The RDS plays host to many varieties of concerts, sporting events, trade shows and conferences. The RDS Ballsbridge boasts a prime location with easy access to Dublin's City Centre. The RDS is also on the main transport lines of the DART and Dublin Bus which means that transport to the RDS is very easy. Scroll below to se a full list of upcoming events in RDS.
If you require a hotel near RDS, Bewley's Hotels have a range of hotels in Dublin to suit your needs.
1. Bewley's Hotel Ballsbridge is located beside the RDS. If this hotel is full, we recommend the following hotels....
2. Bewley's Hotel Leopardstown is 8km from RDS: Transport packages available to and from RDS. Ideal if travelling from the South of Ireland.
3. Bewley's Hotel Dublin Airport is 12km from RDS: Transport packages available to and from RDS. Ideal if travelling from the North of Ireland or Dublin Airport.
4. Bewley's Hotel Newlands Cross is 13km from RDS. Ideal if travelling from the West of Ireland.
Upcoming Events in the RDS Dublin:
January 2013:
24th RDS Business Networking Breakfast with John Teeling - Founder of Cooley Distillery – Getting Ireland Back on Track
25th - 27th: 2013 Holiday World
26th - 27th: 2013 Bride of the Year Show ®
26th: Guinness Choir - Handel Anthems
26th: The Insurance Institute of Ireland Exams
February 2013:
2nd-3rd: Sports & Fitness Show
6th John Green's The Fault In Our Stars Tour (Special Guest Hank Green).
9th - 10th: Royal Irish Automobile Club Show
9th - 10th: Sencity Dublin
11th: RDS Economic Recovery Series: Ireland, New Europe and the World - Driving our Economic Recovery
12th: Lecture: Dublin's Victorian and Edwardian Parks
13th: RDS - Speaker Series - Bill Whelan - 'Publish and Perish' Music and creativity at the gateway to Babylon
13th: postgradireland fair
16th: Leinster Rugby v Benetton Treviso - RDP12 - Rugby Match
19th-21st: Catex February
19th: RDS Business Networking Breakfast - The EU Presidency – our role in Europe – Brendan Halligan – Chairperson IIEA
23rd: Leinster Rugby v Scarlets - RDP12 - Rugby Match
23rd-24th: Irish International Coin Fair
23rd: Irish Chamber Orchestra: Welcome Gábor!
27th: RDS Speaker Series: Mark Purcell - 'The Big House Library in Ireland'
March 2013:
1st-3rd: The Carole Nash Irish Motorbike & Scooter Show
2nd-3rd: Working Abroad
3rd-4th: Irish Beauty Show
4th: Irish & British Art
6th-7th: Facilities Management Ireland
8th-9th: National Business Expo
11th-22nd: Electric Ireland Feis Ceoil
13th: RDS Business Networking Breakfast with Kevin Bakhurst – Director of News and Current Affairs RTE – The future of TV
13th: RDS Speaker Series: Jackie Hayden - 'Dylan, Dylan and Me: How I discovered the works of Dylan Thomas through the music of Bob Dylan'
16th-18th: Mind Body Spirit Festival
20th: RDS Speaker Series: Dave Campbell and Margaret Healion - 'The Voice of the Great Spirit'
23rd: Leinster Rugby v Glasgow Warriors - RDP12 - Rugby Match
23rd: Cap1 MA Assessment
23d: Irish Chamber Orchestra: Isabelle Van Keulen
30th: Leinster Rugby v Ulster Rugby - RDP12 - Rugby Match
April 2013:
3rd: RDS Speaker Series: Dr Peadar McArdle - 'Gold Frenzy: A story suitable foe modern Ireland'?
6th: Cap 2 Audit Assessment
7th: Credit Union Schools Quiz
10th-11th: The Energy Show 2013
13th-14th: Pregnancy & Baby Fair
13th: Irish Chamber Orchestra: Jörg Widmann
16th-17th: 5th International Dementia Care Conference
20th: CAP 2 MOCK EXAMS
26th-27th: Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis
27th: CAP 2 EXAMS
27th: FAE AAFRP Assessment
28th: Trinity College Summer Exams
May 2013:
1st: RDS Speaker Series: Barbara Barnett - 'The Hide and Seek Children'
1st-18th: UCD Summer Exams
3rd: Leinster Rugby V Ospreys - RDP12 - Rugby Match
13th-22nd: IATI Exams
17th: 2013 Amlin Challenge Cup Final
19th-21st: The Cosmetics Association Christmas Trade Fair
25th-26th: Just 4 Kids Show
25th-31st: Cap 1 Exam
26th: Buy My Dress
29th: Ballsbridge College of Further Education Graduation
June 2013:
1st: IFA Institute Exams
15th: Neil Young & Crazy Horse
25th-28th: Cap 2 Summer Exams
29th: ROD STEWART ‘Live The Life’ Tour
July 2013:
2nd-4th: Chartered Accountants Ireland - FAE Mock Exams
August 2013:
7th-11th: Dublin Horse Show
17th-28th: IATI Exams
October 2013:
6th-8th: Furniture & Interiors Fair
13th: Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology
15th: Ballyfermot College of Further Education Graduation
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