Skip to main content
The Alumni Bridge on campus with a weeping willow in the foreground. the text overlaying the image reads; the bridge: newsletter for alumni and friends

Introducing The Bridge

Welcome to our new-look alumni e-newsletter, The Bridge. A quarterly update with all the latest news and events from UCC for our global alumni community, featuring the latest news from campus, alumni stories and upcoming events and reunions. 

Subscribe

If you are a UCC graduate and are not receiving issues of The Bridge directly to your inbox, you might have previously unsubscribed or your email address may be out of date. Update your details by logging into your alumni profile or email alumni@ucc.ie to re-subscribe and/or update your email address.

  • A Future Built on Fairness: Reimagining Our Societies

    31 Dec 2026
    A Future Built on Fairness: Reimagining Our Societies

    Our recent Global Speaker Series event, “A Future Built on Fairness – Reimagining Our Societies”, brought together Jim Clarken (CEO, Oxfam Ireland), Dr Edward Lahiff (Senior Lecturer in International Development, UCC), and Dr Tracey Skillington (Head of Sociology & Criminology, UCC) for a thought-provoking discussion.

    Read more

  • Alumni Spotlight: Irene Buckley - Composer

    08 Dec 2025
    Alumni Spotlight: Irene Buckley - Composer

    Composer Irene Buckley works across choral, operatic, orchestral, theatrical, film, and electronic music, and has collaborated extensively with filmmaker Pat Collins. She has earned multiple award nominations, including two IFTAs and a Cinema Eye Honors nomination for her film scores co-composed with Linda Buckley. Recent projects include live scores for silent films and her opera Lament for Art O’Leary, which was selected to represent Ireland at the 2025 International Rostrum of Composers.

    Read more

  • Accenture’s Women on Walls Take Centre Stage at UCC ‘In Conversation’ Event

    10 Dec 2025
    Accenture’s Women on Walls Take Centre Stage at UCC ‘In Conversation’ Event

    UCC staff, alumni, and friends gathered on 8 December for an unforgettable evening marking the recent unveiling of the historic new series of contemporary portraits. The event celebrated the artists and changemakers whose vision and contributions have profoundly shaped and enriched society.

    Read more

Previous Issues

The Bridge: Autumn 2025

Advancement Office

An Oifig Cothaithe

Contact us

Cork University Foundation is incorporated in Ireland as a limited liability company and a registered charity (CRN: 243605, RCN: 20033385, CHY11831). Room 2.12, Western Gateway Building, Western Road, Cork, T12 XF62

Connect with us

Top