As any college student would know, the way to break the ice and make new friends won’t come about by discussing drink or the rise in the price of drinks. The guaranteed conversation starter is Ireland’s golden boy for transport – Bus Éireann. There is no way a college student cannot be touched by the…
With the energetic teaser singles “Love Me Later” and “I Need A Win”, released in June and September respectively, The Blizzards have kept us waiting for their upcoming full-length album, which we can now confirm will be released in early 2019 – “It’s going to be early next year,” Niall Breslin reveals to University Express…
Last Saturday saw the culmination of months of hard work come to fruition for the UCC Simon Society and many of Cork’s most esteemed poets, spoken word artists, rappers and musicians. Poems For The Homeless, an initiative of UCC Simon Society’s chairperson, Étáin Collins, local artists Stanley Notte and Ciarán MacCartain and myself, Matthew Moynihan,…
Scenes, the debut EP from Tralee native PJ Galvin, is the epitome of DIY, produced-in-the-bedroom, sparkle pop. Galvin is a product of the newly founded “DIY LK” scene, whose aim is to create an endearing and supportive atmosphere in which new creative acts can flourish and produce such works as this gorgeous EP. The brevity…
Why are movies based on video games so bad? You could say because the depth of video game media leads to deeper characters that cannot be replicated in a film. Alternatively, you could read this list as a preview and come back in a few weeks when I’ve written an article about why… Assassin’s Creed…
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…
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…
LGBT young people are over-represented on our streets and Ireland doesn’t know how to help- UCC LGBT Society campaigns for better LGBT youth are disproportionately represented in the homeless population, as shown by international research. However, we know very little about LGBT homelessness in an Irish context. In America, studies report that about 40% of homeless…
We’re at the end of another year in the UCC Express newsroom, and just as the ball drops, the calendar turns and we head into 2018, we’ve decided to take a look back at the top read stories of 2017. All of the articles below were published in 2017, and are ranked by page views….
Earlier this week, Ed Sheeran took to Twitter to announce the first leg of his European stadium tour, set to take place in the summer of 2018. The first leg of the tour begins on the 4th of May in Cork’s very own Páirc Uí Chaoimh and ends in Warsaw on the 11th of August….