Griffith College Dublin

Background

Griffith College Dublin was approved as a validated centre of the University in September 1998. Since validation the LLB and BA in Business and Law have been recognised by the Law Society of Ireland as qualifying degrees for the purposes of Final Examinations (Part One). In June 2004, the Education Committee formally approved the LLB and BA in Business and Law for the purpose of allowing graduates to sit the entrance examination to the Honourable Society of the King’s Inns.

Also in June 2004 the Council of Legal Education (Northern Ireland) confirmed that both the LLB (Hons) in Irish Law and the BA (Hons) in Business and Law are recognised degrees for admission to the Institute of Professional Legal Studies at the Queen’s University Belfast.

In 2005, Griffith College Dublin acquired Skerry’s Cork Business School, which was renamed Griffith College Cork and subsequently approved as a Delivery Centre. This process began with the delivery of the LLB and Prof Cert in International Business Management programme from September 2005.

In December 2005, the University signed an agreement with the Irish Government’s Higher Education and Training Awards Council (HETAC) allowing for the joint recognition of the above awards. Griffith College was subject to a successful institutional and programme progress review in 2009 and was approved for a further 6 years. The next Review is scheduled for 2015.

Griffith College Cork

Background

GCC incorporates Skerry’s College which was founded in 1884 and has the distinction of being one of Ireland’s longest established third level educational institutions. The College has a wide range of courses on offer at all levels including Business, Marketing, Accounting, Law, Journalism and pre-University courses. The College is just a five-minute walk from St. Patrick’s Street, the main shopping street in Cork city centre. The College has developed a reputation for excellence and this tradition continues to be a central theme within the College and forms a major part of the College’s philosophy.