5 March 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Almost 12,000 female secondary school students from across Ireland and internationally attended yesterdays 7th annual I Wish showcase event. Opened by An Taoiseach Micheál Martin and hosted by RTÉ Broadcaster Jacqui Hurley, the event highlights the power and possibilities of careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM),... Read More
5 March 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The College of Medicine and Health, UCC, has announced the launch of The iEd Hub, which represents a consortium featuring Cork’s leading universities University College Cork (UCC) and Munster Technological University (MTU), enterprise stakeholders, and leading industries in the Health & Life Sciences sector. Funded by €8.7 million... Read More
26 February 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Upcoming STEM Event for Girls Attracts International Audience Including a Home School in Nairobi Over 10,000 young female second-level students from across Ireland and from as far afield as Nairobi and the US have registered for I Wish, a free virtual event with world-class speakers to promote and... Read More
22 February 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie University College Cork is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Sarah Culloty as Head of the College of Science, Engineering and Food Science, following a competitive search process. Prof. Culloty has had a distinguished career to date which has seen her head up UCC’s School of Biological,... Read More
19 February 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie This is the first school in Ireland to unveil spaces which were designed using the Department of Education and Skills ‘Schools of the Future’ room layouts The students of Clonakilty Community College in West Cork are in for a big surprise when they return to school after months of lockdown. Governed by... Read More
17 February 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie University College Cork’s Executive MBA programme has become one of only 277 MBA programmes to be accredited by the Association of MBA. One of Ireland’s largest business schools has received a prestigious accreditation from a world-leading authority, and praise for its ambitious plans for its multimillion-euro development in... Read More
17 February 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Brother Ben Cusack To mark his contribution to education and to celebrate the 40th anniversary of his Youth Club, Br. Ben (pictured above at the Youth Club) receives a Cork Person of the Month award. His name also goes forward, together with the other Persons of Month picked... Read More
9 February 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie AIB pledges €1.25m to fund First Chair of Sustainable Business in Ireland at University College Cork Increased employer demand expected for graduates with knowledge of sustainable business practices Funding will also support a number of PhD scholarships over five years AIB’s sustainable green lending book has proved its... Read More
3 February 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Award puts Shaun O’Connor’s film on the Oscars longlist. A short film by a Kerry writer, director, and University College Cork graduate is in contention for an Oscar nomination, after securing a place on the Academy Awards’ 2021 longlist. Shaun O’Connor’s ‘A White Horse’ tells the story of... Read More
31 January 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A webinar aimed at helping Irish businesses grow in 2021 is the focus of the Network Ireland Cork event on Wednesday, 3 February. Future Proof Your Career & Business will feature guest speakers Allana Brown of Allana Brown Consultancy and Caroline Murphy of West Cork Eggs, who will... Read More
29 January 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Ambassador Power’s mother is a UCC alumna, with UCC conferring an honorary doctorate on Ambassador Power in 2008. The Government and Politics Society of UCC organised an interview for UCC staff and students last night with former US Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, who is nominated... Read More
27 January 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The search to find the young artists who will excel in this year’s Texaco Children’s Art Competition has begun. Last year eight students from Co. Cork won prizes in the event which is now in its 67th year and widely acknowledged as the longest running arts sponsorship in... Read More