Ballsbridge College of Further Education

A night of celebration for the City of Dublin FET College Ballsbridge Graduates. The RDS was the perfect backdrop for students, teachers, family and friends to take pride in the achievements of those graduating. All graduates have exciting progression opportunities ahead. For QQI graduates’ progression to degrees in universities, or employment. The Auctioneering Apprenticeship graduates will begin their career journey in many of the top estate agencies and property management companies. 2026 graduates, enjoy your success @

Just one evening to go until Graduation 2026 when the sunshine ☀️ will continue to shine for the City of Dublin FET College Ballsbridge graduates. Looking forward to an enjoyable evening to mark QQI students and Auctioneering Apprenticeship academic achievements

Our Enrolment Day takes place on Wednesday, 13th May from 2.00 – 4.00 pm.
You are very welcome to visit to the college to find out more about our range of course areas, which includes Psychology, Business and Marketing, Criminology and Law, Interior Design, Property and English as a Foreign Language (EFL).
The college also offers a tertiary degree in Business and Psychology linked to IADT and the two-year National Apprenticeship in Auctioneering and Property Services.
Ballsbridge is a vibrant area to study in with great transport links.
Apply online www.ballsbridgecollege.com/apply/ with all courses starting in September 2026.
Student grants are available to eligible applicants and course fees start at just €100.
We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday, 13 May 2026, 2-4pm

Our inspiring interior design students presented their final QQI Level 5 design portfolios filled with colourful mood boards, drawings, furnishings and fittings and mock up 3D models. Colour palates were on trend with contemporary earthy and neutral tones along with a focus on soft, relaxing textures

Always good to welcome back an Auctioneering Apprenticeship graduate as a guest lecturer and today Hugo Deegan shared a range of insights on the opportunities available to all Year 2 apprentices once they graduate and obtain the PSRA licence.
Hugo, a sales negotiator with Owen Reilly Estate Agents, has developed a professional and social media presence since completing the Auctioneering Apprenticeship in City of Dublin FET College Ballsbridge. Today’s talk by Hugo focused on Building Your Professional Brand, with practical advice to apprentices on how to position themselves effectively in the property sector

A very big thank you to Conor Blake, Founder & Director of Blake Search Partners, who gave so generously of his time and expertise to deliver an informative talk to the Auctioneering and Property Services Apprentices. Conor gave great advice on transitioning from apprentice to fully license property professional. As an experienced Property Valuer, Conor also shared insights on what employers are looking for and career advice as our Year 2 Apprentices move closer to securing their (PSRA) license.

Many thanks to Genevieve McGuirk, Chief Executive of IPAV .ie, the Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers, who spoke to the Year 2 Apprentices in Auctioneering and Property Services. Genevieve explained the role of the IPAV to the apprenticeship groups

Easter 🐣 holidays today. College open April 13th

Well done to the QQI Level 5 Event Management students on raising money for the Irish Cancer Society through their raffle 🌼
Good luck this evening to the events students with their table quiz when Ballsbridge brains – students and teachers - will battle it out to become college masterminds.
All money raised from the quiz this evening also going to the Irish Cancer Society 🌼🌼

Many thanks to Niall Wrafter for giving an insightful talk to our Auctioneering Apprentices today. Niall is CEO of Topfloor, a software company that creates leading programs for letting and property management companies and apart from showing the students an overview of the Topfloor software, also talked about tenancy law and block management legislation