It is no exaggeration to call Gay Byrne a colossus of Irish broadcasting according to UCC historian Dr Finola Doyle-O'Neill in her book The Gaybo Revolution - How Gay Byrne challenged Irish society.
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New book on Gay Byrne
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UCC take Irish-language awards at NUI ceremony
17 Nov 2015The Department of Modern Irish celebrated a remarkable double at the National University of Ireland awards ceremony held at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham recently.
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Cork newspapers battled as ‘actors and reporters’ post-1916
10 Nov 2015The suppression of newspapers in Cork post-1916 represented a devastating restriction of freedom of speech during a pivotal period in history, according to new research by a UCC student.
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Do you walk like a dinosaur?
06 Nov 2015Do you want to become a champion footballer? Or check if you walk like a dinosaur? Or find out about medieval medicine?
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A quiet revolution: UCC to honour education stars
02 Nov 2015The CEO of a non-profit aiming to educate a billion people around the world for free is among those set to awarded honorary doctorates by University College Cork (UCC) on November 2.
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UCC’s digital and green credentials recognised
28 Oct 2015UCC has been recognised several times this autumn for its digital and green credentials, attracting nominations from the Cork Digital Marketing Awards, SEAI, Web Awards, EirSpider Awards and Public Sector Magazine.
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#OTandMe celebrates World OT Day
27 Oct 2015UCC’s Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy are hosting an ‘OT over Tea’ event to mark World Occupational Therapy Day 2015.
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UNECE Compliance Committee role for Áine Ryall
21 Oct 2015Dr Áine Ryall of UCC's School of Law has taken up duty as a member of the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee, an international treaty that links environmental rights and human rights.
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Probiotic may help alleviate stress-related condition
20 Oct 2015The probiotic Bifidobacterium longum 1714 may help reduce stress and improve memory according to a small study of healthy men presented at Neuroscience 2015, in Chicago.
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Staff celebrated at #UCCOscars
15 Oct 2015UCC has honoured a number of its staff for their outstanding contributions to University life at the 2015 Staff Recognition Awards. Affectionately dubbed the #UCCOscars, read on to find out the winners!
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