website: www.ucc.ie
Tel: (021) 490 3000 / FAX : (021 ) 427 1568
President: Professor G. Wrixon

National University of Ireland, Galway. (UCG)
Website: www.nuigalway.ie
Tel: (091) 524 411 / FAX: (091 ) 525 700
President: Professor Iognaid G. O Muircheartaigh.

National University of Ireland, Maynooth.
Website: www.may.ie
Co. Kildare.
Tel: (01) 628 5222 / FAX : (01)628 9063
President: Dr. W. J. Smyth

University of Limerick,
Plassey Technological Park, Limerick
Website: www.ul.ie
Tel: (061) 202700 / FAX: (061) 330 316
President: Professor Roger Downer

QUB(The Queen's University of Belfast)
Belfast ,BT7 1NN ,Northern Ireland
Tel: +44 28 90335081 / Fax:+44 28 90247895
Website: www.qub.ac.uk
Admissions@qub.ac.uk

UU(University of Ulster)
Jordanstown Newtownabbey
Co. Antrim BT37 0QB Northern Ireland
Tel: +44 28 90368220 / Fax:+44 28 90368232
Website: www.ulst.ac.uk
ej.reilly@ulst.ac.uk


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AIT(Athlone Institute of Technology)
Dublin Road Athlone Co. Westmeath
Tel: +353 902 24400 / Fax: +353 902 24417
Website: www.ait.ie
msimpson@ait.ie

ITC (Institute of Technology Carlow)
Kilkenny Road Carlow
Tel: +353 503 70400 / Fax: +353 503 70500
info@itcarlow.ie
Website: http://www.itcarlow.ie

ITB (Institute of Technology Blanchardstown)
Blanchardstown Dublin 15
Tel: +353 1 8851000 / Fax: +353 1 8851001
Website: www.itb.ie
helpline@itb.ie

DIT (Dublin Institute of Technology)
30 Upper Pembroke Street Dublin 2
Tel: +353 1 4023000 / Fax: +353 1 4023399
Website: www.dit.ie
(undergraduate): admissions@dit.ie
(postgraduate): postgraduate@dit.ie

DIADT (Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology)
Carriglea Park Kill Avenue
Dun Laoghaire Co. Dublin
Tel: +353 1 2144600 / Fax:+353 1 2144700
info@iadt-dl.ie
Website:www.iadt-dl.ie

CIT (Cork Institute of Technology)
Bishopstown Cork
Tel: +353 21 4326100 / Fax: +353 21 4545343
admissions@cit.ie
Website: www.cit.ie

IT Tallaght (Institute of Technology, Tallaght)
Tallaght Co. Dublin
Tel: +353 1 4042000 / Fax: +353 1 4042700
sheila.tierney@IT-Tallaght.ie
Website: http://www.it-tallaght.ie

DKIT (Dundalk Institute of Technology)
Dundalk Co Louth
Tel: +353 42 9370200 / Fax:+353 42 9333505
ann.campbell@dkit.ie
Website: http://www.dkit.ie

St Patrick's College
Drumcondra Dublin 9
Tel: +353 1 8842000 / Fax: +353 1 8376197
Website: http://www.spd.dcu.ie

NCI (National College of Ireland)
Sandford Road Ranelagh Dublin 6
Tel: +353 1 4060501 / Fax: +353 1 4972200
info@ncirl.ie
Website: http://www.ncirl.ie

GMIT (Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology)
Dublin Road Co. Galway
Tel: +353 91 753161 / Fax:+353 91 751107
andrew.darcy@gmit.ie
Website: http://www.gmit.ie

NCAD (National College of Art & Design)
100 Thomas Street Dublin 8
Tel: +353 1 6364200 / Fax: +353 1 6364207
Website: http://www.ncad.ie

LYIT (Letterkenny Institute of Technology)
Port Road Letterkenny Co. Donegal
Tel: +353 74 64164 / Fax:+353 74 64111
Website: http://www.lyit.ie
irene.heavey@lyit.ie

ITS (Institute of Technology, Sligo)
Ballinode Co. Sligo
Tel: +353 71 55222 / Fax: +353 71 60934
Website: http://www.itsligo.ie
valizadeh.hossein@itsligo.ie

LIT (Limerick Institute of Technology)
Moylish Park Limerick
Tel: +353 61 208208 / Fax: +353 61 208209
Information@lit.ie
Website: http://www.lit.ie

IT Tralee (Institute of Technology, Tralee)
Tralee Co. Kerry
Tel: +353 66 7145600 / Fax: +353 66 7125711
info@ittralee.ie
Website: http://www.ittralee.ie

WIT (Waterford Institute of Technology)
Waterford
Tel: +353 51 302000 / Fax: +353 51 378292
gkeogh@wit.ie
Website: http://www.wit.ie