The Technological University of the Shannon (TUS), Athlone Campus, has been awarded accreditation from the oldest and most prestigious law school in Ireland, King’s Inns, for its highly sought-after undergraduate law degrees.
All students enrolling in TUS Athlone’s Bachelor of Business (Hons) in Business and Law and Bachelor of Laws (Hons) in Law from September 2023 and graduating in 2027 will be eligible to apply directly to King’s Inns to sit their entrance exams and complete the barrister-at-law degree in just one year.
To be eligible to apply to sit this examination, an applicant must hold either a King’s Inns’ approved law degree/approved postgraduate diploma or the Diploma in Legal Studies from King’s Inns.
Based between Henrietta Street and Constitution Hill in Dublin 1, King’s Inns is an independent educational institution renowned for professional legal education and training. It is Ireland’s oldest School of Law and one of Ireland’s significant historical environments.
As well as educating future and qualified barristers, the School extends its reach to a diverse community of people from legal and non–legal backgrounds offering accessible part-time courses in specialist areas of the law. With courses taught by expert law practitioners, King’s Inns students include leaders, advocates, innovators, and game-changers, from industries across Ireland and abroad. The School excels in promoting the use of the Irish language in the law.
