[3] Starting in August 2016, SpIRE in conjunction with the Waterford Institute of Technology delivers an MA in Applied Spirituality which was run from All Hallows College, Dublin and awarded by Dublin City University (prior to it closing down its academic programmes), and which had earlier been run from Jesuit Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy awarded by the National University of Ireland, from 2001[4] until it suspended its academic programmes in 2012.
[6] Lectures and seminars are delivered in the Jesuit Centre, Milltown Park, and students have access to the newly created (2020) SpIRE library and facilities in Milltown Park.
Founded by Dr. Michael O'Sullivan SJ[7] who is the Executive Director of SpIRE and MA programme leader[8] and Dr Bernadette Flanagan PBVM who serves as chair of SpIRE,[9] both had previously worked at the Milltown Institute and were also colleagues at All Hallows College.
Prof. Fiona Timmins (Trinity College Dublin) and Dr Michael Murray served on this committee for a number of years, as did Dara Westby.
In August 2016 SpIRE hosted a Summer School in Milltown Institutes Conference Centre, the second SpIRE Summer School - Journeying with Spirit is scheduled for August 2017.