2018 Alumni Achievement Awards

Each year UCC honours alumni who have achieved outstanding success in their chosen fields. The 2018 awardees were celebrated at the Alumni Acheivement Awards ceremony and dinner which took place on Friday, 30 November, 2018 at the Aula Maxima, UCC.

See photos of the 2018 Alumni Achievement Awards night here

Samantha Barry - 2018 Awardee

30 Nov

Samantha Barry is the Editor-in-Chief of Condé Nast’s Glamour magazine. She oversees content development, production and consumer experiences for Glamour's digital, social, video and print platforms.
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Máirín Hughes - 2018 Awardee

30 Nov

At 104 years old, Máirín Hughes is UCC’s oldest known Science graduate. Máirín qualified with a BSc from UCC in the 1930’s, an era when Science and STEM subjects were not widely studied by women.
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Judge Olann Kelleher - 2018 Awardee

30 Nov

Olann Kelleher is the recipient of the Alumni Achievement Award for Voluntary Service to the University for his contribution to the UCC Rugby Club as a coach and manager.
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Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin - 2018 Awardee

30 Nov

Professor Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin is a poet and translator from Irish, Italian and Romanian. Born 1942 in Cork, she is an Emeritus Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin, and currently Ireland Professor of Poetry (2016-2019).
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Barry O’Sullivan - 2018 Awardee

30 Nov

Barry O’Sullivan is Managing Director of Palo Alto Technology Partners and has over thirty years’ experience in the Technology industry.
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2018 Alumni Achievement Awards

Samantha Barry - 2018 Awardee

Máirín Hughes - 2018 Awardee

Judge Olann Kelleher - 2018 Awardee

Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin - 2018 Awardee

Barry O’Sullivan - 2018 Awardee