| Irish Institute | |
| Native Name: | Instituto Irlandés |
| City: | Naucalpan |
| State: | Mexico State |
| Country: | Mexico |
| Coordinates: | 19.4256°N -99.2401°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Greater Mexico City#Mexico |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Type: | Independent, Private |
The Irish Institute (Spanish; Castilian: Instituto Irlandés) is a Catholic private school in Greater Mexico City. Operated by the Legionaries of Christ,[1] the grounds, located in Naucalpan, State of Mexico, have separate areas for boys and girls, plus a third one for the coed preschool.[2] [3] [4] The school levels in total range from preschool to bachillerato,[5] equivalent to the American K-12.
The Irish Institute is also present in other cities of Mexico, including: Nuevo Laredo and Monterrey.
Jason Berry and Gerald Renner, the authors of the 2004 book Vows of Silence: The Abuse of Power in the Papacy of John Paul II, said that the students came from the "superrich of Mexico City".[1] Paul Lennon, a former member of the Legionaries quoted in the book, wrote that "The family names [of the students] were like a Who's Who of Mexican people."[1] Historically many students arrived in cars driven by bodyguards for protection against kidnapping.[1]