The airwaves are set to spark with insight, reflection, and forward-thinking as UCC History, in partnership with Coimisiún na Meán, and supported by RTÉ, and the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland (IBI), proudly announces a landmark Radio Conference to commemorate 100 years of Irish radio. This two-day national event, taking place January 29–30, 2026, at University College Cork, will feature some of the most influential voices in Irish broadcasting, both past and present. The conference will explore the legacy, culture, and future of radio in Ireland through a dynamic programme of panels, keynotes, and archival exhibitions.

The School of History & Cork University Press co-hosted a very special event in the Aula Maxima on 12 December 2025, to celebrate the academic legacy of the late Professor Dermot Keogh, a highly distinguished historian and former head of the History Department in UCC. The Inaugural Dermot Keogh Memorial Lecture was given by An Taoiseach Micheál Martin, one of Dermot's former students.

The School of History at University College Cork is pleased to host the First Chris Williams Memorial Colloquium on Ireland and Wales, an initiative of the School of History and the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences, on Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd November 2025 (O’Rahilly Building, Room G27). This year’s theme, Gerald of Wales: Identity, Afterlives and Wonders, brings together scholars exploring the many dimensions of the twelfth-century Cambro-Norman cleric and writer Giraldus Cambrensis (c. 1146–1223). Gerald’s connection to Ireland lies in his family’s central role in the Anglo-Norman invasion and settlement of the country, and his writings on Ireland, namely the Expugnatio Hibernica and Topographia Hibernica.