Ncad.ie:Irish National College of Art Ncad.ie is the oldest design school in Ireland, founded in 1746; it has been engaged in art and design education. It became the National College of Art and Design of Ireland in 1936.

The Irish National College of Art and Design originated as a private school of drawing, sketching, and painting. In 1811 the school was expanded; in 1877 it was renamed the Dublin School of Art, and in 1936 it became the Irish National College of Art and Design. The College is located in Dublin's historic Thomas Street, with 750 full-time and 800 amateur students, and offers four departments: Design, Education, Art, and Art and Design History and Supplementary Studies. It offers four departments: Design, Education, Art and Design History and Supplementary Studies. It awards diplomas and degrees recognized by the National University of Ireland.

The National College of Art and Design occupies a unique position in the field of art and design in Ireland. The School offers a wide range of art and design degrees for undergraduate and postgraduate students, and there are many artists and designers in Ireland who have graduated from the School.

The National College of Art and Design occupies a unique position in art and design education in Ireland. It offers the largest range of art and design degrees in the state at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

In the In the past many of the most important Irish artists, designers and art teachers have studied or taught in the College. It has long been the central and most important art and design educational institution in Ireland.

The origins of the College date from 1746 when Robert West had a private drawing school in George's Lane, Dublin, which was taken over by the Dublin Society (later the RDS). Throughout the eighteenth century there were three schools: Figure Drawing, Landscape and Ornamental Drawing and Architectural Drawing. From 1854 the institution was controlled by the Department of Science and Art, London. In 1877 it was renamed The Dublin Metropolitan School of Art. The Department of Education took control in 1924, and twelve years later it became the National College of Art. In 1971 the National College of Art and Design was established by act of an tOireachtas and is now governed by a board (An Bord) appointed by the Minister for Education In 1971 the National College of Art and Design was established by act of an tOireachtas and is now governed by a board (An Bord) appointed by the Minister for Education and Science;