Frequently asked questions

The organisation of the Alumni Gathering is of utmost importance to the RCSI Alumni Gathering Team and the Association of Medical and Dental Graduates.

Throughout the planning and organisation, we remain mindful of the potentially disruptive impact of COVID-19 and the evolving nature of variants.

We are hopeful that we will be able to deliver the overall programme without disappointment as a result of unforeseen developments, but we reserve the right to amend the event format and programme at a later date in light of public health regulations or recommendations.

The Alumni Gathering will take place from 14-16 August 2025.

The Gathering is for alumni from the School of Medicine and Faculty of Dentistry who graduated in the following class years: 1955, 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015 and 2020.

If you are travelling from a country that requires you to have a visa, please email gathering@rcsi.ie and request a visa invitation letter.

Please include your full name as noted on your passport, as well as the full name(s) of any accompanying guests.

You can contact us by emailing gathering@rcsi.ie or by calling the Alumni Office on +353 1 402 2523.

Spouses or partners of alumni are very welcome to attend the Alumni Gathering. Please ensure that you register their details and purchase a ticket for them.

Young children are welcome to attend any of the marked family-friendly events for free. However, we cannot permit children to attend the adult-only aspects of the Gathering, including: the Welcome Reception, Scientific Meeting and Gala Dinner.

We are delighted to advise that we have an optimum capacity of 500 attendees – this includes alumni and guests.

Please email us at gathering@rcsi.ie to advise us of the requirements of any guests with a disability and we will respond promptly.

Please email travel@rcsi.ie or call +353 1 402 2343 and inform us that you are travelling for the Alumni Gathering. You will be providing with a list of hotels and some discounted rates.

All hotel bookings must be made through RCSI Travel in order to avail of the discounted hotel rates.

No. Unfortunately, we do not have any student accommodation available.

Online registration will open in February 2025.

We warmly welcome everyone from the reunion years to attend the Alumni Gathering, and will be promoting the reunion event via our website, dedicated emails, the Alumni eNews and our social channels in the coming weeks and months. 

If you would like to know whether any of your classmates have registered, please email gathering@rcsi.ie and we can share the list of registered alumni with you. We also encourage you to reach out to any classmates who might not know about the reunion, to help spread the word and ensure that your Gathering is the best yet.

Due to GDPR we cannot share alumni contact details without permission, but if you are looking to get in contact with a classmate please send us an email on gathering@rcsi.ie and we will do our best to forward to the classmate who you want to get in touch with.

There are a number of ways you can help in the organisation and promotion of the Gathering. Firstly, we encourage all alumni to reach out to any classmates who might not know about the reunion and spread the word via your own networks.

You might also like to step forward and take on the duties of class rep, whose primary role is to connect with as many classmates as possible to encourage attendance at the reunion and circulate information about the Gathering and Giving programme. Class reps are supported by the Alumni Gathering and Giving Team, who will provide regular updates by phone and email on various aspects of the reunion including timelines, event structure and opportunities for alumni to give back and support student programmes. If you would like to become a class rep, please email gathering@rcsi.ie.