centres in Ireland, the new Notre Dame Center at Kylemore Abbey in Connemara and O'Connell House in Dublin wfrom where students study at Trinity or UCD Open University – the UK based Open University has an Irish office in Dublin Sacred Heart University – has an Irish studies base in Dingle, County Kerry Foreign institutions who validate programmes in Ireland Historically a number of institutions, including seminaries such as St. Patrick's, Carlow College, St. Kieran's College, Kilkenny, St. Patrick's College, Thurles, and Tullabeg College, would have prepared students from examinations with the University of London. In recent years a number of mainly private colleges have had programmes accredited by UK universities. University of Chester - National Training Centre, Dublin University of Dundee - in partnership with Ballyfermot College of Further Education since 2004 University of East London - Institute of Child Education Psychology Europe, Dublin and Chevron Training and Recruitment Heriot-Watt University - Griffith College, Limerick University of Hull - Christian Leadership in Education Office, Cork, since 1993 University of Hull - validated programmes at the Irish School of Ecumenics (1972-1982) Liverpool John Moores University - validated programmes for DBS London Metropolitan University - Portobello Institute Middlesex University - PCI College, Dublin University of Northumbria - Law Society of Ireland Nottingham Trent University - validated degrees for Griffith College University of Reading - Irish Management Institute University of Ulster - Irish Times Training and Marino Institute of Education University of Wales - validated degrees for Portobello College, The Priory Institute and Irish Bible Institute University of Wales Trinity Saint David - validates MBA programme at IBAT College, Dublin University of West London - British/Irish Modern Music Institute, Dublin University of the West of Scotland - Filmbase, Dublin University of Wolverhampton - Coláiste Dhúlaigh College of Further Education, Coolock and Edenmore York St John University - Irish Bible Institute since 2014 York St John University - validated the Carmelite Institute of Britain and Ireland Masters programme from 2012-2016 Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas - award degrees at the Domician Studium St John's College, Nottingham - has validated programmes with the Church of Ireland Theological Institute Defunct institutions The following are defunct institutions, due to closure or merger. This list does not include institutions that were renamed. Albert Agricultural College (1838–1979), part of UCD from 1926-1979, NIHE Dublin (now DCU) was built on Albert College All Hallows College (1842–2016), now part