Our graduation ceremony is a day to celebrate, a highlight of our academic calendar and a day to recognise your academic achievements. Your graduation marks the end of your educational journey with us and after all the hard work and commitment, it’s time to celebrate your achievement.

Graduation Day for the Class of 2024 will take place on Friday, 22nd November ’24 at Croke Park, Dublin.

The Date and Venue

This year’s graduation ceremony will be held in Croke Park on Friday, 22nd November 2024. The exact timing of the ceremony will be published on 1st October ’24.

Booking Your Ticket – (Bookings are not open yet)

Bookings will open on 1st October ’24 – further information will be available in September ’24 and you will be notified directly by email.

Booking Your Guests

We want to facilitate as many graduates who wish to attend as possible therefore, we limit the number of guest tickets available initially. There is an allocation of two guests per student with a fee of €10 payable per guest ticket. We usually have additional seating available to allocate to guests once the booking for graduates is closed. 

On the booking form you will be able to select how many other additional guest tickets you would ideally like. A wait list is operated for requests for additional guests with these allocated after the online booking is closed on a first come first served basis. Requests will only be recorded after the booking form opens on the 1st of October at 9am.

Time of Arrival & Length of Ceremony

Exact timings will be published on this page on 1st October ’24.

A professional photographer on site will also be available from 12pm to take photographs.

The conferring and awards ceremony usually takes 45 minutes to one hour depending on the number of graduates in attendance.

Seating at the Ceremony

As a graduate, you will be allocated a seat with your fellow graduates from your programme. Please ensure you sit in the seat allocated to you as this is the order by which graduates are conferred. You will be required to be in your seat 15 minutes before the ceremony starts. Guest seating is unallocated and available behind the graduate seating. Children must sit in the guest seating area.

Cap & Gown

All graduates must pre-book robes with the official robe-makers, Phelan Conan Limited before Midnight Tuesday 12th November 2024. Robes may be pre-booked on line – a link will be sent to you after you have booked your graduation ticket. The pre-paid hire fee is €35 or Pay on the day hire fee is €40.

The pay on the day fee can be made by scanning our QR code on the day, Cash will not be accepted

Due to the implementation of a personal 3D secure password during the credit card payment process, Phelan Conan Ltd 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.

Robes can be collected on the day of your graduation in the Canal Suite III, Level 5, Croke Park.  

All gowns must be returned to Phelan Conan as soon as possible after the conclusion of the ceremony.

Photography

There will be a professional photographer on site available to take photographs of you and your family. Prices start from €25 with a variety of packages available to include several photographs, frames etc. This is payable directly to the photographer on the day. The photographer is available after the ceremony should you be unable to get your photograph taken beforehand. Photography will close 30 minutes before the ceremony to ensure graduates are seated in time – please take this into consideration when joining the queue on the day.

Entering Croke Park & Car Parking on the Day

Enter Croke Park via the Hogan Stand, the conferring room is at level 5 and you can take the lift or escalator to this level. Car Parking is available within the environs of Croke Park by entering via the Daven Car Park

Dates to Remember

Please help us to make your graduation from Portobello Institute a memorable day by remembering the dates below;

  • Friday, 22nd November 2024 – Graduation Day
  • Tuesday, 1st October – Bookings Open
  • Thursday 31st October – Bookings Close
  • Friday 8th November – Further information emailed about the order of ceremony to those booked to attend

Queries

As the date gets closer, we receive a large volume of email queries, please be patient – we will respond to your query within 24 hours.

And finally…..

Graduation day is a day to celebrate and everyone in Portobello really looks forward to welcoming you and your guests to the annual Graduation Ceremony on Friday, November 22nd 2024