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Drama Schools in Ireland

4 verified schools and studios with a teaching location here, offering 9 programs and classes. This is the research done to date, not a complete list of every provider.

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Cities with several verified schools

4 schools & studios

Results are listed alphabetically. There is no price ranking: prices in different currencies and bases (per class, per term, per year) are not comparable. Children’s and teen classes appear only when you choose a youth audience or open Children & Teens. Online programs are never counted as physically located in a state or city. Items marked Sponsored are paid placements; they never change recognition status, verification or order.

About actor training in Ireland

How actor training is organised

Irish actor training in this directory spans honours degrees (The Lir Academy with Trinity College Dublin; TU Dublin's Drama (Performance) in the Conservatoire), a Lir foundation diploma at NFQ Level 7, and private Dublin schools such as the Gaiety School of Acting and Bow Street Academy that run full-time, part-time evening and short screen-acting courses. Both degrees recruit by audition.

Source: thelir.ie/courses/bachelor-in-acting

Qualification structures

Names and levels are local to Ireland. Similar names in other countries are not interchangeable.

Honours degree in acting (Lir / Trinity College Dublin)
The Lir describes its Bachelor In Acting as a three-year, full-time honours degree; admitted students are also admitted to Trinity College Dublin. Source
BA (Honours) in Drama (Performance), TU Dublin
A three-year full-time honours degree at Level 8 on the National Framework of Qualifications, entered through the CAO with an in-person audition. Source
NFQ Level 7 Special Purpose Award Diploma
The Lir's Foundation Course in Acting is a 24-week, 60-credit award at NFQ Level 7. Source

Languages and auditions

Teaching languages. Teaching is in English at all providers covered.

Admissions and auditions. Degree applicants audition in stages: The Lir runs rounds from November to February, then a second round in March and a final workshop in late April, with a published closing date of 1 February; TU Dublin asks for a 2-3 minute monologue and a three-hour in-person session after a CAO application with a standard closing date of 1 February. Source

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Official study information

Country information last reviewed 16 October 2026. 3 sources consulted.