[1] A second building on Sawmill Street, Buckingham House, was built in the mid 19th Century, and was used as a female refuge and penitentiary until its closure in 1901.

The college saw declining pupil numbers during the 1980s, and moved to teach Post Leaving Certificate courses.

To keep up with this demand, the original wall of the female refuge and penitentiary on Sawmill Street were demolished, as well as classrooms constructed during the mid 1960s.

Veterinary Nursing L5 Canine Husbandry L5 Companion & Captive Animal Studies L5 Veterinary Nursing L6 Animal Science and Management L6 Science & Laboratory Techniques L5 Science with Environmental Studies L5 Art, Craft & Design L5 Fine Art – Painting and Sculpture L6 Cartoon Animation L5 Cartoon Animation L6 Creative Technology & Art L5 Fashion Design L5 Fashion Design L6 Fashion Design & Media L5 Graphic Design & Illustration L5 Illustration L6 Interior Architecture & Design L5 Interior Architecture & Design L6 Interior Architecture & Design HNC L6 Interior Architecture & Design HND L6 Jewellery Making & Art Metalcraft L5 Jewellery Making & Art Metalcraft L6 Architectural 3D Modelling BIM REVIT L5 Furniture Making & Restoration Skills L5 Engineering Technology L5 Motor Maintenance & Light Engineering L5 Motorcycle & Small Engine Maintenance L5 Musical Instrument Making & Repair L5 Musical Instrument Making & Repair L6 Applied Computer Training Course L5 Computers & Business Applications L5 Computers & Business Applications L6 Computer Game Design & Development L5 Computer Game Design & Development L6 Cloud Computing with Coding L5 Cloud Computing with Coding L6 Networks & Cyber Security L5 Networks & Cyber Security L6 New Directions IT Skills Development L4 – Part time Software Development L5 Film, TV and Video Production L5 Advanced Film, TV & Video Production L6 Creative Digital Media L5 Creative Digital Media L6 Photographic Studies L5 Photographic Studies L6 Soundtracks & Sound Design L5 Tourism, Travel with Business L5 Tourism, Travel with Business L6 Hairdressing & Barbering L5 Barbering & Salon Management L6 Pharmacy Assistant L5 The college includes many modern teaching facilities, including a laboratory, dark room, art studios, hair dressing studio and tool workshops.

The IRC also includes computers where students can research on the internet, or access the library's online catalogue.