Media Coverage

https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22564074/ 1/12/25 Joanne O’Riordan honoured with a new portrait in UCC. (18 minutes) – also https://irepod.com/podcast/oliver-callan/joanne-o-riordan-honoured-with-a-new-portrait-in-u 3/12/25 (18 minutes)

https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/53822 30/11/25 Ireland: Portrait of Nano Nagle unveiled. A portrait of venerable Nano Nagle by Vanessa Jones, was unveiled on Thursday 27 November 2025 at University College Cork (UCC)as part of Accenture Women on Walls campaign.

https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/arid-41750745.html 29/11/25 Clodagh Finn: Women on Walls – the art of challenging the status quo. An event happened on Thursday at UCC that gives us real cause for celebration, writes Clodagh Finn

https://azat.tv/en/accenture-women-on-walls-celebrating-munsters-trailblazers-ucc/ 29/11/25 Accenture Women on Walls: Celebrating Munster’s Trailblazers at UCC. UCC unveiled 11 portraits of pioneering Munster women as part of the Accenture Women on Walls series.

https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/world/ucc-honours-pioneering-munster-women-with-portrait-initiative/ar-AA1Rj9Kv 29/11/25 UCC honours pioneering Munster women with portrait initiative. University College Cork (UCC) has unveiled a series of portraits of women who have inspired and enriched Irish society over recent decades.

https://www.echolive.ie/corknews/arid-41750928.html 28/11/25 Cork university unveils portraits of 11 trailblazing Munster women. University College Cork (UCC) has unveiled a new series of female-focused portraits as part of the Accenture Women on Walls exhibit.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/ucc-honours-pioneering-munster-women-with-portrait-initiative/a470904488.html 28/11/25  UCC honours pioneering Munster women with portrait initiative. University College Cork (UCC) has unveiled a series of portraits of women who have inspired and enriched Irish society over recent decades.

https://www.tipperarylive.ie/news/cahir/1953084/tipperary-artist-to-have-painting-of-famous-irish-writer-displayed-in-ucc.html 27/11/25 Tipperary artist to have painting of famous Irish writer displayed in UCC. Gerry Davis’ painting of Edna O’Brien will be displayed in Cork. A significant new series of contemporary fine art portraits celebrating pioneering women from across Munster, with Tipperary artist Gerry Davis creating the portrait of Edna O’Brien, have been unveiled at University College Cork.

https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/arid-41434975.html 14/7/25 Clodagh Finn: A chance to unveil your female heroes. UCC is asking the public to help choose four women, alive or dead, to be featured in a new series of commissioned portraits called Women on Walls.

https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0417/1508176-new-ucc-portrait-series-celebrates-trailblazing-women-of-munster/ 2/5/25 New UCC portrait series celebrates trailblazing women of Munster. A new portrait series honouring 11 influential women from Munster is set to become a part of University College Cork’s permanent art collection.

https://www.echolive.ie/wow/arid-41543617.html 27/12/2024 ‘You have to see it to be it’: Celebrating women and making their contributions visible. 11 Outstanding women have been chosen to feature in Accenture’s Women on Walls at UCC. JENNIFER HORGAN speaks to some of these women to find out what it means to them.

https://irishtechnews.ie/accenture-ucc-launch-women-on-walls-campaign/ 9/7/2024 An open call for nominations for the subjects of a new series of portraits has been announced at UCC. Accenture’s Women on Walls at UCC will recognise the pioneering achievements of outstanding women and enhance the visibility of women leaders from, or with links to, the Munster region.