▁and ▁Anth rop ology ▁degree ▁was ▁also ▁recogn ised ▁for ▁teaching ▁religion ▁in ▁post - primary ▁schools . ▁From ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Mill town ▁was ▁a ▁Rec ogn ised ▁College ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁University ▁of ▁Ireland ▁( N UI ). ▁ ▁Cl os ure ▁The ▁Mill town ▁Institute ▁dis cont in ued ▁their ▁teaching ▁and ▁research ▁program mes ▁and ▁closed ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁After ▁the ▁Jes uit - f ounded ▁University ▁College ▁Dublin ▁rejected ▁Mill town ' s ▁approaches ▁the ▁institution ▁negoti ated ▁with ▁Tr inity ▁College ▁Dublin ▁to ▁continue ▁its ▁existence ▁as ▁the ▁Lo y ola ▁Institute ▁in ▁a ▁centre ▁of ▁study ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁Irish ▁School ▁of ▁E c umen ics . ▁In ▁this ▁event ual ity , ▁the ▁property ▁in ▁Mill town ▁would ▁be ▁sold ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁facility ▁either ▁purchased ▁or ▁purpose - built ▁at ▁Tr inity ▁College ▁Dublin ' s ▁campus ▁in ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁Dublin . ▁Staff ▁and ▁fac ulty ▁members ▁who ▁held ▁positions ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁would , ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁part , ▁not ▁continue ▁within ▁the ▁new ▁Lo y ola ▁Institute . ▁The ▁confer ring ▁of ▁E cc les iast ical ▁and ▁H ET AC ▁awards ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁ 2 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁with ▁N UI ▁awards ▁on ▁ 3 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Library ▁S ale ▁Following ▁the ▁closure ▁of ▁the ▁Institute