Institute of Public Administration (Ireland)

The Institute of Public Administration (IPA) (Irish: An Foras Riaracháin)[1] is a recognised college of the National University of Ireland. It was founded in 1957 at a meeting in Newman House where Tom Barrington became the first director and John Leydon its first president.

Institute of Public Administration
An Foras Riaracháin
MottoIreland's Public Service Development Agency
TypePublic
Established1957
ChairpersonGeorge Burke
PresidentMartin O'Halloran
Vice-presidentJohn Callinan
Ray Dolan
Dr Attracta Halpin
Niamh O'Donoghue
DirectorHelen Brophy
Location,
53°20′01″N 6°13′48″W / 53.3336°N 6.2299°W / 53.3336; -6.2299
Campusurban
AffiliationsNUI (1982-2011;2018-present)
University College Dublin (2011-2018)
Websitehttp://www.ipa.ie

The Institute's education, learning and development services are delivered through four key areas: the Whitaker School of Government and Management, Senior Public Service (SPS), OneLearning and Professional Development.

The IPA’s latest five-year strategy is entitled A New Era of Learning: Strategy 2022–2027[2]

References

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  1. ^ ""Institute of Public Administration"". Téarma. Archived from the original on 12 November 2022.
  2. ^ https://www.ipa.ie/corporate/strategy-statement.245.html [bare URL]