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26 Feb 2025
School of History Prize-giving 2025
The School of History Annual Prize-giving Ceremony 2025 took place in the Aula Maxima on Wednesday, 19 February. The ceremony is an annual event celebrating the excellent achievements of students at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Prizes were awarded on the basis of academic performance in the previous academic year, 2023-2024. We are extremely proud of the outstanding achievements of our students.
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11 Nov 2024
Gabriel Doherty (1967-2024)
The School of History is deeply saddened by the untimely passing of our colleague, Gabriel Doherty. Gabriel was a much-loved colleague and friend who dedicated his life to teaching generations of students at UCC. All in the School recognise and appreciate his extraordinary generosity in the support he gave to teaching and examining.
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08 Oct 2024
A Tract For Our Times
Dr Loretta Brennan Glucksman introduced Professor Joe Lee, and Dr John Bowman who launched the Miriam Nyhan Grey (edited) A Tract for Our Times: A Retrospective on Joe Lee’s Ireland 1912-1985, at the Merrion Hotel, Dublin, 4 October 2024.
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30 Sep 2024
Dr Alan McCarthy (1992-2024)
Alan McCarthy (1992-2024) was a brilliant young historian. His tragic passing has devastated his many friends and colleagues in UCC and far beyond.
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