Congratulations to all of the Quercus Scholar 2024/25 who received their silver acorn pins on Wedensday 20th November in the Aula Maxima. 

Congratulations to the Quercus Scholars who graduated this year. We wish you well for the future. We will miss you.

Quercus Sports' Scholar, Alex Kendellen, captained the Emerging Ireland Team against the Pumas in Bloemfontein on October 2. 

Quercus University Scholar, Olga Andriyashchenko, recently completed an 8 week internship with the Health Research Board.

The new Quercus Scholars for 2024/25 had their Induction Day in the North Wing Council Room on Friday 13th September. We would like to welcome them all and we are really looking forward to seeing what they can achieve over the coming year. 

Congratulations to Quercus alum, Paul O'Donovan, who has won Gold at the Lightweight Men's Singles Rowing World Championships in Canada. Greece took Silver and Italy took Bronze. 

Congratulations to Cork who won the All-Ireland Senior final in Croke Park last Sunday, 11th August. 

There were three Quercus alum, Laura Hayes, Hannah Looney and Amy O'Connor, and one current Quercus scholar, Aoife Healy, on the team.

Congratulations to Quercus Scholar, Paul O'Donovan, and his partner, Fintan McCarthy, on their Men's Light Weight Double Sculls Gold medal at the Paris Olympics.

A huge congratulations to Donnchadh mac Aodha who has won the Danijela Kulezic-Wilson Undergraduate Award for Exceptional Innovation in Research for this year. The award is given by the School of Film, Music and Theater and was granted to Donnchadh for the innovation, creativity and originality of his final year project, Éist le Fuaim na hAbhann. Echoing Sean-nós in Contemporary Classical Composition.

There was plenty of Quercus representation at the Hurling All-Ireland Final this weekend between Clare and Cork. It was a game that both teams could be proud of but there had to be a winner and that winner was Clare. In a game that went to extra time, Clare beat Cork 3-29 to 1-34. 

Paris ’24 is only around the corner and a number of Quercus scholars will be taking part in the Games.

Congratulations to Katie Halpin Hill, who starts her term as UCCSU President. Katie takes over from Colm Foley. 

Jennifer Barry, Quercus Creative & Performing Arts Scholar, and her brother Jack joined Down Syndrome IRL’s Ice Cream Fundays.

Congratulations to Quercus Sports' Scholar, Eva Mangan, who has been selected for the Irish Women's National Team in their upcoming European qualifier against Sweden on June 4th. 

Quercus alum, Emily Hegarty, was part of the Irish Women's Four who qualified the boat for Paris after victory in Lucerne. 

Congratulations to Mags Cremen on winning the Women's Lightweight Single Sculls Silver medal at the European Championships in Szeged. 

Congratulations to UCC Women's Hockey Team who have been promoted to EY1.

Congratulations to Paul O'Donovan who won Graduate of the Year 2023.

Members from UCC Tradsoc, including three Quercus Scholars, were invited to the South African Embassy in Pretoria for St. Patrick's Day events. The three Quercus Scholars are Donnchadh MacAodha, Iona Ritchie and Fionn O'Hanlon.

Congratulations to Quercus Innovation/Entrepreneurship Scholar, Alex Linehan, on a fantastic results at the John Molson Undergraduate Case Competition in Montreal.

Two Quercus Scholars, Iona Ritchie and Ruby Falvey, are among the winners of the Donal 'Doc' Gleeson Award this year. 

Quercus Sports' Scholars, Sean Edogbo and Ben O'Connor, are named on U-20 Six Nation's Squad.

Congratulations to Quercus Sports' Scholar, Conor McGlinchey, who has just become the WAKO Kick-Boxing World Champion! Conor Abú!

The twenty new Quercus Scholars for the academic year 2023/24 were celebrated at their Gala awards dinner on November 22nd in the Aula Maxima.

Congratulations to Quercus Sports' Scholar, Robyn Murphy, who was named on the U-21 Irish Hockey Squad to play in Belgium this weekend.

Congratulations to Emily Hegarty who graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Physiology on November 14th. Emily juggled being a professional athlete and fulltime student to achieve this success and we are very proud of her. 

Three Quercus alum have been named on the PwC Camogie All-Stars Team 2023.

Congratulations to Munster on their win against Dragons in Musgrave Park in round 3 of the United Rugby Championships on Saturday November 4th.

A hearty congratulations to Quercus Sports' Scholar, John Hodnett, who graduated from Physical Education, Sports Studies & Arts on Friday.

The Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Minister for Defence, Micheál Martin TD has formally announced Alicia Joy O’Sullivan as a United Nations Youth Delegate.

Alicia is a UCC law student, advocate and Quercus Scholar from Skibbereen, West Cork. She was the UCC Students’ Union Environmental and Sustainability Officer in 20/21 and was part of UCC’s delegation to the global climate summit COP26 in Glasgow.

As UN Youth Delegate, Alicia will work closely with the Department of Foreign Affairs, including Ireland’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Irish Aid, and the National Youth Council of Ireland throughout her year in office.

Congratulations to the twenty new Quercus Scholars who had their Induction Day on Friday 15th September in the North Wing Council Room, UCC. 

The day started with a welcome from UCC President, Prof. John O'Halloran, and included workshops such as student budgeting, life coaching, and information about UCC Skills Centre.

Congratulations to Quercus Sports' Scholar, Maeve Gallagher, who won the title of Best Young Irish Rider at Ireland's most elite women's stage race, Rás na mBan, over the weekend. 

Congratulations to Quercus alum, Paul O'Donovan, and his partner in the Lightweight Men's Double Sculls, Fintan McCarthy, on their Gold medal at the Rowing World Championships in Serbia. 

The Rowing World Championships were on in Serbia over the weekend. With just one Olympic qualifying spot up for grabs in the B Final of the Lightweight Women's Double Sculls, Quercus Scholars, Mags Cremen and Aoife Casey, had the weight of a nation's hopes on their shoulders! 

Congratulations to Camogie All-Ireland Champions, Cork!

A special congratulations to the seven Quercus Scholars/alum who were in the team, Amy O'Connor (captain), Libby Coppinger, Fiona Keating, Laura Hayes, Aoife Healy, Hannah Looney & Chloe Sigerson. 

Andrew Sheehan put in an extraordinary row in the BM1X to win Silver at the U-23 Rowing World Championship in Bulgaria. 

Huge congratulations to our Innovation/Entrepreneurship Scholar, Emma Coffey, on winning the Enterprise Ireland Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Emma is a Commerce Student and she is the founder of FinalBend, a sustainable clothing company. 

Congratulations to Munster who won the United Rugby Championship (URC) title on Saturday. They beat Stormers 19-14 in Cape Town to seal the title. 

The sun was shining for the Medicine & Health graduation ceremonies in UCC on Friday 26th May, and it particularly shone on our golden boy, Paul O'Donovan - or should we now say Dr. O'Donovan! 

Paul received his Quercus Sports' Scholarship in 2018 and he has been studying GEM in the university since then. His hard work and dedication to reach Olympic gold, while retaining first class honours results, has inspired us all throughout those years and we cannot believe how fast they have flown.

UCC Rugby beat Malone at the Mardyke to keep their Division 1B status on Saturday. 

The Mayor of Limerick, Francis Foley, held a Mayoral Reception in honour of Quercus Innovation/Entrepreneurship scholar, Nick Cotter, and his brother Jack on April 3rd, in the Council Chamber. 

We were honoured to have the Australian Ambassador to Ireland, The Hon Gary Gray AO, to give our annual Quercus Lecture for 2023.

Kacper Bogalecki will be heading across the Atlantic soon! He was accepted on the Washington Ireland Programme Class of 2023, a hugh achievement for a first year!

Congratulations to UCC Ladies Hockey who beat Harlequins, in a 3-1 shootout, to become winners of the Munster Senior Cup.

Members of UCC TradSoc were interviewed, and performed a traditional piece, on CNN Malaysia in the run up to St. Patrick's Day. 

Quercus Sports' Scholar, Laura Hayes, was named on The Electric Ireland Camogie Third Level Rising Stars Team of the Year! 

Congratulations to the Quercus Talented Students' Programme Scholars for 2022/23, celebrated at their awards night on Monday 6th March.

Huge congratulations to Quercus Creative & Performing Arts Scholar, Otto Goodwin, who has been announced as one of the two awardees of the Eavan Boland Emerging Poet Award. 

The year is starting fantastically for Edwin Edogbo as he signs his first senior Munster contract. 

Three Quercus Sports' Scholars made up the Munster Back Row on Saturday as they beat Benetton Treviso, 30 - 40, at the Stadio Comunale di Monigo.

Congratulations to two Quercus Sports' Scholars on their Graduation from UCC. 

At a joint Ignite/Quercus event four Quercus Innovation/Entrepreneurship scholars, Alex Goodison, Annie Madden, Nick Cotter & Emma Coffey gave a Q&A session on what it takes to be a successful business person while also being a full-time student.

University College Cork is delighted to announce today (TUESDAY SEPT 27) that its flagship scholarship, the Quercus Talented Students’ Programme, is to be sponsored by Bank of Ireland up to the end of 2026.

Congratulations to Quercus Sports Scholar, Paul O'Donovan, who won Gold in the Lightweight Men's Double Schulls with his partner, Fintan McCarthy, at the Rowing World Championships in the Czech Republic over the weekend!

Congratulations to Mags Cremen and Aoife Casey who won Bronze in the Lightweight Women's Double Sculls final at the Rowing World Championships in the Czech Republic on Saturday. 

We would like to say a big congratulations and welcome to our 2022/23 Quercus Scholars. We look forward to working with and guiding you over this year and all your years as Quercus scholars. 

Four Quercus scholars, Alex Kendellen, Jack O'Sullivan, Edwin Edogbo & Scott Buckley, were named on the Munster Squad that faced Gloucester in a pre-season match at Musgrave Park on Friday evening. 

Congratulations to the Senior Irish Hockey squad who qualified for the EuroHockey Championships over the weekend. The EuroHockey Championships will take place in Mochengladback in 2023. Quercus Scholar, Caoimhe Perdue, was part of the successful team and we are delighted for her!!

This weekend is a big weekend for the Irish Women's Hockey Squad as they compete to be included in the top tier of the 2023 European Championships. 

Quercus Scholars, Mags Cremen and Lydia Heaphy, showed their class when they put the Olympic Champions to the pin of their collar at the A Final of the Women's Lightweight Double Sculls at the European Championships in Munich. 

Congratulations to Paul O'Donovan and his partner, Fintan McCarthy, who won Gold in the Men's Lightweight Double Sculls at the European Championships in Munich.

To row out on your own against the worlds best takes a certain type of person, and that person is our Sports' Scholar, Aoife Casey! Aoife competed in the Single Schulls at the European Championships last week and she did UCC and herself proud.

Ireland's Women's Four won Silver at the European Rowing Championships in Munich on Saturday. The boat included our fanastic Sports' Scholar and Commerce student, Tara Hanlon.

Quercus Sports' Scholars, Emily Hegarty, and her partner Fiona Murtagh competed at the European Rowing Championships in the Women's Pair this week. 

Plenty of Quercus Scholars and alum took part at the Fleadh '22 in Mulligar. 

Six of the Cork squad playing in the Camogie All-Ireland final against Kilkenny on Sunday are Quercus Scholars/Alum. These include Amy O'Connor, Chloe Sigerson, Hannah Looney, Libby Coppinger, Laura Hayes & Fiona Keating!

Congratulations to Paul who won Gold at World Cup III in Lucerne at his first international appearance since last year's Tokyo Olympics.

Nick Cotter has won the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards 2022!!! Nick is the CEO and co-founder of Cotter Agritech, along with his brother Jack. 

Congratulations to Quercus Sports Scholar, Caoimhe Perdue, who has been named on the Irish Women's Senior World Cup Squad.

Back in March, Nick Cotter won the Entrepreneurs' Organisation Ireland Chapter GSEA Competition for his business, Cotter Agritech. He is now representing Ireland in the finals of the Global Students Entrepreneurship Awards. 

Quercus Sports Scholar, Alex Kendellen, has won the John McCarthy Award for Greencore Munster Rugby Academy Player of the Year.

Congratulations to Annie Madden, Quercus Innovation/Entrepreneurship scholar and Law & Business student, who has won this year's Enterprise Ireland Student Entrepreneur of the Year award. 

Quercus Innovation/Entrepreneurship scholar and Commerce student, Emma Coffey, is a finalist in this year's Cork Chamber of Commerce Cork Company of the Year award for her business FinalBend. 

Congratulations to the Quercus 2021/22 scholars, celebrated at their awards night on Thursday 24th March.

Quercus active citizenship scholar, climate activist and advocate for women's rights, Alicia O'Sullivan, is featured in the Spring edition of Independent Thinking with Prof. Louise Crowley, Director of the Bystander Intervention Programme. 

The Student Council Charter, represented by Reuban Murray of the ISSU (Irish Second Level Students' Union), has been declared the winner of the 2022 Charlemagne Youth Prize for Ireland. 

Two Quercus Innovation/Entrepreneurship Scholars, Emma Coffey and Nick Cotter have won awards in different categories at the National Starup Awards 2021. 

Quercus Sports' Scholar, Alex Kendellen, scored Munster's winning try against Ulster with five minutes to go, helping the province to win 18-13, this weekend.

Scott Buckley put on a great show to score a try in his debut for Munster in their victory over Wasps in the Champions Cup opener! 

We were delighted to hear that Quercus Academic Scholar, Hannah Keohane, has been awarded the NUI Dr H H Stewart Medical Scholarship in Pathology 2021. She has also been awarded a Commendation in Medical Microbiology.

Congratulations to all the Quercus Scholars who have graduated over recent weeks. These include 2021 graduates and graduates from 2020 who are now enjoying their physical graduation after Covid-19 put their celebrations on hold. 

Quercus Scholar, Emma Coffey, was on RTÉ's Late Late Show promoting her business FinalBend on Friday night. She displayed a small selection of her clothing products and discussed her services with the presenter, Ryan Tubridy.

Congratulations to Quercus University Scholar, Siobhán Cronin, who has won the Gael Linn Third Level Debating competion with her partner, Oisin O Siocháin. The competition was held as part of the Oireachtas na Gaeilge festival week. 

Congratulations to Gormfhlaith Ní Shíocháin Ní Bheoláin who came third in An Fiach Dubh Irish Language Poetry Competition.

Nick Cotter and his brother, Jack, were named among the Top 20 Agritech Innovators for their Cotter Crate.

Congratulations to tri-athlete and Quercus Sports' Scholar, Maeve Gallagher, who has recently won both the 2021 Standard Olympic Distance National Championships and the 2021 Sprint Distance National Championships. 

Quercus Active Citizenship Scholar, Alicia O'Sullivan, will represent UCC and Ireland at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26.

The FIH Junior World Cup takes place in Potchefstroom, South Africa, between December 5th and 16th this year, and Quercus Scholar, Caoimhe Perdue, will captain the team!

Emily Hegarty and Paul O'Donovan have signed up to UCC's Covid-19 rapid testing project, UniCov. They join many others on the staff and student body who are taking part in the project, which aims to use rapid antigen tests as a means to enhance and complement existing public health measures such as vaccines, hand-hygiene, face-coverings, and social distancing.

University College Cork (UCC) has unveiled a banner on its old historic gates in support of its current student Paralympian, Mary Fitzgerald, who will represent Team Ireland.

Congratulations to Emily Hegarty who was named, along with the rest of her crew, as Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswomen of the Month.

Skibbereen Rowing Club threw a celebratory homecoming event for six of their rowers returning from the Olympic games. Of these six, four are also Quercus scholars, Paul O'Donovan, Emily Hegarty, Aoife Casey and Lydia Heaphy.

In the wee hours of the morning on July 29th, 2021, Quercus Scholar, Paul O'Donovan, and his partner, Fintan McCarthy, broke history by winning Ireland's first ever rowing Gold. 

Congratulations to the Women's Four of Aifric Keogh, Eimear Lambe, Fiona Murtagh and most especially our Quercus Scholar, Emily Hegarty, on their bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics. The achievement is made all the more historic by the fact that they are the first female rowers for Ireland to ever medal at the Olympics. 

We are delighted for you Emily!!! Your hard work and dedication has been rewarded on the most spectacular sporting stage of all!  

University College Cork, in association with Cork City Council, has unveiled a special city centre banner to show the Rebel County’s support for its Olympic hopefuls ahead of the Tokyo Games, which get underway next week.

Congratulations to Alex Kendellen who has been named as captain for the Ireland Six Nation's U-20 Squad 2021. 

Quercus Sports' Scholar, Mary FitzGerald, has won a bronze medal in the shot put for Ireland at the Para Athletics European Championships in Bydgoszcz. Mary's final throw of 7.35m clinched her the podium position.

We would like to issue a huge congratulations to three Quercus alum, Shane O'Donnell, George O'Mahony & James McGlynn who have all successfully defended their PhDs recently.

Three of Ireland's World Cup 2 Medals in Lucerne this weekend were won by Quercus Scholars, Paul O'Donovan, Ronan Byrne & Lydia Heaphy.

Congratulations to Aoife Casey, Margaret Cremen & Emily Hegarty who have all qualified for Tokyo 2021 over the weekend. 

The Women's Four, including Emily, finished first in their qualifier, and the Lightweight Women's Double of Aoife and Mags finished third in their qualifier. 

Alex Kendellen was named on the Ireland Men's Sevens Rugby Squad that took part in an International Rugby Sevens Tournament at St. George's Park in Britain against the USA and hosts Britain. 

Congratulations to Quercus Innovation/Entrepreneurship Scholar, Ciara Judge, who has won UCC Graduate of the Year 2020.

Congratulations to Conor Healy who has won SEFS Graduate of the Year 2020.

Quercus Active Citizenship Scholar, Alicia O'Sullivan, has formed a campaign group called Safety Over Stigma to help people whose identities are stolen and used to set up fake profiles on social media. 

Caoimhe Perdue was chosen for the Irish Senior Hockey Squad in a recent series of uncapped games against Great Britain. Caoimhe, a Quercus Sports' Scholar and Nutritional Sciences student, had her first experience of Senior International Hockey when she played a quarter of the first game against Great Britain. 

Two recent UCC graduates and Quercus Creative & Performing Arts' Scholars, Hannah Collins and Mary O'Donnell, delighted us all with a stunning performance at the April 23rd Fuaim concert. Hannah played the piano and Mary played the fiddle. Both scholars graduated from the BMus last September. 

A number of Quercus Sports Scholars took part in the European Rowing Championships over the weekend. Two of these rowers, Emily Hegarty and Paul O'Donovan medalled.

As with most things during the Covid-19 era Quercus has had to move the annual gala online. The gala normally consists of a four course sit down dinner in the Aula Maxima where the students will receive their silver acorn pin as a symbol of their entry to the Quercus family. The Creative & Performing Arts' Scholars always close out the night on a high when they delight attendees with a fifteen minute performance.

Big congratulations to Quercus Sports' Scholar, Mags Cremen, who not only broke the Irish lightweight women's 2000m record in rowing but is also the first Irish lightweight woman to go under seven minutes! 

In honour of DouglassWeek, which commemorates abolistionist Frederick Douglass' tour of Ireland between 1845-46, Quercus Scholars, Alana Daly Mulligan & Nyala Grunwald, interviewed two cast members from the musical Hamilton. 

Quercus Active Citizenship Scholar, Anna O'Connor, has written a book titled 'Santa's Magic Mask'. This book is intended to help ease the minds of small children, and some adults too, that Santa will be able to do his job as usual this year, despite Covid-19 restrictions. 

Gormfhlaith Ní Shiocháin Ní Bheoláin has won an NUI Dr. H.H. Stewart Literary Scholarship in Gaeilge 2020. 

Quercus Innovation/Entrepreneurship scholar, Nick Cotter, was on The Late Late Show with Ryan Tubridy.

Quercus Sports' scholars, Aoife Casey, Ronan Byrne, Tara Hanlon, Emily Hegarty, Lydia Heaphy and Margaret Cremen were competing at the 2020 European Rowing Championships in Poznan over the weekend.

The European Rowing U-23 Championships 2020 was the staging point for a Quercus armada which saw current scholars Ronan Byrne, Margaret Cremen, Aoife Casey and Emily Hegarty alongside incoming scholars Lydia Heaphy & Tara Hanlon mount the podium.

Rose Keating is one of our treasured Creative & Performing Arts' scholars. She has always shocked, surprised and moved us with her creative writing and her talent has seen her win many accolades throughout her young life. 

Creative and Performing Arts Quercus scholar, Gormfhlaith Ní Shíocháin Ní Bheoláin, has received a Dónal Doc Gleeson Award for performance excellence. This is another is a long list of awards for Gormfhlaith, a multilpe award winner at Feis Maitiú.

Our fantastic Active Citizenship Scholar, Vera Stojanovic, has been busy helping those less fortunate during these tough COVID-19 times, specifically those in Direct Provision. In recognition of her selfless dedication she has been selected for a Talloires Network COV-AID Student Engagement Award.

Quercus Innovation/Entrepreneurship scholar, Nick Cotter, along with his brother Jack, has won the Local Enterprise Office ICT award in the 2020 Student Entrepreneurship Awards final.

Shane Kingston, Quercus Sports' scholar and Cork forward, has been named the Electric Ireland Higher Education Rising Star Hurling Player of the Year after helping UCC win back-to-back Fitzgibbon titles, scoring 4 points in the 2020 final game against IT Carlow.

Congratulations to Quercus Sports Scholar, John Hodnett, for his starting debut with Munster Rugby.

Congratulations to Quercus Sports Scholars, Paddy, Shane and Mark, who were part of the UCC team to win 40th Fitzgibbon Cup title.

Quercus Scholar, Gormfhlaith Ní Shíocháin Ní Bheoláin, had great success at a number of Feis Maitiu Piano Competitions this week. 

Quercus Scholars met Apple's CEO Tim Cook at an event celebrating 40 Years of Apple's contribution to Ireland which was held in Dublin on Monday 20th January, 2020.

We are delighted to announce the speakers for this year's Lecture Series. 

Here the Quercus Scholars and their guests enjoyed a sit down meal followed by the presentation of their Sterling Silver Acorn pins. The Creative & Performing Arts Scholars performed at the end of the night and received a standing ovation for their efforts. 

It has been a successful six weeks for Quercus Scholar, Nick Cotter, and his brother Jack. They have won a number of Awards for their innovative businesses. 

Congratulations to Quercus Sports Scholar, Jack O'Sullivan for his starting Debut with Munster Rugby.

Congratulations to Quercus Scholar Alum, Amy O'Connor, on winning a Camogie All-Star.

Two of our Quercus Sports Scholars have been nominated for awards in the 2019 World Rowing Awards. 

Congratulations to Aoife Slattery and the Republic of Ireland Team in the UEFA WU19 2020 Qualifying Rounds.

Quercus are delighted to unveil their new set of Promotional Videos. 

Congratulations to Nicole Delaney and Kyle Macaulay on the release of their Debut Album, Barra Taoide (High Tide). 

On Friday 6th of September, we welcomed the 6th intake of Quercus Scholars to Distillery House. 

Paul O'Donovan and Ronan Byrne, both Quercus Sports Scholars, have achieved success at the Rowing World Championships, which took place in Linz, Austria from August 25th to September 1st. Ronan has also succeeded in winning Gold at the European U23 Rowing Championships, which took place in Greece from the 5th-8th of September. 

Congratulations to Mary Fitzgerald on winning three gold medals and breaking two Irish records in the South East Championships in Waterford.

Congratulations to Emily Hegarty on winning a silver medal in the U23 World Championships on Saturday in Sarasota Bradenton, Florida. 

Two Quercus Scholars, Aoife Casey & Emily Hegarty, will take part in the U23 Rowing World Championships in Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida, between 24th and 28th July.

John Hodnett has been confirmed as one of four players added to the Greencore Munster Rugby Academy for the 2019/2020 season. 

Ronan Byrne and Paul O'Donovan, both Quercus Sports' Scholars, achieved success at the Rowing World Cup III in Rotterdam, which took place from July 12th - 14th, winning silver medals in their events.

Quercus sports' scholars, Paul O'Donavan and Ronan Byrne will attend the Rowing World Cup III in Rotterdam this weekend. 

Quercus Innovation/Entrepreneurship scholar, Mary Muphy, has received one of five places on the Sky Women in Technology Scholar Programme. 

Congratulations to Quercus Innovation/Entrepreneurship Scholar, Mary Murphy, who was named the winner of the 2019 UCC Student Entrepreneur of the Year.

Congratulations to Ireland who were crowned U20 Six Nations Grand Slam Champions on Friday 15th March. The team included Quercus Sports Scholar, John Hodnett, in the number 8 position. 

Two Quercus Creative & Performing Arts' Scholars, Nicole Delaney & Hannah Collins, are two of the four recipients of the Donal 'Doc' Gleeson Instumental Tuition Award for undergraduate performances. 

UCC have won three major sporting cups over the past month. The Collingwood Cup, The Sigerson Cup and The Fitzgibbon Cup.

Quercus Sports' Scholar, Mary Fitzgerald, won 3 gold medals at the 2019 IWAS World Games in the United Arab Emirates.

Congratulations to Quercus Sports' Scholar, Paul O'Donovan, who set a new Irish record at the National Indoor Rowing Championships in the University of Limerick on Saturday. 

Quercus Sports' Scholar, John Hodnett, has been named for Ireland's exciting opening U-20 Six Nation's encounter against England at Irish Independant Park on Friday 1st February. 

This year's Quercus Gala took place in the Aula Maxima on November 28th, 2018. 

Four time senior All Ireland Camogie medallist with Cork and University College Cork Quercus Sports' Scholar, Amy O'Connor, pictured after her conferring with a Pharmacy degree in UCC today. 

Disabilty rights activist Joanne O'Riordan has graduated today (Tuesday) from University College Cork.

Joanne, UCC Quercus Active Citizenship Scholar, was conferred this afternoon with a BA in Criminology by (UCC) President, Prof Patrick O'Shea.

"I have loved my time studying Criminology here in UCC. The course was challenging but enjoyable. The Criminology BA is a window on the world, giving insight into human diversity in comples societies and looks at our inclinations to err, conflict, blame and punish" said Joanne. "I got huge support from the Quercus scholarship and UCC's Disability Support Service" added the Millstreet woman. "I found UCC very open-minded and accessible, I rarely had a problem but if I had, they were very quick to help me solve it."

Hannah Looney, Quercus Sports' Scholar and Process and Chemical Engineering student, was awarded an All-Star at the Liberty Insurance Camogie All-Star Banquet in the City West on November 4th, 2018.

Quercus Sports' Scholars Libby Coppinger, Hannah Looney & Amy O'Connor are All-Ireland winners!

On Friday September 7th, 2018 we welcomed the fifth intake of Quercus scholars to Distillery House. 

It’s been a busy summer of rowing for Skibbereen Olympian Paul O’Donovan and it’s going to get a whole lot busier as he takes on the challenge of Graduate Entry Medicine in University College Cork from today (Monday).

Quercus Sports' Scholar, Ronan Byrne, is going from strength to strength with his rowing! After his outstanding performances at the U-23 Rowing World Championships, where he placed fifth in the A Final, he has now been selected to be part of the senior Irish team to take part in the Rowing World Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. 

Quercus Sports' Scholar, Ronan Byrne, performed outstandingly at his first U23 World Rowing Championships. 

Hannah Looney and Amy O'Connor, two Quercus Sports' Scholars, played a part in a victorious weekend for Cork GAA. 

The Irish rowing training squad was named this week and it included Quercus Sports' Scholar Ronan Byrne.

Congratulations to Quercus Scholar, Sam Grace, and all the rest of the Irish U21 Men's Hockey Squad that headed to New York for the Tri-Nations this month.

One of our Creative & Performing Arts Scholar, Ciara Cullinane, played the part of Joanna in a fabulous production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, from Monday 30th April to Saturday 5th May.

Congratulations to UCC RFC on their promotion to the All Ireland Division 1A League for 2018/19. Every single player on the team gave their hearts, minds, souls and bodies to the task and left nothing on the field in their efforts to beat Bandridge 15-10 in Rifle Park.

Quercus Creative & Performing Arts Scholar alumni, James McGlynn, has been awarded the Rev. Liam Swords Foundation Bursary 2018. 

Congratulations to Hannah Humphreys, Quercus Sports' Scholar and Chemical Sciences student, who has been named on the Ireland U21 Hockey Squad.

Congratulations to Quercus Innovation/Entrepreneurship Scholar, Darragh Meaney, who has been awarded a full scholarship on the ESTEEM Masters Programme to the University of Notre Dame. 

Quercus Sports Scholar alumni, Shane O'Donnell, has received a Fullbright Scholarship to Harvard!

Cian Bohane and Paul Kiernan were on the Ireland University Rugby Team that produced a fantastic performance to beat Scotland 33-17 at the University of Edinburgh on Sunday 11th March. 

Congratulations to three Quercus Scholars who were elected to varying posts on the Student Union body. 

Jennifer Chadwick, Quercus Innovation and Entrepreneurship Scholar, has received a place on the Washington Ireland Programme. 

On Friday February 23rd Jack O'Sullivan was named Man of the Match after the U20 Ireland Six Nations' match against Wales.

Sophie Healy-Thow was featured in the Irish Independent, on December 23rd, for her pioneering work on rural development and food security. 

On the 23rd of November we honoured our 2017/18 Quercus Scholars at a lavish gala in the Aula Maxima.

Quercus Sports' Scholar, Cathal O'Hanlon, was one of the six UCC students who received international caps for representing the combined Irish colleges & universities team. 

Fionn Lyden, having won bronze at the U23 Finn World Championship over the Summer, and having won the All Ireland Sailing Championship at Mullingar over the past weekend, is proving to be one of the shining stars in Irish sailing.

Joanne O'Riordan, Active Citizenship Scholar, was one of the key note speakers at the third International Conference on Learning Cities.

The Quercus banner, embossed with our beautifully crafted new logo, was unveiled in the Grand Parade in September. 

Two Quercus Sports' Scholars, Amy O'Connor and Hannah Looney, helped Cork to win the nail-biting final of the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship against Kilkenny.

The fourth intake of Quercus scholars had their Induction Day on Friday 8th September.

Fionn Lyden, Quercus Sports' Scholar and Civil Engineering student, has won bronze for Ireland at the U-23 Finn World Championships in Hungary.

Jonny Caren has announced his U21 men’s squad for the Eurohockey Junior Championships in Valencia and it includes Quercus Sports’ Scholar, Sam Grace. Sam is studying Sports' Studies and Physical Education in the College of CACSSS

Quercus University Scholar, Ellen Ní Fhlanagáin, is interning with the Washington/Ireland Programme this summer.

Amy O’Connor, Quercus Sports’ Scholar and camogie player extraordinaire, is one of the stars of the Camogie Association 2017 #RaiseTheBar campaign video.

We here in Quercus would like to congratulate our Creative & Performing Arts Scholar, Kaumal Baig Mirza, on her graduation yesterday. 

Congratulations to Quercus Sports’ Scholar, Cathal O’Hanlon, who guarded the net for UCC in the final of the MSL League against Cobh Wanderers on Saturday night. 

Quercus Sports' Scholar, Amy O'Connor, was awarded the Littlewoods Ireland Style of Play Award for 2017.

Clara Hurley, Quercus University Scholar and final year Law International student, has won the Irish Law Awards 'Law Student of the Year' category for 2017.

Quercus sports scholar, Mark O'Connor, made his senior AFL debut for Geelong Cats against Essendon in Melbourne last Saturday.

Quercus Innovation/Entrepreneurship scholar, Emer Hickey, is one of three young people worldwide chosen to take part in a Coke.Stream science video series. 

This year Cork celebrates the 100^th anniversary of Ford in Ireland. One century on from the opening of the Henry Ford & Son Limited manufacturing plant on the Marina in Cork city, which brought considerable socio‐economic benefits to the city and the surrounding areas, the company’s links to Ireland remain strong.

Rose Keating, Creative and Performing Arts Scholar, is having two of her pieces published this week.

Congratulations to Ronan Byrne, Quercus Sports' Scholar, on winning the Cork Sculling Ladder for the 3^rd year in a row at the weekend –fantastic achievement!!

Well done to Quercus Sports’ Scholars, Amy O’Connor and Ciara O'Connell and the UCC Ladies Soccer team, on winning the Intervarsity’s Plate Final on March 26th. 

UCC Ladies Hockey Team created history by winning the Munster Division 1 League title for the first time since 1992 on Sunday 12th March, 2017.

Congratulations to Sinéad Ní Argáin, Quercus Creative and Performing Arts Scholar. 

Congratulations to Quercus Innovation/Entrepreneurship Scholar, Clare Keaveney Jimenez. 

Congratulations to Ciara Judge and Emer Hickey who appear on page 38 of the Little Book of Irish Science.

UCC Vice President for Teaching and Learning, Prof. John O’Halloran presented Quercus Talented Students’ Scholarships to 20 students this evening (Wednesday, December 1st)

The Clare hurler who broke Cork hearts in the 2013 Senior All-Ireland Hurling final replay by scoring 3-3 in the opening 19 minutes has graduated from University College Cork.

Former Kerry minor star and Quercus Sports' Scholar Mark O' Connor has confirmed his signing of a professional rookie contract with Australian Rules Football club Geelong, having had trials with five different clubs last month.

Congratulations to Tom Devine, 4th Medicine, Quercus Sports' Scholar on winning an All-Ireland U21 medal with Waterford.

Quercus Innovation/Entrepreneurship Scholar Ciara Judge can now add her Outstanding Young Person of the World award to a list of accolades that already includes Young Scientist winner, entrepreneur and TEDxTeen speaker among others.

On September 9th, the Quercus Talented Students' Programme welcomes the 2016/17 Scholars by hosting an induction day in Distillery House, North Mall.

Last weekend in Kilkee, Co. Clare, Chris Mintern, Quercus Sports’ Scholar and final year Maths Science student, won the Standard Distance National Championships after winning the Hell of the West Triathlon.

Congratulations to Quercus Sports Scholar and second Arts’ student, Jack Casey, who has just been selected for the U23 Rowing World Championships in the HM4x.

Congratulations to Quercus Sports’ Scholar Amy O’Connor (2^nd Pharmacy) on her selection as a third level All Star yesterday. 

Congratulations to Quercus Innovation & Entrepreneurship Scholar, Marie Martin on being named yesterday as the UCC Entrepreneur of the year!

Congratulations to Quercus Scholars Jenn Chadwick, Jacqui Walsh, Dave Calnan, Alex Whelan and Calvin O’Callaghan who are part of the group who founded new business Cork Cares which was launched last night. 

Well done to Quercus Scholars Sarah Jameel (Active Citizenship) and Alex Philbin (Entrance) for organising the University’s first ever Book Raiser in the Devere Hall today for Mzuzu University, Malawi. They were helped by many fellow students including William Ormond (University Scholar) and Clare Keaveney Jimenez (Innovation/Entrepreneurship).

Congratulations to Jennifer Chadwick, Quercus Innovation/Entrepreneurship Scholar, 1^st Pharmacy, who read the 1916 Proclamation aspart of Proclamation Day. University College Cork held a public reading of the Proclamation of the Irish Republic on Tuesday, 15 March, at noon on the Main Quad.

On the 16th of March 2016, we will be having the first ever BOOK RAISER on campus (Devere Hall from 3-4pm) to restore the lost textbooks by challenging every UCC student and faculty to donate one textbook they are not using or would like to gift to the students in Malawi. 

Congratulations to Quercus Active Citizen Scholar, Sarah Jameel (2^nd Dentistry) and Quercus Creative and Performing Arts Scholar, Kaumal Baig (4^th Dentistry) on winning the poster and oral competitions today in the International Association of Dental Research Undergraduate Competition held in UCC.

Quercus Active Citizenship Scholar, Joanne O’Riordan will make history as the youngest person ever to lead the national St Patrick’s Day parade in the capital on 17 March.

On Saturday, February 13^th Quercus Active Citizenship scholar Alan Hayes and his mum Angela along with over 150 people gathered at the premises at 15 Ormonde Street to mark the occasion.

Congratulations to Quercus Sports’ Scholar, Jack Casey, 2^nd Arts on being crowned Irish U23 National indoor rowing Champion in Limerick on Saturday, January 23^rd.

Congratulations to three Quercus Active Citizenship Scholars, Roisin Fox, Joanne O’Riordan and Alan Hayes on their recent involvement at the Cycle Against Suicide Student Congress in the RDS. 

Quercus Sports' Scholar Sam Grace was featured in the Irish Times on January in a student profile piece by Nora Ide McAuliffe.

UCC President Dr Michael Murphy and UCC’s Vice President for Teaching and Learning, Professor John O’Halloran, will award Quercus Talented Students’ Scholarships to 17 students this evening (Tuesday, December 1st)

An inspirational address was given by Sarah Jameel, 2nd year Dental Student and Quercus Active Citizenship Scholar on 26th November at the Quercus Entrance Scholarhip Awards Ceremony. 

You can see Sarah's address here 

https://youtu.be/dVaQ22Oqt9o

Quercus Scholar Sarah Jameel, a second year dentistry student and and Quercus Scholar at UCC wrote this ‘Love Letter to Beirut, Paris and Beyond From Sri Lanka,' which was today published on The Huffington Post and on The Irish Independent.

Quercus Active Citizenship Scholar, Joanne O’Riordan being awarded Junior Chamber International’s Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World

‌Kaumal Baig's exhibition entitled 'Inkspirations' opened at the Jenning's gallery on November 5th.

A group of six Quercus Scholars attended the Web Summit in Dublin on November 3rd, 2015. Calvin O’Callaghan, Dave Calnan, Sarah Jameel, Roisin Fox, Marie Martin and Jennifer Chadwick volunteered at the Web Summit 2015 in the RDS, Dublin.

University College Cork’s Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy will host an ‘OT over Tea’ event to mark World Occupational Therapy day on Tuesday October 27th.

The Irish National Rowing Trials took place this weekend at the National Rowing Centre, Farran Woods, Cork.

Quercus Innovation/Entrepreneurship Scholar, Marie Martin spoke to UTV Ireland news about the support needed for Entrepreneurs in the upcoming Budget.

Congratulations to Quercus Active Citizenship Scholar, Alan Hayes, on his appearance on TV3's Ireland:AM.

On October 6th, over 120 guidance counsellors attended the annual UCC guidance counsellors conference.

Congratulations to Quercus Sports Scholar, Amy O'Connor, on Cork's fantastic win in the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Final against Galway.

Thursday, September 10th was World Suicide Prevention Day and congratulations to Quercus Active Citizen Scholar, Roisín Fox, on helping to organise the Paddle Against Suicide that night on the Boardwalk in Cork City.

Congratulations to Quercus Active Citizenship Scholar, Alan Hayes, who performed at last night’s homecoming for the victorious Kilkenny All Ireland winning side. Alan has been performing at all of the Kilkenny homecomings (and that’s a lot!) since he was in 5th Class (pictured right).

Congratulations to Quercus Sports’ Scholar, John Power, on Kilkenny’s All Ireland Final win over Galway.

We are delighted to welcome the new Quercus Scholars for 2015/16 to UCC, pictured above at the Quercus Induction Day. 

Quercus Sports Scholar, Ciara O'Connell has been selected for the World University Games in South Korea

Congratulations to Jacqui Walsh who has just won the inaugral IEL Travel Award to China. 

Students from UCC's Medical Society (Med Soc) have launched their annual Teddy Bear Hospital, which aims to limit children's apprehension surrounding visiting the doctor, a term known as 'white-coat anxiety'.

Well done to Quercus scholar Marie Martin on winning the Student Startup prize at Ireland's Student Startup Weekend which took place at UCC last weekend. This prize includes free office space and other key requirements for a business startup.

Roisin Fox did a fantastic job of organising the inaugural UCC Run for Cycle Against Suicide which was supported by many of her Quercus colleagues and many others at UCC.

Quercus scholar Clodagh Moloney has been selected for the Irish Universities hockey side

Schools Enterprise Awards Day 2015

The Quercus Active Citizenship scholars were honoured to meet Minister Frances Fitzgerald on the occasion of UCC's hosting of the Irish Citizenship ceremonies on November 25th, 2014

Great fun was had by all at the Quercus Awards' Gala on November 26th 2014

One Young World is an organisation that gives young people (aged 18-30) a platform to voice their opinions for change in the world. Congratulations to the 6 Quercus Scholars who attended the One Young World Summit in Dublin in October and to Joanne O'Riordan who was a speaker at this presitgious event.

The Induction day for the 2014/15 Quercus Scholars took place on Friday, September 5th 2014.

University College Cork is offering, gifted talented students scholarships worth up to €10,000 per student, per year.

The new scheme, The Quercus Talented Programme, offers both prospective and current UCC students the opportunity to apply for scholarships in a number of areas including academia, active citizenship, creative and performing arts, innovation/entrepreneurship and sport.