Institute of Public Administration (Ireland)

Institute of Public Administration

Irish: An Foras Riaracháin
Motto	Building Capability in Ireland's Public Service
Type	Public
Established	1957
Chairperson	George Burke
President	Martin O'Halloran
Vice-president	John Callinan Ray Dolan Dr Attracta Halpin
Director	Helen Brophy
Location	Dublin , Ireland 53°20′01″N 6°13′48″W / 53.3336°N 6.2299°W / 53.3336; -6.2299
Campus	urban
Affiliations	NUI (1982-2011;2018-present) University College Dublin (2011-2018)
Website	http://www.ipa.ie

The Institute of Public Administration (The IPA; Irish: An Foras Riaracháin)^[1] is Ireland’s centre of excellence for Public Service education, learning and leadership development, under the aegis of the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation. Since its inception in 1957, the IPA has continually adapted as the cornerstone of public administration learning and development, responding to the evolving needs of the state and the work of the Government, and today it plays a pivotal role in supporting the Government’s Better Public Services: Public Service Transformation 2030 Strategy^[2].

The institute's education, learning and development services are delivered through four key areas: the Whitaker School of Government and Management, Senior Public Service (SPS), OneLearning and Professional Development.

The IPA's latest five-year strategy is entitled A New Era of Learning: Strategy 2022–2027^[3]

The IPA is a recognised college of the National University of Ireland. It was founded in 1957 at a meeting in Newman House where Tom Barrington became the first director and John Leydon its first president.

References

1. ""Institute of Public Administration"". Téarma. Archived from the original on 12 November 2022.
2. "Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation". gov.ie. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
3. https://www.ipa.ie/strategic-plan-2022-2027/ . The IPA strategic plan 2022-2027