The Universities Act, 1997 renamed the constituent university as the "National University of Ireland, Dublin", and a ministerial order of 1998 renamed the institution as "University College of Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin".
The Universities Act, 1997 berganti nama menjadi constituent university ketika "National University of Ireland, Dublin", dan perintah kementerian 1998 mengganti nama institusi tersebut dengan nama "University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin".