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Barr na gCnoc win a Cork Lifelong Learning Award

Professor Pádraig Ó Macháin, Project Lead, Barr na gCnoc; Dan Boyle, Lord Mayor of Cork; Phil O'Flynn, Principal, Terence MacSwiney Community College; Adel Coleman, Project Manager, Barr na gCnoc; Professor Stephen Byrne, Deputy President and Registrar, University College Cork.

Cork Learning City recognises and celebrates examples of lifelong learning across all ages, interests, and abilities that demonstrate innovation, endeavour, and resilience.

Barr na gCnoc were awarded a Cork Lifelong Learning Award (Secondary Category) in recognition of their work in Knocknaheeny, a Cork City Learning Neighbourhood.

The spirit of the awards is rooted in the belief that lifelong learning is not just an educational journey but a transformative experience that empowers individuals to reshape their lives.

These awards are designed to honor and recognise the extraordinary impact that learning can have, not only on an individual’s personal growth but also on their professional development and contributions to their community.

Barr na gCnoc is a community partnership with the Hollyhill/ Knocknaheeny area, that marries UCC’s commitment to community engagement with our research and teaching missions, to bring academic, human, and material resources in the Irish language into action for the benefit of the community.

For more on this story contact:

Adel Coleman, Project Manager, adel.coleman@ucc.ie

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