Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh on Raidió na Gaeltachta

12 Jun 2019

A radio essay by our colleague, Dr Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh, was broadcast on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta recently, as part of a new series called Meascra. Ailbhe wrote a meditation on the breath, the poet Seán Ó Ríordáin, lung disease and childbirth. You can listen back to it here: https://www.rte.ie/gaeilge/2019/0610/1054530-anail-le-hailbhe-ni-ghearbhuigh/

Gaelcholáiste Thraolaigh Mhic Shuibhne

20 May 2019

Gaelcholáiste Thraolaigh Mhic Shuibhne will begin their inaugural first year in September. Roinn na Nua-Ghaeilge and Ionad na Gaeilge Labhartha have been supporting them in this initiative over the past twelve months. 

Lá na Scoileanna Gaeilge

17 May 2019

President Pádraig Ó Sé and Prof. Ó Macháin welcomed the local schools who were invited to UCC to celebrate Lá na Scoileanna Gaeilge and their contribution to the Irish language in the community.

Poetry Workshop in the Seomra Caidrimh

13 Mar 2019

A casual poetry workshop was held in the Seomra Caidrimh last month, organised by Dr Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh. 

Brexit: English and Irish

13 Mar 2019

UCC's Ken Ó Donnchú writes about possible challenges after Brexit: English and Irish

Launch of Leabhar na Longánach

10 Mar 2019

At the recent launch of Leabhar na Longánach: Joan Rockley, Padraig Ó Macháin and Margaret Lantry.

Graduation

21 Feb 2019

Some of the students who graduated recently MA in Gaelic Literature, pictured with Prof. Ó Macháin

GA6036 – Poetry Workshop

19 Feb 2019

A group of MA students visited Corca Dhuibhne recently as part of the module GA6036, a poetry workshop facilitated by Dr Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh. Seán Mac a’ tSíthigh spoke to the students about his experience as a video journalist with RTÉ. He emphasised the importance of celebrating the achievements of local communities in the national news.

Late Medieval Legal Deeds in Irish Seminar

29 Jan 2019

Late Medieval Legal Deeds in Irish
This weekly research seminar, conducted by Prof. Pádraig Ó Macháin and Kenneth Nicholls, will resume this Friday (1st) at 3 p.m. in ORB G.20. All welcome

Banlaoch an Rince

22 Jan 2019

I gcomórtha an bhua mhóir a bhí ag Nada Ní Chuirrín in Oireachtas na Gaeilge 2018, bhronn Roinn na Nua-Ghaeilge leabhar (Psaltair na Rinne) de leabhraibh a sin-seanoncail, Seán Ó Cuirrín, uirthi le déanaí. Nada agus a máthair Tanya atá i bhfochair mhuintir na Gaeilge sa ghrianghraf.

Commemoration of First Dáil

21 Jan 2019

Dr Paul Colton, Church of Ireland Bishop of Cork, and Mr Conor Nelligan, Heritage Officer, Cork County Council, with Dr Neil Buttimer, who gave the keynote lecture (21 January 2019) to Cork County Council’s anniversary Commemoration of the First Dáil (21 January 1919).

ADUAIDH Comhdháil Cois Laoi ar Dhúchas Uladh

07 Jan 2019

Image gallery

Dr Aidan Doyle at the University of Notre Dame

11 Dec 2018

Thug Aidan Doyle turas ar Insititiúid Keough in Ollscoil Notre Dame níos deanaí.

NUI Awards 2018

26 Nov 2018

NUI award winners

Guest speaker - Róisín Sheehy

14 Nov 2018

Róisín Sheehy visited UCC recently to speak to Creative Writing students as part of the MA in Modern Irish. 

GA3008 Seminar with Darach Ó Scolaí, 2018

06 Nov 2018

The novelist, playwright and publisher, Darach Ó Scolaí, visited UCC recently to speak to Final Year and MA students about the contemporary novel. 

Author Colm Ó Ceallacháin speaks to 2nd Yr MA students

25 Oct 2018

The short story writer, Colm Ó Ceallacháin, spoke to Second Year students about his award-winning collection I dTír Mhilis na mBeo (Cois Life, 2017) as part of GA2019 which is taught by Dr Isobel Ní Riain. 

Performance of 'Scorach Ghlionnáin', 2018

25 Oct 2018

An Cumann Drámaíochta gave a tremendous performance of ‘Scorach Ghlionnáin’ by Brian Ó Baoill on 23rd October. 

Creative Writing students visit Crawford Art Gallery, 2018

05 Oct 2018

MA students visiting the Crawford Gallery recently as part of the Creative Writing module. For more information on the MA in Modern Irish: https://www.ucc.ie/en/modern-irish/postgraduate/ma-taught/ or contact Dr Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh.

NUIG Alumni Award to Dr Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh, 2018

15 Sep 2018

Congratulations to our colleague, Dr Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh, who received an Alumni Award for Irish from NUI Galway recently. 

Gaeltacht Semester 2018-19

12 Sep 2018

Second-year students (Gaeilge and History) who are spending the first semester in the Gaeltacht of Corca Dhuibhne. 

Royal Visit

21 Jun 2018

Dr Neil Buttimer showing His Royal Highness, Prince Charles, samples of Ireland’s oldest indigenous writing from UCC’s internationally renowned Ogham-stone collection.

Doctoral Conferring 2018

16 Jun 2018

L-R) Prof. Patrick O'Shea, President, UCC, with Dr Andrea Palandri and Prof. Pádraig Ó Macháin.
Congratulations to Andrea Palandri, who was recently conferred with the degree of PhD for his thesis on the Marco Polo story as found in the Book of Lismore. The thesis was supervised by Prof. Ó Macháin.

Cambridge History of Ireland

08 May 2018

r Aidan Doyle, Department of Modern Irish, in the company of Drs Dave Edwards and Andy Bielenberg from the Dept of History, UCC, on the occasion of the launch of The Cambridge History of Ireland recently, to which they contributed articles.

Gradam na Gaeilge 2018

08 May 2018

This year's Gradam na Gaeilge was awarded to Cárthach Ó Faoláin (pictured here with his father Dónall and Prof. Ó Macháin.

Donation of archive of of Dr Mícheál P. Ó hIceadha

08 May 2018

Dr Mícheál Briody (pictured with Elaine Harrington, UCC Library) delivered the second tranche of his generous donation of the papers and books of Dr Mícheál P. Ó hIceadha (1861-1916) to Special Collections, UCC, recently.

Léachtóireacht Sa Nua-Ghaeilge

27 Apr 2018

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Library Tour

30 Apr 2018

ome of our students on their library tour recently: in the conservation lab at the Chester Beatty, and viewing the Cathach  in the RIA library.

Legal Deeds Seminar

26 Mar 2018

Some of the participants in our weekly interdisciplinary Legal Deeds seminar, currently examining texts relating to Muintear Eólais in the sixteenth century.

Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh reads at Iveagh House

16 Mar 2018

Our colleague in the Department of Modern Irish, Dr Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh, was recently invited to Iveagh House to read from her work at a Seachtain na Gaeilge event.

Poet Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill visits UCC

16 Mar 2018

It was a honour to welcome the internationally acclaimed poet, Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, back to her alma mater on 13 March 2018. She spoke to Final Year students who are studying her work and answered their question with honesty and erudition. Later that evening, she gave a public reading in the Council Room that was enjoyed by all in attendance.

Postgraduate conferrings, spring 2018

21 Feb 2018

MPhil: Liam Ó Riain MPhil 
MA in Irish and European Law: Síle Ní Dhonnabháin MA
Online MA in Gaelic Literature: Nórín Gannon MA (Mayo) and Mary Ward MA (California)

Launch of books by Dr Isobel Ní Riain

21 Feb 2018

Two books by Dr Isobel Ní Riain were launched recently: Cnuasach aistí (literary criticism) agus B'as Éirinn di (a novel). The books were launched by Dr Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhaigh. The publishers are Coiscéim.

Ceardlann Fostaíochta

02 Feb 2018

Ar an 29ú de mhí Eanair, d'eagraigh An Chuallacht ceardlann fostaíochta do mhuintir Gaelainne na hOllscoile. Bhí triúir aoichainteoirí i láthair: Seán Mac an tSíthigh ó RTÉ, Brían Tyers ó TG4 agus Alswyn Ní Aonghusa Ní Dhúill ó Chonradh na Gaeilge. Labhraíodar fé phostanna san Aontas Eorpach, na meáin chumarsáide agus fén obair a dhéantar i gcomhlachtaí ar nós Conradh na Gaeilge, Gael Linn agus Glór na nGael.

Late Medieval Legal Deeds in Irish

29 Jan 2018

Roinn na Nua-Ghaeilge / Department of Modern Irish
Late Medieval Legal Deeds in Irish
This weekly research seminar, conducted by Prof. Pádraig Ó Macháin and Kenneth Nicholls, will resume this Friday (2nd February) at 3 p.m. in ORB G.20. All welcome

Conferring of Higher Diploma in Irish

19 Jan 2018

The Higher Diploma in Arts (Gaeilge) was conferred on three of our students at a recent ceremony.

Labhairt na Gaeilge Siompósiam Lae

05 Sep 2019

13 Meán Fómhair, 2019
9.30r.n. – 4.30i.n.

Seomra Seimineáir CACSSS, Áras Uí Rathaille, Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh

Congratulations to Siobhán Ní Dhomhnaill

25 Jun 2019

Warm congratulations to Siobhán Ní Dhomhnaill, a student on the MA in Law and Irish, who won a major prize at Listowel Writers’ Week for her unpublished collection of poems. The adjudicator, poet Thomas McCarthy, was struck by the originality of her bilingual collection. Siobhán took the module GA6034 Creative Writing with Dr Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh and regularly attended the informal workshop in An Seomra Caidrimh during Semester 2. We are looking forward to seeing her poetry in print!  

Poetry of Darragh Ó Caoimh

17 Jun 2019

Congratulations to Darragh Ó Caoimh, a student of Law and Irish, on the publication of his poetry in the June issue of Comhar. Darragh participated in the Writing Workshop that met in the Seomra Caidrimh throughout Semester 2 this year. Treise leat, a Dharraigh!