{"id":525,"date":"2019-08-30T19:15:07","date_gmt":"2019-08-30T18:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ucd.emarkable.ie\/?p=525"},"modified":"2020-09-04T11:33:31","modified_gmt":"2020-09-04T10:33:31","slug":"join-us-by-the-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/2019\/join-us-by-the-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Join us by the Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WHEN THE  UCD<\/strong> University  Club opened its doors this summer, it quickly established a loyal and regular following among alumni and the wider UCD community of faculty and staff. The first of its kind in Ireland, the concept for UCD University Club was the vision of UCD President, Professor Andrew J Deeks who was inspired by similar clubs at top universities all over the world. The aim of such clubs is to provide comfortable surroundings and flexible spaces where members can gather and avail of well-appointed amenities delivered with the personal touch and, uniquely, a link to their alma mater.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UCD University Club\u2019s convivial atmosphere is reflected in the warm welcome from its general manager Paul O\u2019Rafferty and his team. \u201cOur aim is for alumni to feel this is a real home from home where they can order \u2018the usual\u2019 or choose their favourite table and we know exactly what they mean,\u201d says O\u2019Rafferty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Club is located minutes from Dublin\u2019s city centre in the heart of Belfield, adjacent to O\u2019Reilly  Hall, with magnificent views of the lake. The contemporary building, designed by architects Scott Tallon Walker, is configured so that the UCD University Club and O\u2019Reilly Hall are compatibly inter-connected, facilitating business meetings small and large, including conferences for up to 1,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nUCD University Club membership is open to all alumni, as well as to staff and faculty of UCD and to corporate members and friends of UCD. It\u2019s  the perfect place to pop in for coffee, lunch or dinner, or to socialise, relax, dine, entertain and host business meetings large and small.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur aim is for alumni to feel this is a real<\/strong> home from home where they can order <\/strong>\u2018the usual\u2019 or choose their favourite table.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The Club\u2019s contemporary caf\u00e9 with full daytime service, and a comfortable bar, are situated on the ground floor with an elegant fine-dining restaurant on the first floor. Other amenities, including the members\u2019 lounge and five meeting rooms (with state-of-the-art audio- visual capability), deliver comfort and convenience. All spaces are designed with flexibility to cater for members\u2019 events, workshops, private dining and special occasions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n