Sale of All Hallows College to DCU finalised

The All Hallows College Board of Trustees has today announced the completion of the sale of the college campus to Dublin City University.

Following a competitive tender process, Dublin City University has purchased the 6.74 hectare site in Drumcondra, in an agreement which secures the educational mission of the campus and facilitates existing students in the completion of their studies.

Dr Patrick McDevitt, CM, President of All Hallows College said,

“At the announcement of the wind-down of All Hallows, the stated priorities for the Trustees were their commitment to support students in the completion of their studies, care of staff and preservation of the legacy of this long-established college.  This sale will secure, as part of the legacy, the educational mission of the campus and facilitate existing students in the completion of their studies.”

He continued,

“We are pleased that the sale to DCU means that the campus and its assets will be retained within the third level sector. As a linked college of Dublin City University, we have worked closely together since 2004 and have every confidence that the university has an understanding and respect for our heritage and legacy.”  

An intensive investment programme by the university will ensure a fully active academic campus from 2016, becoming a core element of the incorporation programme of St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra, Mater Dei Institute of Education and the Church of Ireland College of Education into DCU.  

A range of academic schools and support units will be established on the new campus in the first instance, with this increasing over time.  The existing 100 bed student accommodation will be upgraded and plans are underway to develop additional accommodation units to meet the demands of a growing student body.

In addition, a new primary school will be built on the site, in close partnership with the Department of Education & Science, which will cater for young children in the Dublin 9 area.

Professor Brian MacCraith, President of DCU, said,

“We are proud to continue the long tradition of excellence in education and social justice that has been embodied by All Hallows for 174 years.  The DCU All Hallows campus is an integral part of our vision for a new DCU and, as Ireland’s fastest growing university, we will acquire the infrastructural capacity to grow and provide for the needs of our students.”

All Hallows College will host a Festival Week (19th to 22nd July 2016) to celebrate the legacy of the College from 1842 to 2016.