Dublin City University is a Dublin-based company founded in 1980.
Dublin City University (DCU), known as Ollscoil Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath in Irish, is an educational institution founded on January 1, 1975, in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. The university is a member of the European University Association, and operates within the education, higher education, and university industries.
DCU holds 45 patents and has spun out at least one company, Pilot Photonics. The official name of the institution is Dublin City University, and it should not be confused with another institution in the United Kingdom also named Dublin City University.