Servicing the Health of the Community

The Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital was established in 1897, by the ‘Dublin Eye and Ear Hospital Act’ in 1897.

This enabled the amalgamation of the National Eye Hospital, founded by Isaac Ryall in 1814 and St. Mark’s Ophthalmic Hospital for diseases of the Eye and Ear, founded by Sir William Wilde in 1844.

With the creation of this new institution came the need for expansion and in 1899 a site on Adelaide Road was purchased, and building commenced.

On 18 February 1904, with the transfer of patients from the National Eye Hospital and St. Mark’s Hospital, the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital became a physical reality, under a single roof and on the site on which it stands today.

The Hospital is governed by the President, the Council and managed by the Hospital Management Group, which consists of: - Chief Executive, Director of Strategy and Corporate Affairs, Medical Director, Director of Finance and Organisation Services, Director of Operations and Human Resources, and the Director of Nursing and Human Resources.

The Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital has 80 beds, of which 20 are located in the Hospital’s Day Care Unit.

The Hospital’s annual activity is about 7,000 in-patients, 40,000 OPD (Out-Patients Department) attendees, and 40,000 Accident and Emergency attendees.

We, at The Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital are very proud of our contribution to the medical needs of the city and country for over a century and we are proud to continue servicing the health of the community for many years to come.