 The graduation ceremony was hosted in St Mary's Cathedral; in attendance were Deputy Mayor of Limerick Cllr.Diarmuid Scully; Mr. Willie O'Dea TD; Mr. Gearóid Ó'Conluain – chief executive, Higher Education & Training Awards Council (HETAC); and Mr. Diarmuid Hegarty – President, Griffith College.The 2009 ceremony took place on 5 November, with students graduating from the college's HETAC, BTEC/EDEXCEL, NCC Education, and ICM programmes.