Many congratulations to our new PhD graduates in the School of Languages - Dr Clare Geraghty, Dr Sara Helin-Long, Dr Roksana Niewadzisz (SPLAS) and Dr Jacopo Turini (Italian).

The Department of Italian is delighted to announce the fourth edition of the N.I.C.E. Italian Festival in Cork running from 4-6 April at the Arc Cinema.  This year we have a vey exciting programme of films starting with the acclaimed director Paolo Sorrentino’s latest film Parthenope. The festival will be officially opened by H. E. Nicola Faganello, Italian Ambassador to Ireland. All films will be in Italian with English subtitles.

The School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures (SLLC) is happy to offer again his year a Scholarship for one of the Taught Masters Programmes available in our School (MA in Asian Studies, MA in Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages (MATCSOL), MA in Migration, Mobility and Culture, MA in Translation Studies and the MA in Applied Linguistics). Applications are invited from students who will commence a Taught Masters programme in autumn 2025. Applicants should already have applied through CRM Recruit (www.ucc.ie/apply) for the relevant programme. The award of the Scholarship is contingent on the student being accepted to the relevant Taught Masters programme. Deadline: Friday, 30th of May 2025