Top 20 GOI-IES 2026 Eligible Irish Universities for Master’s (NFQ 9) and PhD (NFQ 10)

No.	Institution	Main subject areas	Apply LInk
1	Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin	Science & Research, Humanities & Social Sci., Health & Medicine, Education	https://www.tcd.ie/courses/postgraduate/how-to-apply/
2	University College Dublin	Science & Research, Humanities & Social Sci., Health & Medicine, Business & Management	https://www.ucd.ie/registry/prospectivestudents/admissions/graduateapplicants/applying/
3	University of Galway	Science & Research, Health & Medicine, Computing & Data, Business & Management	https://www.universityofgalway.ie/courses/how-to-apply/
4	Maynooth University	Humanities & Social Sci., Business & Management, Science & Research, Computing & Data	https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/study-maynooth/how-apply/postgraduate-applicants
5	University of Limerick	Science & Research, Arts, Design & Media, Business & Management, Computing & Data	https://www.ul.ie/study-ul/apply-ul
6	University College Cork – UCC	Business & Management, Science & Research, Humanities & Social Sci., Law & Policy	https://www.ucc.ie/en/study/postgrad/studytaught/apply/
7	Dublin City University	Computing & Data, Engineering & Tech, Business & Management, Education	https://www.dcu.ie/global/how-apply-dcu-0
8	Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest	Science & Research, Computing & Data, Business & Management, Arts, Design & Media	https://tus.ie/global/international-admissions/
9	South East Technological University – Carlow Campus	Science & Research, Business & Management, Computing & Data, Arts, Design & Media	https://www.setu.ie/global/study-at-setu/applying-to-setu
10	Griffith College Dublin	Science & Research, Business & Management, Computing & Data, Law & Policy	https://www.griffith.ie/global/study-at-griffith/how-apply
11	Munster Technological University – Cork Campus	Science & Research, Business & Management, Arts, Design & Media, Computing & Data	https://www.mtu.ie/international/non-eu/
12	Mary Immaculate College	Education, Humanities & Social Sci., Business & Management, Arts, Design & Media	https://www.mic.ul.ie/study-at-mic/postgraduates
13	South East Technological University – Waterford Campus	Science & Research, Business & Management, Computing & Data, Humanities & Social Sci.	https://www.setu.ie/global/study-at-setu/applying-to-setu
14	Atlantic Technological University Donegal	Science & Research, Computing & Data, Business & Management, Arts, Design & Media	https://www.atu.ie/study/global/international-how-to-apply
15	Atlantic Technological University – Galway-Mayo	Science & Research, Business & Management, Computing & Data, Arts, Design & Media	https://www.atu.ie/study/global/international-how-to-apply
16	Dublin Business School	Science & Research, Business & Management, Computing & Data, Arts, Design & Media	https://www.dbs.ie/postgrad-application-procedures
17	National College of Art & Design	Arts, Design & Media, Education, Humanities & Social Sci., Computing & Data	https://www.ncad.ie/postgraduate/international-postgraduate/
18	National College of Ireland	Science & Research, Business & Management, Computing & Data	https://www.ncirl.ie/Study/How-to-Apply/Postgraduate
19	Institute of Art Design and Technology, Dun Laoghaire	Arts, Design & Media, Business & Management, Computing & Data, Humanities & Social Sci.	https://iadt.ie/study/how-to-apply/
20	Munster Technological University – Kerry Campus	Science & Research, Health & Medicine, Business & Management, Education	https://www.mtu.ie/international/non-eu/