Technological University Dublin

Technological University Dublin (Irish: Ollscoil Teicneolaíochta Bhaile Átha Cliath) or TU Dublin is Ireland's first technological university. It was established on 1 January 2019, with a history going back to 1887 through the amalgamated Dublin Institute of Technology. It is the eighth university in Ireland, and the fourth in County Dublin. The university asserts an entrepreneurial ethos and industry-focused approach, with extensive collaboration with industry for research and teaching. The flagship campus is in Grangegorman, Dublin, with two other long-term campuses, in Tallaght and Blanchardstown, and remaining legacy sites at Bolton Street and Aungier Street. The Kevin Street campus was vacated in March 2021, and demolition began on the site in April 2021. In March 2020, TU put the formation of the Technological University of Dublin on hold, and put the university on hold again in March 2019, on the date the preceding institutions were dissolved which date was on April 1, 2019. TU is the second-largest third-level institution in Ireland with a student population of 28,500.