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Culinary schools in Ireland

5 researched schools and 5 verified programs. This is the research done to date, not a complete list of every provider in Ireland.

Cities:Co. KerryCorkDublinDundalkGalwayKilkennyWaterford

5 programs

Country: Ireland Reset all

Results are listed alphabetically. There is no price ranking because tuition in different currencies, periods and bases is not comparable. Items marked Sponsored are paid placements; they never change recognition status, verification or order.

About culinary education in Ireland

How culinary education is structured

Culinary education in Ireland sits in a mix of private cookery schools issuing their own certificates (for example Ballymaloe's 12 week certificate) and technological universities awarding degrees placed on the National Framework of Qualifications, such as Level 7 Bachelor of Arts programmes at TU Dublin and MTU.

Source: tudublin.ie/study/undergraduate/courses/culinary-ar

Qualification structures

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

Bachelor of Arts in Culinary Arts (NFQ Level 7)
Three-year full-time degree at TU Dublin (180 ECTS) with mandatory work-based learning modules; a one-year part-time Level 7 route exists at MTU. Source
Private school certificates
Ballymaloe (12 weeks) and Dublin Cookery School (4 weeks) issue their own certificates; no national framework level is stated on the fetched pages. Source

Languages, tuition and admissions

Teaching languages. Programs in this research are taught in English.

Tuition context. TU Dublin publishes EUR 3,000 per year (EU) and EUR 12,500 per year (non-EU) for the Level 7 BA; Ballymaloe's 12 week certificate is listed at EUR 17,695 to 18,295 for 2027 intakes. Source

Admissions. TU Dublin asks non-native English speakers for evidence of English proficiency and welcomes mature applicants aged 23+; MTU's non-EU route asks for a Level 6 culinary certificate or 120 ECTS. Source

Nothing here establishes visa, work-permit or credit-transfer eligibility. Check current rules with the official sources below.

Official study information

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