2015 Press Releases
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Stamp marks Pearse’s graveside oration for O’Donovan Rossa
30 Jul 2015
An Post’s new 70c stamp marking the centenary of Pádraig Pearse’s historic speech at the graveside of O’Donovan Rossa was unveiled today in Rosscarbery, Co Cork by John Whelpley, great-grandson of Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa.
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EirGrid prize for UCC Sustainable Energy graduate
30 Jul 2015
EirGrid, the operator of the national electricity grid, has awarded its annual prize to UCC’s top Masters graduate in Sustainable Energy.
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UCC commemorates Cork Fenian Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa
29 Jul 2015
In 1863, O’Donovan Rossa held a torchlit parade in solidarity with a Polish uprising against their Russian occupiers known as the January Rebellion which was re-enacted in Skibbereen recently.
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SOSventures back nine global start-ups in UCC
21 Jul 2015
IndieBio, the world’s first and only synthetic biology accelerator programme is again underway in the School of Microbiology, UCC with start-ups from around the world, relocating to Ireland especially for the programme.
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Remembering the Merchant of Venice
17 Jul 2015
UCC has collaborated with Corcadorca to hold an exhibition and roundtable celebrating the 2005 production of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice.
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UCC to host live CAO Q&A
22 Jun 2015
Ahead of the CAO Change of Mind deadline (1 July), UCC is hosting a live online Q&A on Wednesday 24 June, from 3-4.30pm in partnership with the Irish Examiner and Pubble.
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UCC gets Tripadvisor thumbs up
29 Jun 2015
TripAdvisor has marked UCC out as one of the most popular attractions in Ireland. The news comes as the university counts down to A Summer’s Evening on the Quad charity concert 2015.
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The good, the bad and the €400,000 for charity
19 Jun 2015
An incredible line-up awaits those keen to be serenaded at a movie-themed musical extravaganza on 4 July, as A Summer’s Evening on the Quad celebrates its 10th year and €400,000+ raised for charity.
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Creative geniuses to talk art, fashion and design
04 Jun 2015
On the eve of the 2015 UCC Honorary Conferrings, fashion designer Don O’Neill, furniture designer Joseph Walsh and cultural historian Nicholas Fox Weber will take part in a creative conversation at the Glucksman.
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UCC among leading social media influencers
03 Jun 2015
Having won in 2014 for best social media engagement, UCC is again a front runner at the 2015 national Social Media Awards.
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