Ncad.ie:愛爾蘭國立藝術設計學院是愛爾蘭老牌的設計類院校，成立於1746年；一直從事藝術設計教育。直到1936年成爲愛爾蘭國立藝術設計學院。

愛爾蘭國立藝術設計學院起源於一個私人的繪畫學校，素描、風景畫和建築製圖三個專業貫串整個18世紀，1811年學校規模擴大;1877年改名爲都柏林藝術學校，1936年成爲愛爾蘭國立藝術設計學院。

學院位於都柏林有着悠久歷史的托馬斯街，有750個全日制的學生和800個業餘學生，開設四個科系:設計、教育、藝術和藝術設計歷史及補充研究。頒發愛爾蘭國立大學認可的文憑和學位證書。

國立藝術設計學院在愛爾蘭藝術與設計領域佔有獨特的位置。學院爲本科生和研究生提供多種藝術設計的學位，在愛爾蘭有很多藝術家和設計家曾經畢業於該學院。

The National College of Art and Design occupies a unique position in art and design education in Ireland. It offers the largest range of art and design degrees in the state at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

In the past many of the most important Irish artists, designers and art teachers have studied or taught in the College. It has long been the central and most important art and design educational institution in Ireland.

The origins of the College date from 1746 when Robert West had a private drawing school in George's Lane, Dublin, which was taken over by the Dublin Society (later the RDS). Throughout the eighteenth century there were three schools: Figure Drawing, Landscape and Ornamental Drawing and Architectural Drawing. The School of Modelling was added in 1811. From 1854 the institution was controlled by the Department of Science and Art, London. In 1877 it was renamed The Dublin Metropolitan School of Art. The Department of Education took control in 1924, and twelve years later it became the National College of Art. In 1971 the National College of Art and Design was established by act of an tOireachtas and is now governed by a board (An Bord) appointed by the Minister for Education and Science.