I’ve been struggling with my health habits for a very long time. As a 21st century student, the vast majority of my time is spent sitting down, be it in a lecture, in the library while studying or finishing up with assignments, on the bus on my way to town or even writing this very…
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…
Intricate lyrics, smooth melodies, buckets of charisma and even the odd touch of drama – the UCC Songwriters Competition, now in its second year and organised by the Music Society, can be considered another resounding success. Cork is a city laden with wonderful young musicians and the past three weeks in Cyprus Avenue have been…
The team behind the Glucksman Gallery were named Cork’s Overall Digital Marketing Champions last week at the Cork Chamber of Commerce’s Cork Digital Marketing Awards for 2016. The awards ceremony was hosted by the aforementioned Chamber in the Fota Island Resort hotel, with RedFM’s KC playing the role of MC for the evening. There were…
The first UCCSU Student Council of the year was held last Wednesday 26th of October. The Student Council is the primary decision making body of the Students’ Union, meets on a minimum of 6 times a year and is an opportunity for elected Class Reps & students to meet, discuss issues and to mandate officers…
UCC Express Staff Writer Sarah McInerney slept rough with the UCC Sinn Féin Society as part of SF Republican Youth’s ‘National Sleep-Out’.
Ó a thógadh Áras Uí Thuama sa bhlian 2006, níl an lóistín ach ag treisiú bliain i ndiadh mbliana. Bloc de naoi arasáin atá i gceist, suite i University Halls. Leas-ainmnaítear an áit “Gaeltacht na hOllscoile” agus “mion-Ghaeltacht” ó a d’oscail an bloc deich mbliain ó shin. Is í cur chun cinn na Gaelinne i…
Don’t ever label mental health difficulties as a personal flaw. If someone is in clear distress, crying hysterically and yelling, it is not because they are an ‘attention-seeker’ or a ‘drama queen’. When I suffered from depression, I described it as being trapped in an invisible tank: it was a place where it’s horribly cold…
Preparations are well under way for the upcoming UEFA Women’s Under 17 International Tournament across Cork City and UCC. The tournament, which is being organised by UEFA, is being hosted by UCC in the Mardyke Arena, by Cork City FC in Turners Cross and by Cobh Rambler’s in St. Coleman’s Park. Among the fixtures being…
The Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT) has released a charter criticising UCC for their practice of employing research and teaching staff on a casual basis. The charter aims to publicise the widespread problem of casualisation and low pay of academic staff in Irish universities. The union have claimed that at least one third of…