2013 marked the second successful year of the InBusiness Editor's Choice Awards, which took place on December 17th at the Hibernian Club, St. Stephen's Green, to celebrate success and excellence in Irish business. At this unique event which brought together representatives from a wide variety of businesses, awards were handed out in 22 categories – including Best Tourist Attraction, Best in Financial Services, Exporter of the Year and Company of the Year.


The awards are run in association with Chambers Ireland and winners were chosen by the editorial team of InBusiness on the broad criteria of company growth, profile of business, range of services offered and business to customer relationships. Over the past number of years, InBusiness has reported extensively on the state of business affairs in Ireland, but these awards represented an opportunity to celebrate the success stories in Irish business. InBusiness Editor Joseph O' Connor said: “it’s also been a pleasure to cover the highs – those companies who have thrived in adversity or shown inspirational leadership and innovation when it has been most needed. We are delighted to recognise the men, women and firms who have displayed such qualities with this event.”

No matter what the event – corporate, sporting, entertainment or otherwise – the Diploma in Event Management and Public relations programme provides the knowledge and skills to make it a successful one. Underpinned by project management, marketing and public relations principles, the programme takes students  through identifying and planning the right event through to delivering it successfully on the day.


Anyone who sets about organising an event faces a myriad of logistical, financial, operational
and communications challenges. The programme was developed in response to these challenges, and the aim is to provide a structured approach to planning and managing events that reduces pressure on the event organiser and produces a better quality event.

 Career Opportunities

On completion of this programme, students will have the knowledge and skills required to work in a variety of business positions such as event coordinator, assistant to event managers and promoters, assistant PR executive or marketing assistant.This course can contribute greatly to any student who may be involved in organizing events for their employer, volunteer group or within their venue. It will additionally provide an excellent understanding to any student who is a stakeholder within the events management process, as they will learn the key stages and challenges in its planning and execution.Some examples of companies that have benefitted greatly from this include catering and hospitality venues, charity organisations, community groups and sports clubs.

I have worked in administration for over ten years and for the last five I have been a volunteer Event Organiser in my spare time. The more I got to deal with people through creating and managing events the more I realised that this was the line of work I wanted to be in. So in 2012 I signed up for the Event Management and Public Relations course with Dublin business school.

I was nervous about 'going back to school' as I hadn't really enjoyed it the first time round and worried that I wouldn't make it all the way through the course, but I could not have been more wrong. The evening classes were very central and easily accessed so I never had to go out of my way to attend. The classrooms were bright, modern and comfortable and my tutors, who were always available to answer questions and guide me, were experts on my chosen subject as they already had successful jobs in the industry and they were more then happy to share everything they knew. The interactive structure of each class meant I was always learning and always interested.

It was all of this that made 'returning to school' with Dublin Business School the best idea I've had in a long time. 

DBS are holding a series of Open Events in the new year in our Aungier Street building.

Tuesday 7th January 5-7pm
Wednesday 15th January 3-7pm
Tuesday 21st January 5-7pm
Tuesday 28th January 5-7pm

Our Open Events are an ideal opportunity for you to visit the college and obtain further information on our Professional Evening Diploma programmes and speak with industry specialist lecturers to identify the programme that is most suitable for your future development.

For information on our lecturing staff and their achievements and specialist areas, please visit our website for information on our Academic Schools and Staff.

We look forward to discussing  your options on Tuesday

If you cannot make our upcoming Open Evenings, and have questions regarding our Evening Diploma programmes, or the application process, please be aware that you may call into the Aungier Street building, Monday to Friday from 8.45am - 5.15pm.

You do not need to make an appointment. You can also contact us on 01 4177500 or by email to admissions@dbs.ie.