It’s not every day that you get to meet a gold medallist but perhaps even rarer to meet someone with the persona of Niamh McCarthy. Wearing silver sandals with purple toenails and fingernails to match, the most obvious feature of Niamh instead becomes the least. With a beaming smile etched across her face and a…
Cork is known for many things but particularly for having sporting gods. Roy Keane, Sonia O’Sulivan, Christy Ring and many more. In 2016 the O’Donovan brothers became world-renowned during the Rio Olympics, but someone equally as quirky as the two siblings is another Corkonian, Niamh McCarthy. The former UCC student also rose to stardom in…
Approximately 4,500 reusable cups have been distributed to incoming first year students during orientation in a further bid to emphasise UCC’s commitment to having an environmental friendly campus. In recent times, certain measures have been implemented in order to encourage students and staff alike to be more prudent when it comes to their attitude towards…
On the 6th of September, UCC Professor Jerry Murphy made calls for an increase in the number of biogas plants to be built in Ireland. The comments were issued at the SEAI/ International Energy Agency Bioenergy Symposium on “Anaerobic Digestion in the Circular Economy.” Professor Murphy believes that in order for the Irish Government to…
Breathe it in, that September air, the smell of freshly cut grass, coffee and…. umm…. vodka. For many of you, the latter is all you would have smelled over the past couple of weeks but guess what sister, it’s now time to smell that coffee! It’s been a sunny summer for once but now that…
The UCC Student’s Union today announced the launch a new Autism Friendly University Project in collaboration with Asiam.ie, the Disability Support Services and the Registrar’s office in UCC. The aim of the project is to make UCC a more autism-friendly environment to ensure that all students succeed to the very best of their abilities. As a…
At USI Congress, held last week in the Shearwater Hotel in Ballinasloe (Co. Galway), the Officer Board for next year’s Union of Students in Ireland Officer Board (USI OB) were elected. Delegations, formed of incoming & outgoing SU officers and class reps, would vote on behalf of their student bodies, with some delegations being mandated in…
Trinity College Dublin A series of rallies and demonstrations have taken place in Trinity to protest against the proposed implementation of a €450 flat supplemental examination fee. The ‘Take Back Trinity’ campaign team, an estimated 50 students, occupied Trinity College Dining Hall for 3 days last week, with further demonstrations planned around campus in the…
While the government is still deciding on the funding of third level education, the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) is approaching local county councils in an effort to gain support for increasing spending in the sector. Since the middle of 2017, USI officers have been contacting county councils to lay out their argument for…
On Saturday 10th March, the sixth-annual JAILBREAK fundraiser began at Dublin Castle, with ninety teams departing on a race to make it across Europe while raising money for charities St Vincent de Paul and Amnesty International. This year’s challenge ended up being the tightest race the competition has seen since it began. Of the ninety…