Venue
UCD Sutherland School of Law, Belfield, Dublin 4
Belfield, the main University College Dublin campus is located on a 132 hectare site, 4km south of Dublin city centre. The campus in an attractively landscaped complex of modern architectural buildings, accommodating student residences and numerous leisure and sporting facilities.
The Sutherland School of Law building is the first purpose-built Irish law school in Ireland and was designed with the principles of community and communication in mind.
In addition to numerous teaching, study, relaxation and breakout spaces, the building houses three state-of-the-art lecture theatres, seating numbers from 100 to 320, plus a fully catered café on the ground floor.
GALA DINNER
The Gala dinner for UTSG 2025: Annual conference will be held on 26th June 2025 at The Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire. A shuttle service will be provided from the UCD Belfield campus to the venue.
The location of the venue can be found here and is well connected through the bus services from Dublin city centre.
Transport options
Public Transport (Bus/Rail)
Bus
Dublin Bus provide services to the Belfield campus. Click here for a guide to buses serving the campus or see Dublin Bus’ own Student Smarts interactive map.
Bus Éireann provides a nationwide bus service, with most major areas having a regular link to Dublin. The majority of Dublin services terminate in Busáras (Central Bus Station, Dublin) from where it is a short walk to O’Connell Street for connecting buses to UCD.
Several Bus Éireann services from the Greater Dublin area directly serve UCD, Belfield Campus during morning peak. For further information please visit www.buseireann.ie
Rail
Dublin is served by two main railway stations: Connolly Station and Heuston Stations. It is a short walk from Connolly Station to O’Connell Street, where the Dublin Bus numbers 2, 11 and 46A can be boarded for UCD. The route 145 provides a direct route from Heuston Station to Belfield via the city centre. For further information please visit Iarnróad Eireann (Irish Rail)
Download the TFI Real Time Info App Here
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Taxi
There are usually an adequate number of taxis in operation in the city centre at any given time. It is possible to hail a taxi from the street, but convenient taxi ranks are located on O’Connell Street, Middle Abbey Street, Dame Street and St Stephens Green.
Ridehail Apps: FreeNow, Bolt, Uber
Plane
Dublin is served by Dublin International Airport, which is located north of Dublin City Centre. There are frequent connecting buses from the airport to the city centre, including a special shuttle service, Airlink which brings passengers directly to Busáras (Central Bus Station, Dublin).
Aircoach operates a service from Dublin Airport to Leopardstown / Sandyford / Stillorgan which passes UCD.
- Further details available at www.aircoach.ie
- For further information on Dublin Airport and Flights please visit Aer Rianta
Hit the Road shows you how to get to or from UCD Campus using a combination of Dublin Bus, Luas and DART links. You can also change searching options and search how to get from point A to B anywhere in Dublin.
Bus Timetables : Luas Timetables : Dart Timetables
Ferry
The UCD Belfield campus is approx. 8km from Dublin Ferry Terminal.
There are Dublin Bus services that take you from the Ferry Terminal to the city centre, where you can then transfer to other public transport to take you to the UCD Belfield Campus.
Accommodation
We have secured a block of 100 single occupancy ensuite rooms @ €120/per night based on a 2-night stay in the UCD Village, which is 1 minute walk from the conference venue. This is not including breakfast. However there are food vendors within the UCD Village Foodhall. This accommodation can be booked via this link using the promo code: UTSG3842
Other Accommodation Options
Close to UCD Campus:
Roxford Lodge Hotel, Ballsbridge
Dublin City Centre:
Staycity Aparthotels Dublin Castle
Visa Information
Please be advised you should:
• Check the entry requirements for Conference Visas via the Official Irish Immigration Website: click here for information
There is documentation required which is listed on the Immigration Website. If you require a letter from the conference organiser, please contact: utsg2025@gmail.com