Free University of Ireland
Saor-Ollscoil na hÉireann | |
| Motto | Beholden to None |
|---|---|
| Type | Independent Not for Profit. |
| Established | 1986 |
| Chancellor | Dr. Mairéad Ní Chíosóig |
| Registrar | Dr. Mairéad Ní Chíosóig |
| Address | 55 Prussia Street , , Dublin 7 , 53°21′22″N 6°17′25″W / 53.3561335°N 6.2903045°W |
| Website | http://www.saor-ollscoil.ie/ |
Free University of Ireland (Saor-Ollscoil na hÉireann) is an independent university in Prussia Street, Dublin, Ireland established in 1986 by a small group of educationalists including Daragh Smyth, Paul John Cannon, Kevin O'Byrne, Padraig O'Fiannachta, and Mairéad Ní Chíosóig. The university is a free and independent institute not in receipt of state funding. It is run by a board of governors, is a charitable trust, and has research college status. Lecturers and administrators are not paid; students are charged only a fee to cover administrative expenses.
The University provides tertiary education to degree standard in the humanities and social sciences for mature students. The building was the City Arms Hotel, frequented by James Joyce and mentioned several times in his novel Ulysses.