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Exams

Over 100,000 exam papers are taken by students at the RDS annually. Our adjoining halls can allow for thousands of students to sit their exams at the same time. We even have smaller adjoining meeting rooms for those students who require a less daunting environment.

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Hall 1- Main Hall 3503m²

Hall 1- Main Hall 3503m²

Hall 4- Industries Hall 2285m²

Hall 4- Industries Hall 2285m²

Hall 8E- Simmonscourt 1074m²

Hall 8E- Simmonscourt 1074m²

For full details, please consult the RDS Floor Plans and for Hall locations consult our Venue Capacities and Site Map.

*The above capacity numbers are indicative therefore subject to change and may vary depending on the clients’ final layout.

Exam institutions using the RDS include:

University College Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, Chartered Accountants Ireland, The Insurance Institute of Ireland, Accounting Technicians Ireland.

If you are interested in arranging for your institutions' exams to be held at the RDS, please call one of our sales team on + 353 (0)1 668 0866 or email sales@rds.ie.

"The RDS provided a flexible space to custom build this Congress to our clients needs. The Congress was a great success in every respect and further enhanced Ireland's reputation in the field and Dublin's reputation as a conference destination."

Jean Evans

Director of Conferences, MCI Group

"This prestigious venue certainly added to the successful delivery of the IATA AGM, which is a key event in the global aviation calendar. Your staff’s dedication and professionalism greatly contributed to the satisfaction of our member airlines, industry partners and sponsors. Our delegates were extremely pleased by the level of services and accommodation offered."

Antony Tyler

Director General and CEO, International Air Transport Association

"In all aspects the RDS team were an absolute pleasure to work with and extremely responsive to requests and suggestions. In both preparation and in delivery we had an extremely positive experience and I look forward to working with the RDS again in the future. Feedback from those present at the event was extremely positive and I have no hesitation in recommending the venue."

Alan Sherlock

Executive, Small Firms Association Executive

"Thank you once again for a very successful Meitheal – all went very smoothly as usual with thanks to your great team especially Christy who again surpassed himself with help on everything."

Marlene Burke

Marketing, Fáilte Ireland

“This was the largest event of this kind ever undertaken by the department and the co operation offered by the RDS Team could not have been at a higher level”

Mr Frank Condon

Head of OSCE Taskforce, Taskforce

"Our love for the Venue has come from the unique charm and elegance of the property, its location, the quality of catering, the choice of “fit for purpose” rooms and an onsite Operations Team who have a “can do”, “will do” attitude. The variety of rooms and flexibility to create different looks in each room is key for our clients and the RDS has the scale and this allows us to cater for a variety of projects from intimate gatherings to 5,000 person conferences and dinners!"

Robert Allidine

Managing Director, MCI Dublin

"The RDS was an ideally located venue for international events, near to the airport and very close the main city centre. Our event host clients from all over the world and location is key. The venue is very flexible with the spaces available, ECOC Exhibition is over 10,000 sqm in size. The RDS accommodated the exhibition size very comfortably. The venue services and staff were outstanding very friendly and helpful. I would recommend this venue to any organiser that is looking for an excellent venue in Ireland."

Charlotte Minter

Operations Director , ECOC 2019

How to get here

RDS (The Royal Dublin Society), Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4