Apothecaries' Hall of Ireland

The Governor and Company of
The Apothecaries' Hall
of the City of Dublin

Coat of Arms
Location	Royal College of Physicians of Ireland Kildare Street, Dublin 2 (since 2011)
Date of formation	1446 (Guild of St Mary Magdalene), 1747 (Guild of St Luke), 1791 (Company of Apothecaries' Hall)
Company association	Medicine and pharmacy
Master of company	(Governor) Dr Peadar O'Mórdha LAH (Deputy Governor) Professor David Powell LAH
Website	Apothecaries' Hall, Dublin

The Apothecaries' Hall of Ireland is one of only two extant successors of a medieval Dublin guild. Apothecaries in Dublin were first organized as members of the 1446 Guild of Barbers, with St Mary Magdelene as the patron saint. In 1747, Apothecaries formed their own guild, with St Luke as the patron. In 1791, the Company of Apothecaries’ Hall was formed for the purposes of building their own Hall and regulating practitioners throughout Ireland. Although the Company ceased licensing doctors in 1971, it continues to exist as a charitable organisation. The Company of Apothecaries’ Hall now shares premises with the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland on Kildare Street, Dublin.