Built In Ireland · references
When a Academy cohort member completes the programme, their reference is issued, given a unique ID, and listed here. Anyone can open a reference's page and confirm what was shipped, by whom, when, and who signed off. If a reference isn't in this register, it isn't real.
If you've been sent a PDF — find the reference ID on the letter (format BII-YYYY-NNN). Look for that ID in the register below. Click through to the public page. The page must word-for-word match the PDF.
If you've been given a URL — paste it into the address bar. It should resolve to builtinireland.ie/references/<slug>/. If it doesn't, or the page reads "Not Found", the reference isn't ours.
If you'd rather talk to a person — email kali@ravendesign.ie with the reference ID. You'll get a one-line confirm or deny within one business day.
BII-2026-001All references issued by Built In Ireland to date. Click any row to open the full public reference page.
BII-2026-001
Aoife Byrne
localnews.ie — Carlow scraper & town pages
Jun → Jul 2026
Issued
BII-2026-002
Santhosha Rajan
myid.ie — editorial SEO (4 pages)
Jul → Aug 2026
Issued
BII-2026-003
Marta Kowalski
pubhub.ie — Kerry directory data (72 pubs)
Aug → Sep 2026
Issued
BII-2026-004
— pending —
Reserved — next cohort
2026
Pending
Three references issued to date. Cohort 1 for The Academy is currently open. Apply at theacademy.ie/apply/ to earn the next available ID.
A reference you can't verify is gossip. Built In Ireland references are designed to be cheap, fast and reliable to check — that's what makes them useful to the recruiter and worth earning for the member.
The HTML of each reference page is committed to a public git repository at issue time. Any change is visible in the history. We can't quietly upgrade or downgrade a reference after the fact.
Every reference has a stable URL and a stable ID. The URL is indexed by Google so it shows up when a recruiter searches a member's name. The ID survives any future redesign.
The register is mirrored daily to a public GitHub repository. If builtinireland.ie ever goes dark, the references stay verifiable via the mirror.
Each reference names a real signer with a real email. Kali at Raven Design will pick up the phone or reply to the email. No "info@" inbox, no auto-responder.