Graduation

Due to the limited parking facilities on campus grounds and the large numbers attending conferring ceremonies, on-campus parking spaces will be at a premium throughout Thursday 27 and Friday 28 October.

As a result MIC has organised a FREE Park & Ride Facility with an overspill facility located at the Limerick Greyhound Stadium (V94 Y17X). A complimentary shuttle service will be in place for those parking at the Limerick Greyhound Stadium, with buses departing every 15 to 20 minutes to and from the MIC Limerick Campus. In order to plan your timely arrival please note that the journey from the Greyhound Stadium to the College will take approximately 8 minutes (subject to traffic).

Thursday 27 October

Conferring Ceremony commences at 3pm. 

Car Park at the Limerick Greyhound Stadium will open at 12.30pm and closes at 8.30pm. 

Shuttle bus will depart from the Greyhound Stadium every 15 to 20 minutes, or earlier if the bus is full, with the last shuttle bus departing MIC at 6.30pm.

Friday 28 October

First Conferring Ceremony begins at 10am and the second begins at 3pm. 

Car Park at the Limerick Greyhound Stadium opens at 8.15am and closes at 8.30pm. 

Shuttle bus will depart from the Greyhound Stadium every 15 to 20 minutes, or earlier if the bus is full, with the last shuttle bus departing MIC at 6.30pm.

The Graduation Ball 2022 will be held in The Strand Hotel, Limerick on Saturday 29 October 2022.

Further information can be found here: MIC Graduation Ball October 2022.

Graduation Schedule 2022

Bachelor of Education Friday 28th October Groups (Morning Ceremony)

Bachelor of Education Friday 28th October Groups (Evening Ceremony)

You are required to indicate your attendance/non-attendance at Graduation 2022 via the online registration link: MIC Graduation

Registration is currently open and will close on Friday 7th October at 5.00pm.  Please ensure that you attend to this as soon as possible.  

Graduands will need to have their MIC account up to date in order to register. 

Username: IDNumber@micstudent.mic.ul.ie and your MIC password (i.e. the password you use to access student e-mail).  

If you have forgotten your password, you can reset it via passwordreset.microsoftonline.com.
If your password has expired you can reset it via adconnect.mic.ul.ie. 

If you cannot access the link or have trouble with your password, please email the ICT Helpdesk (ICTHelpDesk@mic.ul.ie).

Each graduand who has registered that they will attend their conferring ceremony is entitled to up to a maximum of three guest invitations, depending on availability. The graduand does not need a ticket. Please note that once the venue has reached capacity having an invitation will not guarantee entry to the conferring hall (TN3) and your guests will be seated in an adjacent venue (TN1) or (T1.18 Tara Building).          

It will not be possible to admit anyone to the main conferring hall without an official invitation. 

Those arriving earliest will be seated in the main conferring venue (TN3). Individuals arriving after the main venue has reached capacity will be required to sit in an adjacent venue (TN1) where the proceedings can be viewed on a screen. Guests without invitations will also be accommodated in this venue. To ensure the comfort of families, children and other guests, it will also be necessary to seat parents with young children (under 8) in TN1.

Due to the large number of people to be accommodated and stringent fire safety regulations, additional invitations will not be available.

Further information to follow.

Academic robes can be hired from Phelan Conan Ltd.

For further details, please visit www.phelanconan.com.

Representatives of Phelan Conan will be located in the Student Lounge in the Tara building to issue pre-booked robes.

• It is your responsibility to book your robe. You should ensure that you do so by midnight Monday 24 October 2022. You will not be able to pre book after this date.
• The cost of hiring a set of robes is €43 for pre-booked robes (which is strongly recommended) or €45 on the day.

Robe Collection & Drop-off Times     

• Thursday 27 October: 11am – 2.30pm (For 3pm ceremony)
• Thursday 27 October: 3.30pm – 8pm (For 10am & 3pm ceremonies Friday 28 October)
• Friday 28 October: 8am – 9.30am (For 10am ceremony)
• Friday 28 October: 10.30am – 2.30pm (For 3pm ceremony)

Collection of robes on Thursday 28 October is strongly advised for the Friday ceremonies as this will allow you to take away the robe to have photos taken with family.

All robes must be returned to the Student Lounge in the Tara building by 6.30pm on both Thursday 27 and Friday 28 October.

Due to the implementation of a personal 3D Secure Password during the credit card payment process on www.phelanconan.com, Phelan Conan staff can no longer take bookings over the phone.

This has been created to protect your 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 this process, please contact your bank.

You will be required to be present in the appropriate academic dress and seated in the correct place at least 30 minutes prior to the commencement of the ceremony.

For further details please see the website www.phelanconan.com.

Lafayette Photography is the official photographer for Mary Immaculate College who is authorised to take photographs on the day of graduation.

It is strongly advisable to pre-book your photography online, as early as possible, at lafayette.ie/Graduation/Book. Online booking will close at 12 noon the day before your graduation day. On the day bookings can be made using your mobile phone and the Lafayette team will be onsite to assist with bookings. Cash payments can also be made on the day.

Lafayette Photography will send you your order receipt via email and you can present the QR code to Lafayette Photography staff on the day of your graduation. There will be multiple photography studios in operation in the Tara building for the duration of the various ceremonies.

Studios will be open on Thursday 27 October 2022 from 1pm, and from 8am on Friday 28 October. It is important that you check in with Lafayette Photography Registration Desk in Room T212 on the second floor of the Tara building and collect your docket first. You will then be directed to the assigned studio. Details of the packages available can be seen on the Lafayette Photography website.

Lafayette Photography is the official certificate framing provider for Mary Immaculate College. The certificate frames may be purchased on the day from Lafayette who will have a desk onsite with a selection of frames to choose from or alternatively they may be booked online by visiting the frame shop at: lafayette.ie/Shop/Frames.  

If you have any difficulties booking your photographs, please check the FAQ section of the Lafayette Photography website.

There will also be press photographers hired by MIC, wearing official badges, at the conferring days as well as photographers taking photos on behalf of local media outlets. If you do not wish to have your photo taken, please make this clear to them. 

Graduands in the need of special accommodations who are attending the conferring ceremonies are requested to contact Graduation@mic.ul.ie prior to Wednesday 19 October, 2022.

Mary Immaculate College's annual graduation ceremony for LINC (Certificate in Leadership for INClusion in the Early Years) will take place on Saturday 15th October, 2022 at 11.00am in the Lime Tree Theatre in the Tara building.

You are required to indicate your attendance/non-attendance at Graduation 2022 via the online registration link:  LINC Graduation Form

Registration is currently open and will close on Wednesday 28 September at 5pm. Please ensure that you attend to this as soon as possible.  

Graduands will need to have their MIC account up to date in order to access the link.

Username: IDNumber@micstudent.mic.ul.ie and your MIC password (i.e. the password you use to access student e-mail).  

If you have forgotten your password, you can reset it via passwordreset.microsoftonline.com.
If your password has expired you can reset it via adconnect.mic.ul.ie. 

If you cannot access the link or have trouble with your password, please email the ICT Helpdesk (ICTHelpDesk@mic.ul.ie).

Each graduand who will be attending their conferring ceremony is entitled to up to a maximum of three guest invitations, depending on availability, for the LINC (Certificate in Leadership for INClusion in the Early Years) conferring ceremony, which takes place on Saturday 15th October, 2022. It will not be possible to admit anyone without an official invitation. 

Please note that once the venue has reached capacity having an invitation will not guarantee entry to the Lime Tree Theatre and your guests will be seated in an adjacent venue, T118 in the Tara building, where the proceedings can be viewed on screen.

To ensure the comfort of families, children and other guests, it will also be necessary to seat parents with young children (under 8) in T118. It is not necessary to have an invitation to gain entry to this venue.

Further information to follow.

Academic robes can be hired from Phelan Conan Ltd.

For further details, please visit www.phelanconan.com.

Representatives of Phelan Conan will be located in the Student Lounge in the Tara building to issue pre-booked robes.

• It is your responsibility to book your robe. You should ensure that you do so by midnight Wednesday 12 October 2022. You will not be able to pre-book after this date.
• The cost of hiring a set of robes is €43 for pre-booked robes (which is strongly recommended) or €45 on the day.

Robe Collection & Drop-off Times     

• Saturday 15 October : 8.30am – 10.30am

All robes must be returned to the Student Lounge in the Tara building by 2pm on Saturday 15 October.

Due to the implementation of a personal 3D Secure Password during the credit card payment process on www.phelanconan.com, Phelan Conan staff can no longer take bookings over the phone.

This has been created to protect your 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 this process, please contact your bank.

You will be required to be present in the appropriate academic dress and seated in the correct place at least 30 minutes prior to the commencement of the ceremony.

For further details please see the website www.phelanconan.com.

Lafayette Photography is the official photographer for Mary Immaculate College who is authorised to take photographs on the day of graduation.

It is strongly advisable to pre-book your photography online, as early as possible, at lafayette.ie/Graduation/Book. Online booking will close at 12 noon the day before your graduation day. There will be no payments accepted on the day of your graduation and all the bookings must be pre-ordered.

Lafayette Photography will send you your order receipt via email and you can present the QR code to Lafayette Photography staff on the day of your graduation.

Studios will be open on Saturday 15 October 2022 from 9am, until approximately 90 mins after the ceremony has concluded. It is important that you check in with Lafayette Photography registration desk to collect your docket first. You will then be directed to the assigned studio. Details of the packages available can be seen on the Lafayette Photography website.

Lafayette Photography is the official certificate framing provider for Mary Immaculate College. The certificate frames may be booked online by visiting the frame shop at lafayette.ie/Shop/Frames.  

If you have any difficulties booking your photographs, please check the FAQ section of the Lafayette Photography website.

There will also be press photographers hired by MIC, wearing official badges, at the conferring days as well as photographers taking photos on behalf of local media outlets. If you do not wish to have your photo taken, please make this clear to them. 

Graduands in the need of special accommodations who are attending the conferring ceremony are requested to contact Graduation@mic.ul.ie prior to Friday 7 October, 2022.

Due to the limited parking facilities on the grounds and the large numbers attending, it would be in your own interest to make alternative parking arrangements. Once parking has reached full capacity on the College grounds, no additional cars will be allowed on campus. Please ensure that you allow yourself adequate time in order that you are seated in the conferring venue 30 minutes in advance of your ceremony.

All information relating to your Graduation is available from the website. Should you have any further queries, please email Graduation@mic.ul.ie.

You are required to indicate your attendance/non-attendance at Graduation in advance. 

If you are unable to attend your conferring ceremony, you will be able to inform the college of this via online registration and you will be conferred in absentia. Your parchment will be posted to you at your college-registered home address unless otherwise requested. You can request it to be sent to an address other than your college-registered home address by emailing Graduation@mic.ul.ie. Please provide your full name, ID number and programme in the email.

The names of Graduands who are not in attendance may or may not be called out depending on the circumstances

Unfortunately, conferrings cannot be deferred.

Your parchment will be presented to you at the Graduation ceremony or posted to you at your college-registered home address unless otherwise requested.

Yes. If you wish to receive your parchment as Gaeilge, that is possible.

If the Gaeilge parchment is requested in addition to an English parchment there will be a charge of €60.

As well as your own choice of clothing, you are required to wear academic dress.

Academic robes may be hired from Phelan Conan. For further details, please see www.phelanconan.com, email info@phelanconan.com or phone +353 1 4295300.

On a typical year, you are required to be present in the appropriate academic dress and seated in your correct place 30 minutes prior to the commencement of the ceremony.

Each ceremony can be of different duration. However, the average duration of a ceremony is typically 1.5 hours.

You will be informed of this. Ceremonies will be also live-streamed so that families, friends and staff may view the relevant ceremony.

Yes. Anyone in the need of special accommodations can contact Graduation@mic.ul.ie prior to events in order that we may ensure your comfort and your enjoyment of the ceremony.

Yes. Lafayette Photography is the official Graduation photographer for Mary Immaculate College. For further details, please visit www.lafayette.ie.

Due to the limited parking facilities on the grounds and the large numbers attending, it would be in your own interest to make alternative parking arrangements. Once parking has reached full capacity on the College grounds, no additional cars will be allowed on campus. Please ensure that you allow yourself adequate time in order that you are seated in the conferring venue 30 minutes in advance of your ceremony.

• There will be no access to the College through the main gate on South Circular Road.
• Entry to the campus will be from the entrance on Ashbourne Avenue (opposite Ashdown Centre).
• Limited disc parking is available on the South Circular Road, directly outside the main College gates.
• Summerville Avenue will be a one-way system (no access from the Dock Road to South Circular Road via Summerville Avenue). Gardaí will be towing away illegally parked cars.
• You are advised not to leave items of value in your cars while attending the Graduation ceremonies. 

More information will be available ahead of ceremonies.

Congratulations on your achievement and enjoy your conferring day!