Voluntary supporters of University College Cork

UCC benefits from the support it receives from the Cork University Foundation (CUF) in Ireland, the Irish Educational Foundation in the UK and the Irish Educational Foundation based in Boston, USA.  The directors, trustees and members of these foundation boards give willingly of their time and expertise, helping UCC to focus on promoting partnerships with companies and individuals thus enabling the University to meet its goals in both capital development and research-led teaching.

Board of Directors & Officers of Cork University Foundation

• Dr Brian McCarthy, Executive Chairman, Fexco (Chairman of CUF Board)
• Mr Leslie Buckley, Leslie Buckley & Associates
• Mr Liam Casey, CEO, PCH International
• Mr Diarmuid Collins, Chief Financial Officer / Bursar, UCC
• Mr Cal Healy, Development Manager, UCC (Secretary)
• Mr Trevor Holmes, Vice President for External Relations, UCC 
• Dr Michael Murphy, President, UCC
• Mr Eoin O'Driscoll
• Mr Michael O'Flynn, Managing Director, O'Flynn Construction
• Ms Anne O'Leary, Director, Vodafone Ireland
• Mr Neil O'Leary, Chairman & Chief Executive, Ion Equity
• Dr Reg Shaw
• Dr Jean van Sinderen-Law, Director of Development, UCC

Board of Directors & Officers of the Irish Educational Foundation (USA)

This board is based in Boston, USA.

• Mr Martin Kelleher, CFO of Monster Inc. - President
• Mr John F. Hegarty, JF Hegarty CPA - Treasurer
• Mr Vincent Fennell
• Ms Darina Gilley Chesterton, Corporate Quality, A.W. Chesterton Company
• Mr Gary Hanley, Senior Vice President North America, Invest Northern Ireland
• Mr John Kilbride, Church Management Systems
• Mr Andrew Lawless, Dillon Eustace Solicitors, Boston, MA
• Mr Richard Lehane, Senior V.P. of Worldwide Manufacturing and Corporate Quality, EMC Corporation
• Mr Eamon McGrath 
• Dr Fergus Moylan M.B.
• Mr Michael Mulcahy, Consultant
• Mr Declan Murphy 
• Mr Brian O'Donovan, Broadcaster WGBH-FM, Boston & Executive Director of Irish Cultural Centre of New England
• Mr Martin Spillane, CFP, Cornerstone Financial Group

Trustees of UCC Educational Foundation (UK)

• Mr David L. Barry, Retired Technical Director (W.S. Atkins Consultants Ltd.)
• Ms Liz Shanahan, CEO Santé Communications Ltd., UK
• Ms Orna Ni-Chionna, Advisor, Eden McCallum Limited
• Mr Michael McCarthy, Retired Company Director
• Mr James O'Callaghan, Director, J. Murphy & Sons Limited
• Mr Ian Law, Business Consultant