一、基本情况
爱尔兰国家教育主管部门为爱尔兰教育科学部。大学（University）享有高度自治，其它高等教育机构则由爱尔兰教育科学部所属高等教育及培训授予委员会（The Higher Education and Training Awards Council，简称HETAC）负责监督，所颁发的文凭亦须经该机构认可。
爱尔兰的语言学校一般都具有招收外国留学生的资格，大多以招收外国学生为主，有的学校主要招收中国学生。
二、名单
国立大学
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)
可颁发爱尔兰国立大学（NUI）学历学位证书的5所高等学校的名单
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
(颁发爱尔兰国立大学（NUI）学历学位证书，指由以下四所国立大学University College of Cork (UCC)
University College of Dublin (UCD)
National University of Ireland Galway (NUI GAL)
National University of Ireland Maynooth (NUI MAY)联盟，
以爱尔兰国立大学（NUI）的名义颁发学历学位证书）
理工学院
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.Dublin Institute of Technology
11.Institute of Technology, Tallaght
12.Institute of Technology, Tralee
13.Waterford Institute of Technology
14.Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design, and Technology
私立高等教育机构
1.Irish Management Institute
2.Burren College of Art
3.Dublin Business School
4.Griffith College
5.Holy Ghost College
6.HSI College
7.LSB College
8.Mid West Business Institute
9.Milltown Institute of Theology & Philosophy
10.National College of Ireland
11.Portobello College
12.Skerry''s Business College
13.ST.John''s College, Waterford
14.St. Michaels House
15.St. Nicholas Montessori College, Ireland
16.St. Patrick College
17.The American College, Dublin18.Tipperary Institute