Winners Leaderboard
BICS divides their members into the following categories:
Large College: 7500 Students or more
Small Colleges: 7499 Students or less
This criterion has changed over the years (and/or colleges have grown/shrunk), so some colleges have appearedin both categories over the years (e.g. UL, DCU).
The current BICS membership is made up of:
Large Colleges: DCU, DIT, NUIG, Queens, TCD, UCC, UL,
Small Colleges: IT Blanchardstown, CIT, DBS, DkIT, GMIT, Griffith, ITTD, Mary Immaculate (MIC), National College of Ireland (NCI), NUIM, WIT.
Note not every college has entered each year.
Leaderboard: Number of BICS Awards wins all-time:
NUIG: 50
DCU: 33
DIT:28
IT Tallaght: 27+ 1 special mention
UCC: 19
TCD: 18
MIC: 16
UL: 14
CIT: 14
MU: 13
DKIT: 9
IT Tralee: 8
GMIT: 4
NCI: 4
UCD: 4
DBS: 2
IT Blanchardstown: 2
WIT: 2
QUB: 2
LetterKenny IT: 2
Categories:
Best Society (1996 – present):
Top Winners (Colleges): NUIG (6), DCU (4), Multiple Colleges (2)
Top Winners (Societies): DCU Drama (3), NUIG Political Discussion Society (2), CIT International Students Society (2) DCU Players (2)
Overall (before the Large/Small split in 2003):
1996: NUIG – Youth Resource Society
1997: NUIG – Political Discussion Society
1998: NUIG – Political Discussion Society
1999: TCD – DU Players
2000: NUIG – Music Society
2001: DCU – RedBrick
2002: DCU – DCU Drama
Large:
2003: UCC – Philosophical Society
2004: UCD – Lit & Hist Society
2005: UCD – DramSoc
2006: NUIG – Juggling Society
2007: NUIG – Film Society
2008: DCU – DCU Drama
2009: UL – International Society
2010: TCD – DU Players
2011: DCU – Media Production Society
2012: UCC LGBT
Small:
2003: DCU – DCU Drama
2004: NUIM – Drama Society
2005: UL – Gan Ainm Society
2006: CIT – International Students Society
2007: MIC – Tae-Kwon Do Society
2008: NUIM – GLBT Society
2009: CIT – International Students Society
2010: DKIT – Media Society
2011 ITT: Radio Bang FM
2012 DkIT – Media Society
Best Event (1996 – present):
Top Winners (Colleges): TCD (6) NUIG (4), Multiple Colleges (2)
Top Winners (Events): DCU Style Society Fashion Show, IT Tallaght ITTFM Radio Week (2 each)
Overall (before the Large/Small split in 2007):
1996: UCC – Philosophical Society (World Debating Championships)
1997: UCD – Photographic Society (The Clock Montage)
1998: TCD – DU Players (ISDA Festival)
1999: UCC – WARPS (Warpcon IX Games Convention)
2000: NUIG – Society Slave Auction
2001: NUIG – The Wizard of Oz
2002: TCD – St. Vincent de Paul Society
2003: NUIG – Inter-Society Musical
2004: NUIG – Drama Society (ISDA Festival)
2005: DIT – Fashion Society (Fashion Show)
2006: DCU – Style Society (Fashion Show)
Large:
2007: TCD – Bio Soc (Med Day)
2008: DCU – Style Society (Fashion Show)
2009: TCD – The University Philosophical Society (The Trials of Oscar Wilde)
2010: TCD – DU Players & Comedy Society (Trinity Fringe Festival)
2011: TCD – Shakespear Festival
2012: QUB SWOT (Fashion Show)
Small:
2007: IT Tallaght – Radio Society (ITTFM Radio Week)
2008: IT Tallaght – Radio Society (ITTFM Radio Week)
2009: MIC – Midas Musical Society (Disney’s Aladdin)
2010: NUIM – Style Society (Spotlight Fashion Show)
2011: ITT – Radio Week
2012: NCI – Peer Mentor & Business Societies (Boardroom Challenge)
Best New/Most Improved Society (1999 – 2002, then changed to two separate categories in 2003):
Top Winners NUIG (3) Multiple colleges (2)
Overall:
1999: CIT – Web Development Society
2000: TCD – Sign Language Society
2001: WIT – Admin Society
2002: UCC – European Society
Most Improved Society (2003 – present):
Top Winners (Colleges): NUIG (3), IT Tallaght (3), DIT (2)
Overall (before the Large/Small split in 2007):
2003: NUIG – Choral Society
2004: DIT – Architectural Society (winners) & IT Tallaght – Drama Society (special mention)
2005: UCC – Simon Society
2006: DCU – St. Vincent de Paul Society
Large:
2007: DIT – St. Vincent de Paul Society
2008: NUIG – Music Society
2009: NUIG – Law Society
2010: DCU: Media production Society
2011: TCD: Bridge & Card Society
2012: UL- Out in UL
Small:
2007: IT Tallaght – Radio Society
2008: IT Tralee – NetSoc
2009: IT Tallaght – NetSoc
2010: CIT- LGBT Society
2011 ITT – LGBT
2012: NUIM – Antrapology Society
Best New Society (2003 – present):
Top Winners (Colleges): DCU (4), NUIG (3) Multiple Colleges (2)
Overall (before the Large/Small split in 2007):
2003: NUIG – Human Rights Society
2004: NUIM – Blues Society
2005: DCU – Murder She Wrote Society
2006: NUIG – Business Society
Large:
2007: DCU – Book Soc
2008: UL – Outreach Society
2009: DCU – Japanese Society
2010: UL – Anime & Manga Society
2011: NUIG – Comic Book Society
2012: DCU-Raising and Giving Society
Small:
2007: DkIT – Innovator’s Club
2008: IT Tallaght – International Cultural Society
2009: DkIT – Media Society
2010: – ITTD – St Vincent de Paul Society
2011: ITB – LGBT Society
2012: NCI TV
Best Society Individual (1999 – present):
Top Winners (Colleges): NUIG (5), Multiple Colleges (2)
Overall (before the Large/Small split in 2007):
1999: DIT – Martin Byrne
2000: TCD – Larlath Molloy
2001: NUIG – Heather Murphy
2002: TCD – Seosaimh Mac Reamoin
2003: DCU – Cliona Casserly
2004: NUIG – Peter Mannion
2005: UCC – Rodhan McAodan
2006: NUIG – Donna Cummins
Large:
2007: DCU – Roibeard O Mhurcu
2008: DIT – Ian Mullin
2009: NUIG – Peter Mannion (same name as 2004’s winner, but different student)
2010: TCD Ross Dungan
2011: UL – Kieran Phipps
2012: NUIG – Lily McGarry
Small:
2007: DkIT – Jiwan Jodhani
2008: NUIM – Paul Donnelly
2009: NUIM – Erin Barclay
2010: DKIT- Ros Madigan
2011: ITTD Damilola Agunbiade
2012: NCI Katie O’Donohoe
Best Society Fresher (2003 – present):
Top Winners (Colleges): NUIG (4), DIT (3)
Overall (before the Large/Small split in 2008):
2003: DCU – Riona Judge McCormack
2004: NUIG – Ciara Norman
2005: NUIG – Joanne Coffey
2006: NUIM – Breege Clarke
2007: NUIG – Thomas Cryan
Large:
2008: DIT – Lukasz Luniewski
2009: TCD – Marc Atkinson
2010: DIT- Steven Pierce
Joint Winners 2011
2011 DIT: Ruth Murray
2011: TCD Joe Loll McKeever
2012: NUIG – Christopher Moran
Small:
2008: NUIM – Lydia Roxanne Farrell
2009: DkIT – Larla O’Neill
2010: ITTD – Pearse Corcoran
2011 NCI – James Dowling
Joint Winners 2012
2012: ITT- Laura O’Dowd
2012: DkIT – Rachel Maher: DKIT
Best Civic Contribution (2009 – present):
ITTD Radio Soc , MIC One World Society & NUIG have one more than once (2)
Large:
2009: NUIG – Voluntary Services Abroad Society
2010: TCD Saint Vincent de Paul (Big Crimbo Panto)
2011; DIT – Sign Society
2012: NUIG – Feminist Society
Small:
2009: IT Tallaght – Radio Society (Transition Year Radio Project)
2010 MIC – One World Society
2011: ITTD – Radio Society
2012: MIC – One World Society
Best Poster (2004 – present):
Top Winners (Colleges): DCU (4)
Top Winners (Society) DCU Style Society (3)
Overall (split between Large/Small in 2007 and 2008 only):
2004: UCD – Lit & Hist Society
2005: DIT – Fashion Society (Fashion Show)
2006: DIT – Artichoke Society
Large:
2007: UCC – Film Society (Night at the Movies)
2008: TCD – College Historical Society
Small:
2007: IT Tallaght – Drama Society (Faust)
2008: MIC – Dramatic Arts Society
One overall award
2009: DCU – Style Society
2010: DCU Airsoft Society
2011: DCU Style Society
2012: NUIG – Dramsoc
Best Website (2004 – present):
Top Winners (Colleges): NUIG (3), DIT (3), DCU (3) DCU Media Production Society (2)
Top Winners (Societies): DIT LGBT & and DCU Media Production are the only societies to win more than once (2)
Overall (split between Large/Small in 2008 only):
2004: DIT – LGBT Society
2005: NUIG – Computer Society
2006: DIT – LGBT Society
2007: NUIG – Voluntary Services Abroad Society
2009: NUIG – Choral Society
Large:
2008: DCU – RedBrick
Small:
2008: IT Tallaght – NetSoc
one overall award
2010: DCU – Media Production Society
Name changed to On-Line Presence in 2011
2011: DIT – Sign Society
2012: DCU – Media Production Society
Special Achievement Award (1999 – 2001, discontinued since):
1999: UL – History Society
2000: WIT – Music Society
2001: TCD – St. Vincent de Paul Society