For the first time in history, Ireland’s very own superstars Westlife will perform in Cork’s newly renovated Páirc Ui Chaoimh over two nights in summer 2020. The 28 th and 29 th of August will see the ‘Flying Without Wings’ singers perform in the 45,000-seater GAA grounds. The concert, which was announced in a press release Monday…
Jim Miley, Director General of the Irish Universities Association (IUA), urged the Oireachtas Committee for Budgetry Oversight that the lack of funding in Irish universities needs to be addressed in the next budget. With growing numbers of students and an increasing demand from employers, the funding situation is only set to become “considerably worse” without a funding increase, he…
Irish Simpsons Fans was a meme page created in 2016, known for posting tongue-in-cheek memes about Irish issues. However, the popular social media phenomenon has been sprung into the spotlight this week by the creation of the Irish Simpsons Fans Party— a satirical political party that suddenly went viral this week, with international coverage. Most find the…
Following University of Limerick’s President Dr Des Fitzgerald’s announcement that vaping on campus will banned , people in the UCC community are calling out for a similar action to be carried out, to restrict the usage of the addictive devices. The announcement came following Dr Fitzgerald, a professor of molecular medicine’s view that vaping was…
Over the summer, a friend of mine asked me probably one of the most complicated questions you can ask: “I’;ve tried, but I don’t understand Irish politics at all. Can you explain it?” It’s easy, if you’re into politics and discourse, to forget quite how many people don’t think about those things, especially if you…
This year many students from University College Cork benefited from the UCC Works Award, and some were recently awarded for their achievements from the last academic year. The UCC Works Award is a professional skills development programme, and demonstrates that you have engaged in, and developed professional skills through extra-curricular activities and work experience, all of which…
Alongside ten other third level institutions, UCC staff and students were awarded at DCU for an Inaugural ceremony on August 28 th due to their efforts in reducing the harm experienced by students from excessive alcohol consumption. The awards were presented by Minister for State for higher education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, and Dr Michael Byrne,…
Rugby player Paddy Jackson was excluded from the London Irish squad for a friendly pre- season against the Munster team, allegedly for reasons of team organisation, according to manager Declan Kidney. However, many suspect the real reason is because of planned protests against the arrival of Paddy Jackson, who was acquitted of rape in the…
Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend parliament has been ruled unlawful by Scotland’s highest court, which Johnson plans to appeal next week. The UK’s Supreme Court will be debating the appeal, on which the opening of parliament rides— and on that rides the deal that the UK will be leaving the EU on. The last week…
Two workshops for incoming LGBT students, one on coming out as homosexual or bisexual, and one on gender identity, were held at this year’s Fáilte Fest, as part of an ongoing initiative to increase advocacy for LGBT+ students. “The whole idea behind the workshop is to make students feel welcome when they start at UCC,…