A singathon with older members of our community in the Aula Maxima, a local gardening workshop, a talk by a spiritual elder and a sustainable innovation workshop are among over 50 free events that will occur as part of University College Cork (UCC) Community Week.
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Over 50 free events at UCC Community Week
11 Oct 2021 -
Ministers Humphreys and Browne announce final temporary extension of immigration permissions
29 Sep 2021 -
HSE Providing Walk in Vaccination Clinics on Campus.
23 Sep 2021From next week, the HSE will be providing walk in vaccination clinics on campus.
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She is Sustainable Clothes Swap, July 14th
14 Jul 2019She is Sustainable, in partnership with Twig Refill, brings you our first bitesize event - The Clothes Swap.
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Cork Midsummer Festival 2019
23 Jun 2019Cork Midsummer Festival is an annual multi-disciplinary arts festival that uses the city as its backdrop and inspiration. It provides high-quality arts events, both national and international, for audiences of all ages. Its programme provides opportunities for significant public participation and engagement, supports the development of emerging artists across all artforms, and provides a unique platform for work by local and national artists.
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Stop Food Waste Week 2019
19 Jun 2019Stop Food Waste Week 2019 is running from the 12th – 19th June.
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Seafest, 7-9 June
07 Jun 2019SeaFest is Ireland’s largest free maritime festival, and is fun, free and for all ages. Get onboard and head to the Port of Cork, Cork City from Friday, 7th June to Sunday, 9th June.
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Soul in the City Cork, 31 May- 2 June
31 May 2019The increasingly popular annual festival ‘Soul in the City’ returns to the victorian quarter Cork this June bank holiday weekend.
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ALIGN~Body-Mind-Spirit Holistic Well being Event, 19 May
19 May 2019I am so delighted & excited to be bringing to the people of Ireland the 2nd ALIGN~Mind-Body-Spirit Holistic Wellbeing Charity Event in aid of raising much needed funds for the life saving charity that is Pieta House.
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DesignPop- Cork's Coolest New Festival, 17-19 May
17 May 2019Six of Ireland’s leading designers will be working with six top local food producers to create bespoke installations that will pop up across Cork city centre for three days this spring.
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Uisneach Bealtaine Fire Celebration, 5 May
05 May 2019The Hill of Uisneach in Co. Westmeath has played a part in just about every significant Irish event, be it political, cultural, religious, mythological and geographical. The centre of Ireland in many ways, the enigmatic hill is one of the most sacred and historic sanctuaries in the world.
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Spirit of the City Festival, 19th-21st April
21 Apr 2019Clear your diaries for Spirit of the City Festival 2019!
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Cork International Poetry Festival, 19-23 March
23 Mar 2019Ireland’s biggest annual poetry festival kicks off next week, featuring workshops, award presentations, discussions, book launches and readings by over forty poets from America, Asia, Europe, Britain and Ireland. Two poets based in UCC will participate:
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Cork French Film Festival, 3-10 March
10 Mar 2019The Alliance Française de Cork is proud to present the 30th Cork French film festival, a city-wide event bringing the best of French cinema to Irish audiences.
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Vintage Pop Up, March 9th 2019
09 Mar 2019The Kate Falls Vintage Market is about to pop up at one of the city’s best kept secrets, inviting savvy bargain hunters to browse the rails while sipping a glass of their favourite vino.
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International Women's Day, March 8th
08 Mar 2019International Women's Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity.
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OUTing The Past Festival- March 1st & 2nd
01 Mar 2019On 1&2 March 2019, Cork Gay Project will be hosting OUTing the Past, a LGBT+ History Festival that will be free to all. According to Pádraig Rice, of the Cork Gay Project, "We are very excited to announce that we will be hosting OUTing the Past, popular history festival, on 2 March 2019. This will be the first time that the international LGBT History Month will be celebrated in Cork in a significant way.
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Movember
26 Nov 2018Our fathers, partners, brothers and friends face a health crisis that isn’t being talked about. Men are dying too young. We can’t afford to stay silent.
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Glow Christmas Festival
21 Nov 2018Experience the festive season as A Cork Christmas Celebration, the most loved free festival organised by Cork City Council. In 2011 the festival attracted over 150,000 visitors making it Cork's most successful festival. It is expected that the festival will attract even greater numbers this year.
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Cork Film Festival - 9th-18th November
09 Nov 2018Ireland’s first and largest film festival, the 63rd Cork Film Festival will take place 9th – 18th November 2018.
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Dragon of Shandon Samhain Parade Tonight
31 Oct 2018The Dragon of Shandon will take place at 7pm on 31st October 2018 on the streets of Cork.
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The Guinness Cork Jazz Parade - Thursday October 25th
23 Oct 2018The Guinness Cork Jazz Parade will be unleashing its fantastic talents on the streets of Cork on the 25th of October.
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Cork Harvest Food Festival, October 20th 2018
18 Oct 2018The Cork Food Harvest Festival held by Cork Food Policy Council takes place this weekend, celebrating the wealth of community food and growing initiatives across Cork. The festival boasts a packed schedule of free events, tours, workshops, talks, demonstrations and tastings around the city and county. These initiatives provided opportunities for the public to come and learn about food – how to grow it, cook it, share it and enjoy it.
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World Mental Health Day - Wednesday 10th October
10 Oct 2018World Mental Health Day is observed on 10 October every year, with the overall objective of raising awareness of mental health issues around the world and mobilizing efforts in support of mental health.
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Mental Health Week 2018
09 Oct 2018Mental Health Ireland and our volunteers will be celebrating Mental Health Week from the 7th – 13th October 2018.
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Cork Indie Film Festival
04 Oct 2018The IndieCork Film and Music Festival 2018 takes place from Sunday 7th to Sunday 14th October.
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Urban October, Cork
01 Oct 2018Cork City Centre is the only place to be this coming October. You are invited to look at the city through fresh eyes and to celebrate its attractions and experiences. Come enjoy ‘life in the city’ this month with plenty to see and do for all ages and interests. Urban October showcases how well designed and managed public spaces have a positive impact on people who live in, visit or work in the city. It also highlights the many groups who are working together to make our city a better place to live and work in.
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Free 6 Week Stress Control Course
18 Sep 2018Stressed? Trouble sleeping? Worried? Under pressure? Want to learn how to manage stress better? As part of the latest Cork Beats Stress Initiative between HSE Psychology, GAA and City Council STRESS CONTROL courses are being delivered FREE of charge. Courses last for 6 weeks.
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Culture Night, Friday 21st September 2018
19 Sep 2018Switch on Culture Night with venues and public spaces across the island of Ireland as they open their doors to host a programme of free late-night entertainment, as part of an all-island celebration of arts, heritage and culture. Now in its thirteenth year, Culture Night returns on Fri Sep 21st 2018.
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National Heritage Week
20 Aug 2018Heritage Week 2018 kicked off on Saturday 18 August and runs until Sunday 26 August and there’s lots for everyone to enjoy. Here’s just a taster of some of the free events happening around Ireland over the first weekend.
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Top 10 Things To Do in Cork
13 Aug 2018Colourful towns, beautiful coastline and a charming city … Tourism Ireland invites people everywhere to put cork city and county on their bucket list!
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Cork’s Long Table, 24th June 2018
24 Jun 2018Ten of Cork’s finest independently run restaurants and chefs are collaborating to showcase Cork’s world class food culture and seasonal produce capturing the essence of the midsummer.
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Ireland's Biggest Free Summer Festival
21 Jun 2018Over 300 spectacular show & activities to enjoy. 1/4 million are expected at Laya Healthcare's City Spectacular in Dublin's Merrion Square & Cork's Fitzgerald Park this July.
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Cork Midsummer Festival
13 Jun 2018UCC Creative is excited to announce Can I Kick It? / Yes You Can! UCC Hip Hop Takeover in association with Cork Midsummer Festival Saturday 16th June 2018.
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Looking for activities in Cork?
12 Jun 2018Caela Provost, North American Ambassador for University College Cork, tells us whats happening in Cork City and County.
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Cork Bike Week 2018
11 Jun 2018Cork BikeWeek 2018 will run until next weekend (9-17 June), as part of National BikeWeek.
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Summer in the Park- Fitzgerald's Park
29 May 2018Cork City Council is delighted to present summer in Fitzgerald’s Park in Cork’s largest and most beautiful park.
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Top 21 Things To Do in Cork
26 Mar 2018Discover 800 years of history. In no particular order, here is a list of the top 21 things to do in Cork, experiences to make your stay unique.
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Cork Lifelong Learning Festival 2018
23 Mar 2018Cork’s Lifelong Learning Festival promotes and celebrates learning of all kinds, across all ages, interests and abilities. Adult Continuing Education have been using the banner “The Free University” as an umbrella for all our contributions over the past few years. We offer talks, workshops and lectures on a wide range of subjects such as politics, art, history and psychology to name just a few.
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St. Patrick's Weekend Festival 2018, Cork
17 Mar 2018Welcome to the Cork St. Patrick's Festival 2018! Join us as the city comes alive with colour, music and pagentry for this year’s St. Patrick’s Day parade.
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UCC Indian Society celebrates Holi
10 Mar 2018UCC Indian Society welcomed everyone on Saturday 10th March, 2018 to throw some colours around, play, laugh and have fun in celebration of Holi.
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International Women's Day, March 8th
08 Mar 2018Cork County Library will host a panel discussion at the Council Chambers, County Hall on International Women’s Day, 8th March 2018 at 12.30pm to mark the 100th anniversary of Women’s Suffrage.
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UCC Student Ambassador Sydney Burris Talks Specials at Local Eateries & Pubs
22 Mar 2018Sydney Burris explores Cork city to discover the weekday specials you need to know about.
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UCC CI celebrates CNY
16 Feb 2018To mark the Chinese New Year of the Dog, last week UCC Confucius Institute organised a spectacular event of Chinese song, dance, poetry and martial arts. Performers ranged from Chinese students to local school and university students, some whose families had lived in China, others who have never been to The Middle Kingdom.
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Pancakes in the Chaplaincy- Tuesday 13th Feb
13 Feb 2018Come join the Chaplaincy team for some delicious pancakes!
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UCC launches mental health strategy
13 Oct 2021The Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD today launched UCC’s Student Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy. The strategy aims to create a needs-led integrated support structure across campus and externally, to offer students the right care, in the right place, at the right time.
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UCC unveils Rainbow Walkway to mark ‘national coming out’ day
11 Oct 2021The walkway symbolises the progress made at UCC and nationally since the first LGBT+ staff and students groups were established by the university in the 1980s.
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Casting Call
14 Oct 2021Dear students.We are about to embark on an exciting project, and we need you! We will be creating two professionally directed videos made by and for you.Read more -
Erasmus Team Raises over €740 for Goal and Trocaire
06 Apr 2023Well done to Clare and Clodagh, my International Office Colleagues for raising €740 for Goal and Trocaire. -
UCC launches mental health strategy
13 Oct 2021The Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD today launched UCC’s Student Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy. The strategy aims to create a needs-led integrated support structure across campus and externally, to offer students the right care, in the right place, at the right time.
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HSE Providing Walk in Vaccination Clinics on Campus.
13 Oct 2021From next week, the HSE will be providing walk in vaccination clinics on campus.
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UCC Celebrates Six Awards for Equality Work
21 Oct 2021University College Cork today celebrated its recent Athena SWAN award successes, recognising the University’s commitment to promoting good practice and advancing gender equality in higher education.
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Sarah Dunne Wins Lord Puttnam Scholarship
12 Apr 2023Congratulations to our student help Sarah Dunne who has been awarded the prestigious Puttnam Scholarship.
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UCC unveils Rainbow Walkway to mark ‘national coming out’ day
11 Oct 2021The walkway symbolises the progress made at UCC and nationally since the first LGBT+ staff and students groups were established by the university in the 1980s.
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