School of Medicine Conferring

Date: 05 June 2027
Time: 08:30 - 14:00
Category: Conferrings, Students
Location: The Convention Centre Dublin, Spencer Dock, North Wall Quay, Dublin D01 T1W6

The RCSI School of Medicine Conferring Ceremony will take place on Saturday, 5 June 2027 in The Convention Centre Dublin (CCD).

Schedule

08:30: Registration and gown collection (The Forum)
08:30–10:15: Conferring photographer (The Forum)
11:00: Conferring Ceremony (Auditorium)
13:00: Conferring reception (Balcony 3 and The Forum)
14:15: End and gown returns (The Forum)

The Convention Centre Dublin

The School of Medicine Conferring will take place in The Convention Centre Dublin, Spencer Dock, North Wall Quay, Dublin D01 T1W6.

Please visit the getting here page for information on public transport and parking facilities.

Academic dress

All graduates must pre-book robes with the official robe-makers, Phelan Conan Limited. Robes may be pre-booked online here. The pre-paid hire fee is €45 or pay on the day hire fee is €50.

Due to the implementation of a personal 3D secure password during the credit card payment process online, Phelan Conan staff are no longer able to take bookings over the phone. This has been created to protect your online payments and if you don’t already have a 3D secure password you can activate it by following the simple instructions during the booking process. If you experience any further problems with 3D secure process, please contact your bank. Cash will not be accepted. All gowns must be returned to Phelan Conan as soon as possible after the conclusion of the ceremony.

Robes can be collected on Wednesday, 2 June between 10am-2pm in RCSI, Level -1, outside the Desmond Auditorium, 26 York Street OR on the day of conferring between 08:30–10.15 in The Forum.

It is strongly advised to collect on 2 June to ensure there are no delays on the day of conferring.

RCSI have appointed Phelan Conan as the on-site robe providers after a competitive tender process. However, students are free to use an alternative robe supplier, as long as they adhere to NUI’s academic dress booklet.

Photography

Lafayette Photographers will be located on site throughout the School of Medicine Conferrings to take professional individual and family portraits. Please visit the Lafayette Photography website to pre-book.

Pre-booking is highly recommended for your photography session.

Please note: The online booking facilities for Phelan Conan and Lafayette will open in the coming months.

Order of proceedings

Graduands are invited to register 2.5 hours prior to their conferring ceremony.

At registration, graduands will be provided with a seat number which signifies the order in which they will be called to the platform. Graduands and guests are asked to take their seats no later than 45 minutes prior to the ceremony commences.

Guest tickets

Each graduand will receive three guest tickets. If capacity permits, graduands will be permitted to request additional ticket(s) when registering for the conferring in April 2027.

Extra tickets will be allocated to those on the waiting list, subject to availability, once all graduands have completed registration.

Please note: Confirmation may not be available on extra ticket requests until the week prior to the event.

Live stream

A live stream of the conferring ceremony will be available for friends and family to watch around the world.

The stream will be available on this page and will begin at 11.00 (Irish Standard Time).