News and Views
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UCC worth €2.3 million daily to Ireland’s economy
14 May 2018
University College Cork (UCC) generates €2.3 million per day for the Irish economy, according to a new report to be launched today (May 14).
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'An bothán', a symbol of famine misery
08 May 2018
A replica of the mud hut, an bothán, in which the poorest of the poor lived and died during the famine has been recreated by UCC near the Quad.
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UCC hosts National Famine Commemoration 2018
09 May 2018
An online project that will allow people to see how the famine affected their locality will be launched at the Annual National Famine Commemoration in Cork this Saturday, May 12.
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The Challenge of Achieving “Zero Hunger For All”
09 May 2018
Famines are extreme events where people’s access to food is denied. The world had until recently almost abolished famines.
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Famine: Never Again
08 May 2018
On the pavement outside my great-grandparents’ home in Vienna is the line, in twelve languages, “what happens when we forget to remember?”
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The famine in Cork
08 May 2018
The Great Famine, which occurred between 1845 and 1852, was neither the first nor the last of Ireland's famine experiences, but it was the most profound, and probably the most catastrophic event in modern Irish history.
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Irish dance at its best: political, urgent and intelligent
25 Apr 2018
Professor Jools Gibson writes about Catherine Young's new work State Of Exception, and the urgent need to champion our dance talent.
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Our city centres need footfall more than they need cars
24 Apr 2018
The lifting of the car ban on St Patrick’s St this week should not fool us.
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Free talks to mark women's suffrage
18 Apr 2018
This year Cork County Library is organising a number of events during 2018 to mark the centenary of women’s suffrage.
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Finding alternative pathways to UCC
17 Apr 2018
There are so many highways and byways leading to this one spot - the centre of UCC’s famous old Quad.
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