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Cork is the largest and southernmost county of Ireland. It is a place of great wit, culture and independence. Cork City is a hub of culture and business whilst the county boasts some of the country's most magnificent landscapes. It is the perfect place to live, learn and thrive!

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Cork is ranked as one of Europe’s top eight ‘ideal cultural and creative cities’ by the European Commission

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Listed as one of the Top 10 places in the world to visit by the Lonely Planet

Cork City is a gateway to the Wild Atlantic Way

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Cork is widely regarded as the food capital of Ireland with more than 350 artisan producers located throughout the City and County

Cork plays host to 24 major festivals each year

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Left-right: Professor Paul McSweeney, President John O’Halloran, Dr Mutahira Lone,
Dr Andre Toulouse, Professor Gerard O’Keeffe.
22 Apr 2026

Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience wins Prestigious DELTA Award

University College Cork celebrates the Anatomy and Neuroscience teaching team led by Dr Mutahira Lone, who've won the 2025 DELTA Award – a first for the College of Medicine and Health and the second for UCC.
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Cork Traveller Pride Flag flying at Cork City Hall. Picture: Jim Coughlan.
21 Apr
21 Apr 2026

Traveller culture and history to be celebrated at University College Cork

Traveller Living History exhibition will celebrate honour Traveller culture, heritage and identity. A restored Barrel-top wagon, storytelling, music by Steo Wall and Alen MacWeeney’s photography to feature as part of living history event. The event invites members of the public to engage directly with Traveller culture and lived experience through demonstrations, workshops, and talks
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Cork University Business School (CUBS), University College Cork, celebrated its 10th anniversary and triple accreditation-placing it among the top 1% of business schools globally-at an event on UCC main campus, with Prof. Anthony McDonnell, Dean of Cork University Business School, UCC, Keith O'Donoghue, Qualcomm, Sophie Healy-Thow winner of CUBS Alumni impact award, Ann Doherty, Port of Cork, Prof. John O'Halloran. President of University College Cork and Simon Coveney, Former Tánaiste. Photograph by Clare Keogh."
20 Apr 2026

CUBS celebrates a decade of impact, joins Top 1% of Globally Accredited Business Schools

Cork University Business School (CUBS) at University College Cork marked a significant milestone this week, celebrating a decade of impact and its recent achievement of triple international accreditation, something held by less than 1% of business schools globally.
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Photo: Led by Dr. Máire Ní Ríordáin (School of Education), the ABACUS project will investigate how bilingualism can support children’s mathematics skills and performance through combining insights from education, psychology and neuroscience.
17 Apr 2026

New UCC research projects demonstrate the power of interdisciplinary collaboration

Developing a framework to guide healthcare organisations in using artificial intelligence (AI) safely, exploring how bilingual children’s language skills influence their ability to solve mathematical problems, and understanding how cities can improve the well-being of their communities in a digital world are the University College Cork (UCC) projects to receive funding under the Research Ireland Collaborative Alliances for Societal Challenges (COALESCE) programme.
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