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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Tree berry compound kills leukaemia cells
19 Nov 2015A molecule developed by scientists at UCC, derived from the berries of the Bloodhorn tree, has shown “a very significant reduction in tumour size,” particularly leukaemia cancer cells.
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UCC partners with Irish Assistance Dogs
19 Nov 2015A new umbrella organisation, Irish Assistance Dogs, today addressed the Oireachtas Health Committee to highlight the need for special recognition for Assistance Dogs in Irish legislation.
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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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Calling Cork public to contribute to 'Smart' future
17 Nov 2015Researchers from the International Energy Research Centre (IERC), hosted in Tyndall National Institute, are inviting Cork people to participate in surveys in order to have their say in Cork's future development.
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President of Ireland launches UCC's new centre
16 Nov 2015President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, officially launched the Centre for the Study of Moral Foundations of Economy & Society at an event held at the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin.
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Public invited to offer thoughts on Ireland's future
13 Nov 2015UCC seeks to recruit 40 people to share their views on how they would like Ireland and Europe to develop over the next 20-30 years.
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Calls for intervention to tackle root of domestic abuse
12 Nov 2015Ireland is failing victims of domestic abuse by not adequately intervening with the perpetrators, international experts will urge at University College Cork this Friday.
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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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Between a rock and a hard place..
10 Nov 2015Geoscientific knowledge and understanding lies at the heart of many of the most critical societal issues that face us in the 21st century according to Professor Iain Stewart MBE, academic and BBC presenter who will talk about this in UCC, 6.30pm Wednesday 11 Nov in Boole 4.
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