22 Facts About Dublin University

1. Dublin University is the headquarters for government departments, their advisory committees, and associated agencies.

2. Dublin University is the headquarters for Ireland's chief financial and commercial institutions.

3. Trinity College Dublin University was created by royal charter in 1592, at which point Dublin Corporation provided a suitable site, the former Priory of All Hallows.

4. In 1908, the Royal Dublin University was dissolved and a new National University of Ireland founded to replace it.

5. The Catholic Dublin University opened its doors on the feast of St Malachy, 3 November 1854.

6. Dublin University can trace its history to the institution founded in 1854 as the Catholic University of Ireland, was established as UCD in 1880 under the auspices of the Royal University, and received its charter in 1908.

7. Dublin University is the headquarters of national newspapers such as The Irish Times and Irish Independent, as well as local newspapers such as The Evening Herald.

8. Dublin University is home to the National College of Art and Design, which dates from 1746, and Dublin Institute of Design, founded in 1991.

9. Dublin University has a significant literary history, and produced many literary figures, including Nobel laureates William Butler Yeats, George Bernard Shaw and Samuel Beckett.

10. City of Dublin University is the area administered by Dublin University City Council, but the term "Dublin" is used to refer to the contiguous urban area which includes parts of the adjacent local authority areas of Dun Laoghaire–Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin.

11. Dublin University is one of the primary centres of education in Ireland, and is home to three universities, Dublin Institute of Technology and a number of other higher education institutions.

12. Dublin University is served by Weston Airport and other small facilities, by a range of helicopter operators, and the military and some State services use Casement Aerodrome nearby.

13. The majority of these are controlled by Dublin University Bus, but a number of smaller companies operate.

14. In 2009, Dublin University was listed as the fourth richest city in the world by purchasing power and 10th richest by personal income.

15. Dublin University has many landmarks and monuments dating back hundreds of years.

16. Dublin University is situated at the mouth of the River Liffey and encompasses a land area of approximately 115 square kilometres in east-central Ireland.

17. Dublin University was incorporated into the English Crown as the Pale, which was a narrow strip of English settlement along the eastern seaboard.

18. Dublin University prospered as a trade centre, despite an attempt by King Robert I of Scotland to capture the city in 1317.

19. Dublin University is a historical and contemporary centre for education, the arts, administration and industry.

20. Dublin University is the capital of, and largest city in, Ireland.

21. Dublin University had piloted eReader software and CarmenBooks this school year, allowing students digital access to course materials directly through Carmen, OSU's site for web course tools.

22. Dublin University is governed by the university senate, chaired by the chancellor or their pro-chancellor.