News and Views
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Long Read: Artistic creativity key to our resilience
23 Mar 2018
When he became their president, Donald Trump suggested to the American people that there was a route back to the tomb-stoned rusted out factories of America.
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Long Read: St Patrick Vs the Goddess
16 Mar 2018
Last year on St Patrick’s Day there was much interest in the idea that St Patrick might have had a wife, Sheelagh and that her feast day followed his, on 18th March when celebrations continued.
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Making the most of every bite
21 Mar 2018
The HSE and UCC have this week published a new cookbook aimed at providing high-calorie, high-protein recipes for the estimated 145,000 people in Ireland who are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition.
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St Patrick – a migrant for all migrants
20 Mar 2018
Saint Patrick is the national saint, not only of Ireland, but of the Irish and their descendants worldwide.
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St Patrick’s food is back on the menu…
16 Mar 2018
The fermented and wild foods St Patrick dined on in the 5th century are back among the hottest food trends internationally, according to UCC food historian Regina Sexton.
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Lá Fhéile Pádraig
15 Mar 2018
Our President, Patrick O'Shea, sends best wishes to all of you celebrating St Patrick's Day in Ireland and abroad - Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig daoibh go léir!
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From St Patrick to Deliveroo
14 Mar 2018
Brainstorm St Patrick's Day: on a weekend spent celebrating our nation’s history, what are the trends likely to affect the Irish workforce over the coming years?
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UCC in new partnership with Cork Opera House
09 Mar 2018
The stage is set for one of the most exciting collaborations in the history of Irish theatre between University College Cork and Cork Opera House.
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Was St Patrick married?
09 Mar 2018
St Patrick has been associated with snakes and shamrocks but the fact that he had a wife has largely been confined to the annals of history according to a UCC folklorist.
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Opinion: Vulnerable children become vulnerable adults.
09 Mar 2018
There is increasing evidence that the greater the ratio of childhood trauma, the more detrimental the impact will be on a person over their lifetime.
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