愛(ài)爾蘭國(guó)家教育主管部門為愛(ài)爾蘭教育科學(xué)部。大學(xué)（University）享有高度自治。其它高等教育機(jī)構(gòu)的學(xué)位頒發(fā)狀況由愛(ài)爾蘭教育科學(xué)部所屬高等教育及培訓(xùn)授予委員會(huì)（The Higher Education and Training Awards Council，簡(jiǎn)稱HETAC）監(jiān)督，所頒發(fā)的文憑亦須經(jīng)該機(jī)構(gòu)認(rèn)可。理工學(xué)院為獲得高等教育及培訓(xùn)授予委員會(huì)認(rèn)可，可以以本校名義頒發(fā)文憑的院校。
愛(ài)爾蘭的語(yǔ)言學(xué)校一般都具有招收外國(guó)留學(xué)生的資格，大多以招收外國(guó)學(xué)生為主，有的學(xué)校主要招收中國(guó)學(xué)生。與此前公布的名單比較，此次公布的名單中不包括由高等教育及培訓(xùn)授予委員會(huì)直接頒發(fā)文憑的其他高等教育機(jī)構(gòu)。
國(guó)立大學(xué)：
1. The University of Dublin, Trinity College (TCD)
2. University College of Cork (UCC)
3. University College of Dublin (UCD)
4. National University of Ireland Galway (NUI GAL)
5. National University of Ireland Maynooth (NUI MAY)
6. The University of Limerick (UL)
7. Dublin City University (DCU)
可頒發(fā)愛(ài)爾蘭國(guó)立大學(xué)（NUI）學(xué)歷學(xué)位證書(shū)的5所高等學(xué)校：
1. Royal College of Surgeons
2. National College of Art and Design
3. St.Angela’s College of Education
4. Shannon College of Hotel Management
5. The Institute of Public Administration
注：頒發(fā)愛(ài)爾蘭國(guó)立大學(xué)（NUI）學(xué)歷學(xué)位證書(shū)系指由四所國(guó)立大學(xué)建立的聯(lián)盟，以愛(ài)爾蘭國(guó)立大學(xué)的名義頒發(fā)學(xué)歷學(xué)位證書(shū)。聯(lián)盟中的四所國(guó)立大學(xué)為：
University College of Cork (UCC)
University College of Dublin (UCD)
National University of Ireland Galway (NUI GAL)
National University of Ireland Maynooth (NUI MAY)
理工學(xué)院：
1. Institute of Technology, Carlow
2. Athlone Institute of Technology
3. Cork Institute of Technology
4. Dundalk Institute of Technology
5. Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
6. Letterkenny Institute of Technology
7. Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown
8. Limerick Institute of Technology
9. Institute of Technology, Sligo
10. Institute of Technology, Tallaght
11. Institute of Technology, Tralee
12. Waterford Institute of Technology
13. Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design, and Technology
14. Dublin Institute of Technology
