National College of Ireland (NCI) (Coláiste Náisiúnta na hÉireann (CNÉ) in Irish) is a not-for-profit, state-aided third-level education institution in Dublin.

It was founded in 1951 as a joint venture between the Jesuits in Ireland and Irish trade unions, and was originally named the Catholic Workers College, Dublin.

Edward Coyne S.J., in association with Trade Unionists such as Walter Beirne[3] others involved in the college in its initial years included Professor Thomas A. Finlay S.J., and Rev.

By 1966, nearly 1,300 students from trade union and business management backgrounds were learning together at the re-branded National College of Industrial Relations (NCIR).

[4] In 1976, the college achieved recognition by the states National Council for Educational Awards (NCEA), the forerunner of HETAC, for a number of its programmes.

A€25,000,000 fundraising campaign resulted in the development of a modern campus including 53 residential apartments accommodating 286 students and a new Business and Research Building.

The college's Legends in your Lunchtime series saw public figures such as Ben Dunne, Willie Walsh and Giovanni Trapattoni interviewed live by a Newstalk presenter.

[6] In 2012 the College's chairman Denis O'Brien and Jeffrey Ullman, emeritus Stanford professor and 2020 ACM A.M. Turing Award winner,[7] opened the NCI's Cloud Competency Centre.

The college has a number of faculties that are responsible for the delivery of courses: NCI’s School of Business is the academic home to over 2,500 students studying programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.

The School of Business offers studies in human resource management, marketing, accounting, finance, management, entrepreneurship, international business and psychology, while the School of Computing provides education in data analytics, cloud computing, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, software development, web development, blockchain and fintech.