St Patrick's College has been at the centre of Irish life for almost a century and a half, but our energy and outlook is focused on the future. For twenty years, we have been a college of Dublin City University (DCU), one of Europe's best 'young' universities. But now, St Patrick’s College, Mater Dei Institute of Education and the Church of Ireland College of Education are planning to join with Dublin City University in a process known as the DCU Incorporation.
St Patrick's College was established in 1875 to meet the teacher training needs of a denominational primary school system. The College was initially based at numbers 1 & 2 Drumcondra Road, moving to its present site at Belvedere House in 1883. During the Presidency of Fr. Peter Byrne CM, in the 1880s and 1890s, an extensive building programme was undertaken which, along with a second major phase of development completed in 1966 during the Presidency of Dr Donal Cregan CM and a third completed in 1982, still forms the core of the campus.
