2018 News
Ceardlann Fostaíochta
Ó chlé: Alswyn Ní Aonghusa Ní Dhúill, Aisling Ní Dhonnabháin, Seán Mac an tSíthigh, Brían Tyers, Faye Murphy.
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.
Postgraduate conferrings, spring 2018
MPhil: Liam Ó Riain MPhil and Prof. Ó Macháin (supervisor)
MA in Irish and European Law: An Dr Síle Ní Mhurchú (coordinator) and Síle Ní Dhonnabháin MA
Online MA in Gaelic Literature: Two of our seven graduands, Nórín Gannon (Mayo) and Mary Ward (California), with Prof. Ó Macháin
Poet Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill visits UCC
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 Quad that was enjoyed by all in attendance.
Nuala discussing her work with Final Year students
Nuala giving a public reading in the Council Room, 13.3.2018
Legal Deeds seminar
Some of the participants in our weekly interdisciplinary Legal Deeds seminar, currently examining texts relating to Muintear Eólais in the sixteenth century.
Léachtóireacht Sa Nua-Ghaeilge
Ceapachán sainchuspóra (Ré réamh-mheasta de 3 bliana)
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Ba cheart d'iarrthóirí iarratas a dhéanamh, i muinín, roimh 12 meán lae (Am Áitiúil na hÉireann) ar an Déardaoin 24 Bealtaine 2018.
Ní ghlacfar le hiarratais dhéanacha.
Fostaitheoir Comhionannas Deiseanna é Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh
Tá le tabhairt faoi deara, led thoil, go mbraithfidh ceapachán ar bith ar fhaomhadh na hOllscoile, chomh maith le téarmaí an chreata rialaithe fostaíochta don earnáil tríú leibhéil.
Contact Person : Ollamh Pádraig Ó Macháin
Contact Email : p.omachain@ucc.ie
Job ID: 029811
Close Date : 24-May-2018 12:00
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Doctoral Conferring
(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.
Gaeltacht Semester 2018-19
Second-year students (Gaeilge and History) who are spending the first semester in the Gaeltacht of Corca Dhuibhne. This is the first time for UCC to trial this exercise in flexible learning. It represents a partnership between the Department of Modern Irish, The Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, and Comharchumann Forbartha Chorca Dhuibhne.
Creative Writing students visit Crawford Art Gallery
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.
Author Colm Ó Ceallacháin speaks to 2nd Yr MA students
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. He also met with students taking the Creative Writing module in the MA in Modern Irish for a lively seminar facilitated by Dr Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh. As well as taking us through his creative process, he spoke eloquently about his experience in the Basque country as part of the European project 'Other Words' (see http://otherwordsliterature.eu/). This is a residential exchange programme among minority language communities across the EU with a view to creating networks between writers and minority cultures and to highlight the importance of language diversity. Foras na Gaeilge is responsible for the organisation of the scheme in Ireland. Colm is pictured here with Ailbhe and some of the MA students, Antóin, Nicole, Sinéad and Caoilann.
Performance of 'Scorach Ghlionnáin'
An Cumann Drámaíochta gave a tremendous performance of ‘Scorach Ghlionnáin’ by Brian Ó Baoill on 23rd October. The venue, upstairs in the Spailpín Fánach, was packed to capacity. Directed by Aisling Nic Cárthaigh, twenty students were involved in the production. Treise leo!
GA3008 Seminar with Darach Ó Scolaí
The novelist, playwright and publisher, Darach Ó Scolaí, visited UCC recently to speak to Final Year and MA students about the contemporary novel. Darach is pictured here with Dr Eimear Ní Chinnéide and some of the students taking GA3008 An tÚrscéal sa Ghaeilge. Afterwards, students in the MA in Modern Irish joined Darach for an informal seminar in the Seomra Caidrimh where they discussed fiction and publishing, as part of the Creative Writing module taught by Dr Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh. Also present for the discussion was Dr Isobel Ní Riain, who teaches the poetry of Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill and Biddy Jenkinson on the MA in Modern Irish programme.