Reverend Desmond Beirne CM (Trustee of All Hallows College) with David Byrne, Chancellor of DCU,
An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern TD, President of DCU Professor Ferdinand von Prondzynski
and Most Reverend Diarmuid Martin, Archbishop of Dublin

A linkage agreement has been signed between Dublin City University and All Hallows College, rendering All Hallows now a college of DCU. The signing was witnessed by An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, along with two other linkage agreements between DCU and St. Patrick’s College and the Mater Dei Institute of Education.

The agreements were signed by the President of DCU, Professor Ferdinand von Prondzynski, the Most Reverend Diarmuid Martin, Archbishop of Dublin and the Reverend Desmond Beirne CM (Trustee of All Hallows College).

The Chancellor of DCU, David Byrne, former Attorney General and EU Commissioner, who was also present for this landmark educational agreement, will now become Chancellor of the linked colleges as well, while his role as chairman of the Governing Authority applies to DCU.

As a result of these agreements, All Hallows College now becomes a college of Dublin City University. All degrees are validated and accredited by DCU.