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.

Famines are extreme events where people’s access to food is denied. The world had until recently almost abolished famines.

On the pavement outside my great-grandparents’ home in Vienna is the line, in twelve languages, “what happens when we forget to remember?”

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.

The lifting of the car ban on St Patrick’s St this week should not fool us.

This year Cork County Library is organising a number of events during 2018 to mark the centenary of women’s suffrage.

There are so many highways and byways leading to this one spot - the centre of UCC’s famous old Quad.

From Brexit to Trumpism, global hip hop provides strikingly prophetic commentary on today’s pressing issues, according to a UCC expert in his critically-acclaimed new book.

New research by scientists at University College Cork has revealed the wing colours of some of the oldest ancestors of modern butterflies and moths.

Today marks the 20^th anniversary of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement. It is an opportune time to reflect on the past and to hope for the future.