Graduation 2025
NCAD Graduation Ceremonies 2025
The NCAD Graduation Ceremonies will be held on Friday 21st November 2025
in O'Reilly Hall, UCD.
**You will receive communication to your NCAD email in October 2025 with further details and asking you to confirm your attendance**
There will be 2 ceremonies on the day - the specific breakdown of these ceremonies will be confirmed later in the year
Morning (11AM)
Afternoon (2.30PM)
(Each ceremony will last approx 1.5 hours)
In the meantime if you have any queries at all in relation to the upcoming graduation feel free to contact us at academicaffairs@staff.ncad.ie
We very much look forward to celebrating your achievements with you on the day.
All graduates must pre-book robes with the official robe-makers, Phelan Conan Limited.
Robes may be pre-booked on line at www.phelanconan.com. (search for NCAD and select your ceremony / specific course for the correct robe).
Bookings will open in October 2025
Robes can be collected from O’Reilly Hall on the day of your ceremony.
All gowns must be returned to Phelan Conan as soon as possible after the conclusion of the ceremony.
Lafayette Photographers will be located on the UCD campus, in the O’Reilly, to take professional individual and family portraits.
Please visit their website www.lafayette.ie to pre-book now. Pre-booking is highly recommended for your photography session.
Bookings will open in October 2025.
Photography will be open from 09:00am on the day and the studios close approximately 90 minutes after the last ceremony concludes.
*Please note that any other photographers who may be at the O’Reilly Hall on the day are not official agents of NCAD and we cannot accept any responsibility for arrangements entered into by graduands or their guests.
