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The Convention Centre Dublin (The CCD)

Spencer Dock North Wall Quay, Dublin, Ireland, D1
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About us

• The Convention Centre Dublin (The CCD) is an inspirational setting for meetings with fantastic views of the city. • Winners of 60 industry awards, including 'World’s Leading Meetings & Conference Centre 2017, 2019 and 2022' and 'Europe's Leading Meetings & Conference Centre 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 and 2022' at the World Travel Awards • The venue has 22 multi-functional, flexible rooms, suitable for meetings, conferences and exhibitions of up to 8,000 delegates. • It boasts a 1,995 seat auditorium, 4,500 square meters of exhibition space, banqueting for up to 3,000 guests and six foyer spaces. • With panoramic views of the city, the bay and surrounding mountains, these unique foyer spaces flood the venue with natural light and offer the perfect setting for registration and hospitality. • The CCD is one of the most technologically sophisticated venues in the world, with state of the art equipment in every room, complimentary Wi-Fi for 22,000 devices and advanced communications, lighting, sound, rigging and IT solutions to enhance every event. • The venue is close to Dublin’s top cultural and tourist attractions and 20,000 competitively priced hotel rooms are within easy reach. • In 2021, The CCD achieved a Gold status, becoming only the third venue in the world to achieve the highest-level accreditation by the World Obesity Federation’s Healthy Venues Award programme. • Our vision is to become Ireland’s most sustainable venue and a leading expert in sustainable event delivery in Europe. One of our ambitions is to eliminate single use plastic at the venue, which was successfully launched in April 2021, when plastic was eliminated from all cash catering food options. • Our online event platform and virtual event studio provides clients with the option to host their event in either virtual or hybrid format.

Venue Details

ChainIndependent / Other
BrandIndependent
Built2010
Renovated-
Total meeting space90,459 sq. ft.
Guest Rooms-
Venue typeConvention center

Awards

Industry awards
Winners of 62 industry awards including: • Think Global Award, Travel Category, 2020 • Green Tourism and Entertainment Award, The Green Awards, 2020 • World's Leading Meetings & Conference Centre, World Travel Awards, 2017, 2019 and 2022 • Europe's Leading Meetings & Conference Centre, World Travel Awards, 2017 - 2023 • Gold Healthy Venue accreditation, World Obesity Federation, 2021 • Best Overseas Conference Centre, UK M&IT Awards, from 2012 - 2023 • Best Overseas Conference Venue, UK C&IT Excellence Awards, 2013, 2015 and 2020 • AIPC Apex Awards, World’s Best Convention Centre, Runner-up 2012

Amenities

Room features and guest services
  • Internet access
  • Luggage storage
  • View (mountain)
  • View (ocean or water)
  • View (urban)
Facilities
  • All inclusive
  • Onsite catering
  • Onsite security
  • Space (private)
  • Wheelchair accessible
Business services
  • AV capabilities
  • Business center
  • Video conference

Meeting rooms

Total meeting space
90,459 sq. ft.
Largest room
29,288.6 sq. ft.
Space (private)
39,567 sq. ft.
Meeting rooms
38
Second largest room
17,760.5 sq. ft.
Exhibit space
45,000 sq. ft.
Seating capacity
3,597

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Meeting space

Name
Room size
Ceiling height
Maximum capacity
U-Shape
Banquet rounds
Theater
Classroom
Boardroom
Crescent rounds (Cabaret)
10.8 sq. ft.
-
-
1995
--
1995
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29,288.6 sq. ft.
-
23.0 ft.
3040
-
2000
3040
1272
-
1330
17,760.5 sq. ft.
-
23.0 ft.
1806
-
1220
1806
768
-
770
6,738.2 sq. ft.
-
23.0 ft.
530
-
400
530
300
-
304
9,655.2 sq. ft.
-
23.0 ft.
954
-
600
954
384
-
413
1,872.9 sq. ft.
-
10.5 ft.
220
45
140
220
90
68
88
2,411.1 sq. ft.
-
10.5 ft.
280
51
180
280
110
74
130
2,012.9 sq. ft.
-
9.8 ft.
220
48
160
220
90
70
88
4,574.7 sq. ft.
-
10.5 ft.
500
65
320
500
230
100
200

Location

Getting Here

• Dublin is highly accessible for delegates travelling from the UK, Europe, the US, and beyond. • Dublin Airport is just 15 minutes from The Convention Centre Dublin via the Port Tunnel and serves over 180 routes – including direct flights to all major UK and European cities and daily flights to the Emirates and several North American cities. • For your journey to The CCD, the Airlink airport shuttle bus stops directly outside the building, while taxi and car hire services are also easily available.
Distance from airport 8.08 mi
Parking in the area
Complimentary parking
Paid parking
Bus parking

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The Convention Centre Dublin (The CCD) Frequently Asked Questions

Explore frequently asked questions from the The Convention Centre Dublin (The CCD) regarding Health and Safety, Sustainability, and Diversity and Inclusion

Sustainable Practices

Please provide comments or a link to any publicly communicated The Convention Centre Dublin (The CCD)'s sustainability or social impact goals/strategy.
https://www.theccd.ie/about/sustainability-at-the-ccd
Does The Convention Centre Dublin (The CCD) have a strategy that focuses on the elimination and diversion of waste (i.e. plastics, papers, cardboard, etc.)? If yes, please elaborate on your strategy of elimination and diversion of waste.
Yes : Food Waste: While food waste represents only 10% of our 2019 CO2 emissions, our aim is to reduce this to zero and we are actively exploring initiatives such as converting food waste to fertiliser. In the meantime, we have a partnership with a local charity to donate leftover food when possible. Landfill: We have a proactive waste management strategy and are doing further research to find viable landfill alternatives, including converting waste to energy.

Diversity and Inclusion

For US hotels only, is The Convention Centre Dublin (The CCD) and/or parent company certified as a 51% diverse owned business enterprise (BE)? If yes, please indicate which one of the following you are certified as:
No response.
If applicable, could you please provide a link to The Convention Centre Dublin (The CCD)'s public report on their commitments and initiatives related to diversity, equity, and inclusion?
No response.

Health and Safety

Were practices at The Convention Centre Dublin (The CCD) developed based on health service recommendations from public governmental entities or private organizations? If Yes, please list which organizations were used to develop these practices.
Yes : HSE, HSA. Please note, we are a convention centre and not a hotel.
Does The Convention Centre Dublin (The CCD) clean and sanitize public areas and publicly accessible facilities (i.e. meeting rooms, restaurants, elevator banks, etc.)? If yes, describe any new measures that are taken.
Yes : Cleaning continues to be done at regular intervals before, during and after events.
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