Prof. Ó Macháin received a Cork Ambassador Award recently in recognition of his having organised and hosted international conferences in UCC.

Cainteoiri/Speakers

Andrea Palandri, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Atha Cliath/DIAS
Deirdre Nic Chárthaigh, Ollscoil Mhá Nuad/Maynooth University
Ken O Donnchú, Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh/UCC
Bernadette Smelik, Ollscoil Radboud/Radboud University
Síle Ní Mhurchú, Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh/UCC

UCC, 30 Samhain 2019

Fenella G. France PhD, MBA, FAIC

Head of Preservation Research and Testing Division, Library of Congress, United States of America

Wednesday, 27 November, 4 p.m.

in the Creative Zone, Boole Library, University College Cork

Admission free

Image gallery

Darragh Ó Caoimh, a Second Year student of Law and Irish, has been awarded this year’s Ó Longáin Memorial Prize. 

13 Meán Fómhair, 2019
9.30r.n. – 4.30i.n.

Seomra Seimineáir CACSSS, Áras Uí Rathaille, Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh

Warm congratulations to Siobhán Ní Dhomhnaill, a student on the MA in Law and Irish, who won a major prize at Listowel Writers’ Week for her unpublished collection of poems. The adjudicator, poet Thomas McCarthy, was struck by the originality of her bilingual collection. Siobhán took the module GA6034 Creative Writing with Dr Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh and regularly attended the informal workshop in An Seomra Caidrimh during Semester 2. We are looking forward to seeing her poetry in print!  

Congratulations to Darragh Ó Caoimh, a student of Law and Irish, on the publication of his poetry in the June issue of Comhar. Darragh participated in the Writing Workshop that met in the Seomra Caidrimh throughout Semester 2 this year. Treise leat, a Dharraigh!

A radio essay by our colleague, Dr Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh, was broadcast on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta recently, as part of a new series called Meascra. Ailbhe wrote a meditation on the breath, the poet Seán Ó Ríordáin, lung disease and childbirth. You can listen back to it here: https://www.rte.ie/gaeilge/2019/0610/1054530-anail-le-hailbhe-ni-ghearbhuigh/

Gaelcholáiste Thraolaigh Mhic Shuibhne will begin their inaugural first year in September. Roinn na Nua-Ghaeilge and Ionad na Gaeilge Labhartha have been supporting them in this initiative over the past twelve months. 

President Pádraig Ó Sé and Prof. Ó Macháin welcomed the local schools who were invited to UCC to celebrate Lá na Scoileanna Gaeilge and their contribution to the Irish language in the community.

A casual poetry workshop was held in the Seomra Caidrimh last month, organised by Dr Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh. 

UCC's Ken Ó Donnchú writes about possible challenges after Brexit: English and Irish

At the recent launch of Leabhar na Longánach: Joan Rockley, Padraig Ó Macháin and Margaret Lantry.

Some of the students who graduated recently MA in Gaelic Literature, pictured with Prof. Ó Macháin

A group of MA students visited Corca Dhuibhne recently as part of the module GA6036, a poetry workshop facilitated by Dr Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh. Seán Mac a’ tSíthigh spoke to the students about his experience as a video journalist with RTÉ. He emphasised the importance of celebrating the achievements of local communities in the national news.

I gcomórtha an bhua mhóir a bhí ag Nada Ní Chuirrín in Oireachtas na Gaeilge 2018, bhronn Roinn na Nua-Ghaeilge leabhar (Psaltair na Rinne) de leabhraibh a sin-seanoncail, Seán Ó Cuirrín, uirthi le déanaí. Nada agus a máthair Tanya atá i bhfochair mhuintir na Gaeilge sa ghrianghraf.

Dr Paul Colton, Church of Ireland Bishop of Cork, and Mr Conor Nelligan, Heritage Officer, Cork County Council, with Dr Neil Buttimer, who gave the keynote lecture (21 January 2019) to Cork County Council’s anniversary Commemoration of the First Dáil (21 January 1919).