Hall 1 (Main Hall)
Hall 1 is one of the most distinguished spaces within the RDS, with spectacular floor-to-ceiling stone wall features and a balcony overlooking the ground floor. It is located on the Merrion Road side of the RDS. Hall 1 works well as a central hub for large events as it is adjacent to Hall 2 (Shelbourne Hall), Hall 3 (Serpentine Hall) and Hall 4 (Industries Hall), and it is often used in conjunction with either one or all of these spaces. There are also many breakout rooms accessible from the Hall 1 balcony, including the Merrion Room and the President's Room.
Technical Details
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Area
3,503m²
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Length
70m
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Width
48.9m
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Max. Height
13.7m
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Min. Height
8m
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Floor Loading
50kN/m²
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Electrical Power
2 X 250 Amp/3 phase
Capacities
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Reception
4,500
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Theatre
3,500
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Dinner
1,900
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Classroom
1,620
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Exam Style
1,830
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Board Room
N/A
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Cabaret
1,432
Virtual Reality Tour
Take a Virtual Reality (VR) Tour of Hall 1 and connecting halls below.
For optimum user experience, operate on a mobile device and move around the 360 degree tour as though you are in the venue itself. To view the tour on a laptop, ensure it is in full-screen mode by clicking on the two arrows in the bottom right corner of the tour and move around the 360 degree tour using your touchpad and/or mouse.
Client Testimonial
The RDS proved to be the perfect venue for the Dublin Tech Summit. Our partnership was based on trust and flexibility. The agility of the space and professionalism of the team is seamless. The different spaces on offer at the RDS work brilliantly for a wide variety of event requirements. This ensures the needs of our audience & partners are always met while still allowing us enough freedom to really create a WOW factor on show day.
Client Testimonial
“We have found the RDS to be an excellent fit for the delivery of Gamerfest. We’ve thoroughly enjoyed working with their team to date and look forward to significantly scaling our event at the venue over the coming years. The sales team at the RDS assisted us with the right choice of halls for the event, while the operations and IT teams were consistently involved to ensure our unique requirements for a tech event of this nature were met. Feedback from our visitors was incredibly positive across the board and we look forward to many more successful events at this venue.
