Our Projects and Programmes

Client: Bord Bia & The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

The Food Dudes Healthy Eating Programme is an awardwinning programme developed to encourage children to eat more fruit and vegetables both in school at home. Read more..

Client: STEPS to Engineering

Engineered! A Week of Wonder is a week-long programme of interactive events celebrating the world of engineering in Ireland. For one week, the public have an opportunity to discover what engineering is all about and its importance in our lives. Read more..

Client: Coca-Cola Ireland

The Coca-Cola Form + Fusion Design Awards was created by Real Events Managing Director Aidine O’Reilly in 1998. The brief for students was to create outlandish costumes from recycled materials. Read more..

Client: Bord Gáis Energy

Capture The Power was a schools photography competition for both primary and secondary schools Read more..

Client: Murphy's Irish Stout

Murphy's Live is Ireland's biggest band competition with over 450 entries in 2008. Read more..

Client: Irish Aid

The Our World Irish Aid Awards is a schools based programme run by Real Events on behalf of Irish Aid to raise awareness among Irish pupils of the lives of children and their families in developing countries. Read more..

Client: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

The Power of One Good Idea is an exciting Transition Year Module and competition carrying the word and ethos of the Power of One campaign promoting energy awareness and energy efficiency. Read more..

Client: AIB

Now in it’s fourth year, Real Events has been retained by AIB to manage this project where transition year students create their own bank and exhibit their business and marketing ideas. Read more..

Client: Forfás

Real Events has managed this project on behalf of Forfás for the last 4 years producing large-scale National Awards for Primary Schools who achieved excellence in the field of science. Read more..

Client: The Irish Times

Devised by Real Events for The Irish Times, this unique competition invited secondary school students in Ireland and Northern Ireland to create a school magazine. Read more..

Client: le Crunch

Real Events has managed this unique art project since September 2004. Primary school pupils are encouraged to relate eating healthily to having fun through creation of a poster using the medium of their choice. Read more..

Client: Heineken Ireland

Real Events were contracted by Heineken Ireland to develop a programme for the company's activities during European Health and Safety Week. Read more..

Client: HP

This photo competition was managed by Real Events for HP from 2004 until 2008. Read more..

Client: Wella

Shockwaves Unsigned was Ireland's first secondary school based band competition. Read more..

Real Events

Fuse was an innovative Summer School of Performing Arts, created and run by Real Events. Over 5 years, Fuse offered practical and interactive two week courses for 12 to 20 year olds run by dynamic industry professionals in the main areas of Art, Music, Film and Drama. Read more..

Client: Unilever

Project: The Pot Noodle Radio Awards

Real Events was approached by Unilever in 2001 to evaluate the Pot Noodle Radio Awards programme and examine areas that could be improved upon. Through research with relevant teachers and students into the pitch of the competition, target procedures, prizes, uptake of participation etc. Real Events drove participation for the Event and coordinated a roadshow type event. Read more..

Client: Le Crunch

The Le Crunch Sound Bites Student Radio Advertising Awards, is a fantastic project that encourages a fun and exciting approach to the Media Studies element of the English Curriculum. Read more..

Client: Privately Funded

The Green Planet Awards was an initiative targeted at third level students developed by Real Events to increase the public's awareness around a host of environmental issues. Read more..

Client: John West

Real Events are currently working with John West in developing a novel Student Fantasy Writing Awards as part of their BrainFood initiative. Read more..

Client: Heineken
Project: Heineken BBQ

Real Events successful music platforms for Murphy's brand has piqued the interest of mothership Heineken and now we've been given the opportunity to show what we can do at Heineken's annual gathering in August 2010! Read more..

Client: National Dairy Council

Real Events are currently working with the National Dairy Council in developing a "Student Marketing and Advertising Awards" for post-primary students. Read more..

Client: Ballymun Rediscovery Centre

Real Events are currently developing interactive workshops for transition year students with the Ballymun Rediscovery Centre. Read more..

Client: Murphys

Murphy's Big Night Out 2009 was one of Irelands first "Indoor Winter Festivals" and took place on December 5th 2009 in Cork Opera House. Read more..

Client: Women's Executive Network

Real Events was appointed European Event Management company for the Toronto based Women's Executive Network in Ireland. Read more..

Client: Bulmer's Live at Leopardstown

In 2010 Real Events won the tender for the next three years to provide the entertainment for Bulmer's Live at Leopardstown, held at the legendary Dublin racecourse. Read more..

Client: Murphy's

After the success of Murphy's Live, Real Events was tasked with building a suite of 20 annual events that would focus on the best that Cork has to offer. What resulted was a series of relaxed, social and engaging events in unusual venues that appealed to a broad target audience. Read more..

Client: Declan McCarthy

Founder of Ireland's longest running Irish traditional music festival "The Fiddlefair" Declan McCarthy decided in 2007 that he wanted to organise a more contemporary laid-back music festival along the lines of Electric Picnic and the legendary South X South West in Texas in the beautiful West Cork town of Skibbereen. Read more..