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
Motto	Ireland's Public Service Development Agency
Type	Public
Established	1957
Chairperson	George Burke
President	Martin O'Halloran
Vice-president	John Callinan Ray Dolan Dr Attracta Halpin Niamh O'Donoghue
Director	Helen Brophy
Location	Dublin , Ireland 53.3336°N 6.2299°W / 53.3336; -6.2299
Campus	urban
Affiliations	NUI (1982-2011;2018-present) University College Dublin (2011-2018)
Website	http://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

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]}