the college's closure. The event was attended by over 500 former students and staff, and facilitated by the Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business. Site today UCD developed the Michael Smurfit School of Business on the site, and it continues to operate there. References University College Dublin Former universities and colleges in the Republic of Ireland Former education schools in Ireland Educational institutions established in 1877 Blackrock, Dublin Sisters of Mercy 1877 establishments in Ireland Educational institutions disestablished in 1988