BICS All-time Leaderboard - 2014 Update!

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After a cracking night at the BICS 2014 Awards on Thursday night at the Titanic Centre in Belfast (and thanks to Queen’s University for being such great hosts!), I've put together the updated BICS all-time leader board reflecting this year's winners (and a massive well done to all)…

The big winners for 2014 were UCC and MIC, with 3 awards each.

There were some changes made to the awards categories for 2014, namely:

- Best Society has been split into Best Society (Civic/Charity Field) and Best Society (Cultural/Social/Academic).
- Best Civic Contribution has been discontinued in favour of the split in the Best Society category.
- Best Online Presence has been discontinued and has been replaced with three new awards:

• Best Publicity Campaign
• Best Society Promotional Video
• Best Society Photo

About BICS: 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 appeared in both categories over the years (e.g. UL, DCU, NUIM).

The current BICS membership is made up of:

Large Colleges: DCU, DIT, NUIG, NUIM, QUB, TCD, UCC, UL
Small Colleges: IT Blanchardstown, CIT, DBS, DkIT, GMIT, IT Tallaght, IT Tralee, Letterkenny IT, Mary Immaculate (MIC), National College of Ireland (NCI), Royal College of Surgeons (RCSI), University of Ulster Jordanstown (UU)

Leaderboard: Number of BICS Awards wins all-time:

NUIG: 35
DCU: 24
TCD: 19
IT Tallaght: 16 + 1 Special Mention
DIT: 16
UCC: 14
NUIM: 11
MIC: 11
DkIT: 9
UL: 8
UCD: 4
CIT: 6
NCI: 4
IT Tralee: 3
WIT: 2
QUB: 2
DBS: 2
IT Blanchardstown: 1
GMIT: 1
Letterkenny IT: 1

Categories:

Best Society (1996 – 2013, then changed into Best Society (Civic/Charity) and Best Society (Cultural/Social/Academic) from 2014:

Top Winners (Colleges): NUIG (5), DCU (5), NUIM (3), Multiple Colleges (2)
Top Winners (Societies): DCU Drama (3), Multiple Societies (2)

Overall (before the Large/Small split in 2003):

1996: NUIM - 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 Society
2013: QUB - SWOT

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: IT Tralee - Radio Society
2012: DkIT - Media Society
2013: DBS - Radio DBS


Best Society - Civic/Charity (2014 – present):

Large:

2014: DCU – Raising & Giving (RAG)

Small:

2014: Letterkenny IT – Gaisce Society


Best Society – Cultural/Social/Academic (2014 – present):

Large:

2014: UCC – Economics Society

Small:

2014: CIT – International Students Society


Best Event (1996 - present):

Top Winners (Colleges): TCD (6), NUIG (4), IT Tallaght (3), UCC (3), Multiple Colleges (2)
Top Winners (Events): IT Tallaght ITTFM Radio Week (3), Multiple Colleges (2)

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 Soc (Trinity Fringe Festival)
2011: TCD - DU Players (Shakespeare Festival)
2012: QUB - SWOT Society (Fashion Show)
2013: UCC - Environmental Society (Feeding the 500)
2014: DIT – Fashion Society (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 (Fashion Show)
2011: IT Tallaght - Radio Society (ITTFM Radio Week)
2012: NCI - Peer Mentor Society & Business Society (Boardroom Challenge)
2013: DkIT - ESN Dundalk (Launch of ESN Dundalk)
2014: MIC – MIDAS Musical Society (Cats: The Musical)



Best New/Most Improved Society (1999 - 2002, then changed to two separate categories in 2003):

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 (4), IT Tallaght (3), Multiple Colleges (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 - Card & Bridge Society
2012: UL - Out In UL
2013: NUIG - Medicine Society
2014: UCC – Amnesty International Society

Small:

2007: IT Tallaght - Radio Society
2008: IT Tralee - NetSoc
2009: IT Tallaght - NetSoc
2010: CIT - LGBT Society
2011: IT Tralee - LGBT Society
2012: NUIM - Anthropology Society
2013: MIC - Creative Writing Society
2014: CIT – Music Society



Best New Society (2003 - present):

Top Winners (Colleges): DCU (4), NUIG (4), 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 & Giving (RAG) Society
2013: NUIM - The Finomics
2014: NUIG – Astronomy Society

Small:

2007: DkIT - Innovator's Club
2008: IT Tallaght - International Cultural Society
2009: DkIT - Media Society
2010: IT Tallaght - St. Vincent de Paul Society
2011: IT Blanchardstown - LGBT Society
2012: NCI - NCItv
2013: DBS - Dance Society
2014: MIC – Harry Potter Society


Best Society Individual (1999 - present):

Top Winners (Colleges): NUIG (5), TCD (4), 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 (aka DramaBob)
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
2013: TCD - Lorcan Clarke
2014: UL – Triona O’Sullivan

Small:

2007: DkIT - Jiwan Jodhani
2008: NUIM - Paul Donnelly
2009: NUIM - Erin Barclay
2010: DkIT - Ros Madigan
2011: IT Tallaght - Damiola Agunbiade
2012: NCI - Katie Donohoe
2013: GMIT - Katherine Long
2014: IT Tallaght – Emma Nolan


Best Society Fresher (2003 - present):

Top Winners (Colleges): NUIG (4), DIT (3), Multiple Colleges (2)

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 - Stephen Pierce
2011: Joint Winners TCD - Joel Loll-McKeever & DIT - Ruth Murray
2012: NUIG - Christopher Moran
2013: UCC - Samantha Cooney
2014: DCU – Eoin Luc O’Ceallaigh

Small:

2008: NUIM - Lydia Roxanne Farrell
2009: DkIT - Iarla O'Neill
2010: IT Tallaght - Pearse Corcoran
2011: NCI - James Dowling
2012: Joint Winners IT Tallaght - Laura O'Dowd & DkIT - Rachel Maher
2013: MIC - Caoimhin O Ceallaigh
2014: MIC – Damien Kiely


Best Poster (2004 - present):

Top Winners (Colleges): DCU (3), DIT (3), NUIG (2)

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
2009: DCU - Style Society
2010: DCU - Airsoft Society (Zombie Week)
2011: DCU - Style Society (Fashion Show)
2012: NUIG - DramSoc (Hamlet)
2013: NUIG - Film Society (B-Movie Festival)
2014: DIT – Fashion Society (Fashion Show)

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


Best Society Photo (2014 - present):

2014: NUIG – Rover Society


Best Society Promotional Video (2014 - present):

2014: IT Tallaght – Radio Society


Best Publicity Campaign (2014 - present):

2014: UCC – Cancer Society


Discontinued Awards

Some of these awards have been replaced by new categories (e.g. Best Online Presence) while others have just been discontinued.

Best Civic Contribution (2009 - 2013):

Top Winners (Colleges): MIC (3), NUIG (3), IT Tallaght (2)

Large:

2009: NUIG - Voluntary Services Abroad Society
2010: TCD - St. Vincent de Paul Society
2011: DIT - Sign Language Society
2012: NUIG - Feminist Society
2013: NUIG - Draoicht

Small:

2009: IT Tallaght - Radio Society (Transition Year Radio Project)
2010: MIC - One World Society
2011: IT Tallaght - Radio Society
2012: MIC - One World Society
2013: MIC - RAG Society


Best Website (2004 - 2010, then replaced by Best Online Presence):

Top Winners (Colleges): NUIG (3), DIT (2), DCU (2)
Top Winners (Societies): DIT LGBT is the only society 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
2010: DCU - Media Production Society/DCUfm

Large:

2008: DCU - RedBrick

Small:

2008: IT Tallaght - NetSoc


Best Online Presence (2011 - 2013):

Top Winners (Colleges): DIT (1), DCU (1), UCC (1)

Overall:

2011: DIT - Sign Language Society
2012: DCU - Media Production Society
2013: UCC - Philosophical Society


Special Achievement Award (1999 - 2001, discontinued since):

1999: UL - History Society
2000: WIT - Music Society
2001: TCD - St. Vincent de Paul Society