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17 Jul 2025
English Department hosts ‘Lunch with the Authors’ creative writing event for Summer School Students
UCC’s English Department hosted a ‘Lunch with the Authors’ creative writing event on 16 July 2025 for students attending the university’s Irish Studies Summer School. The event included readings by Rosa Rogers, Lecturer in Creative Writing at UCC, and Cónal Creedon, Cork-based author and Adjunct Professor of Creative Writing at UCC.
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04 Jul 2025
Congratulations to the winners of this year's Department of English Undergraduate Awards
Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Department of English Undergraduate Awards.
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10 Jun 2025
Department of English Staff Contribute to the Cork Council of Trade Unions/SIPTU Reception for US Senator Bernie Sanders and Dr Jane O’Meara Sanders at Connolly Hall, Cork City
Cónal Creedon, Adjunct Professor of Creative Writing, read at the event, and Dr Heather Laird, Senior Lecturer, was advisor for the cultural component of the event. The Reception also featured contributions from poets Sarah Clancy and Fionnuala O’Connell, and music by Ricky Lynch. Izz Cafe provided the food.
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20 May 2025
Undergraduate Awards
Registration for the Global Undergraduate Awards is now open. All Department of English 2nd and 3rd year students who submit work to the Global Undergraduate Awards are eligible to submit work to the UCC Department of English Undergraduate Awards. The rules/requirements for the UCC Department of English Undergraduate Awards are the same as those for the Global Undergraduate Awards, with the exception that 2nd and 3rd year entrants will be judged separately. There will be one winner for the Department of English Undergraduate Awards in each year and 3 to 4 highly recommended entrants.
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