Europe · Northern Europe
Medical Schools in Ireland
6 verified medical schools awarding a primary medical qualification in 4 cities.
Initial reconciliation completed. Every candidate from the official discovery sources has been verified, excluded, flagged as a duplicate or listed as unresolved. Not a guarantee of completeness.
Last reviewed October 13, 2026.
Medical education in Ireland
Medical qualification structure
- Irish medical degrees are typically the MB BCh BAO; Trinity's is a five-year honours bachelor degree at NFQ level 8. Source: tcd.ie · verified October 13, 2026
Entry routes
- The Medical Council accredits direct-entry and graduate-entry programmes; Limerick offers graduate entry only. Source: medicalcouncil.ie · verified October 13, 2026
Admissions context
- EU applicants apply through the CAO, non-EU applicants directly. Source: tcd.ie · verified October 13, 2026
Verified medical schools
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School of Medicine, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Dublin · University faculty
Medicine (MB, BCh, BAO (Hons))OperatingInternational applicants acceptedBasic record - View School
School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin
Dublin · University faculty
Medicine (M.B., B.Ch., B.A.O.)OperatingInternational applicants acceptedBasic record - View School
School of Medicine, University College Cork
Cork · University faculty
Medicine (MB, BCh, BAO (Hons))OperatingBasic record - View School
School of Medicine, University of Galway
Galway · University faculty
Medicine (direct entry programme)OperatingBasic record - View School
School of Medicine, University of Limerick
Limerick · University faculty
Medicine (Graduate Entry) (BM BS)OperatingBasic record - View School
UCD School of Medicine
Scoil an Leighis UCD
Dublin · University faculty
Medicine (MB BCh BAO)OperatingBasic record
How this country was researched
- Research status
- Initial reconciliation completed
- Candidates in discovery sources
- 6
- Verified operating or listed schools
- 6
- Unresolved candidates
- 0
- Excluded after checking
- 3
Discovery sources
- Career stage: undergraduate - accredited medical programmes · Medical Council (Ireland)
Limitations: Candidate list = Medical Council list of accredited Irish medical schools (2026-10-13). Ownership, teaching language and fees were not recorded. Galway and UCD degree details come from school pages other than the course page.