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The Irish government has approved a major expansion of the Tyndall National Institute, a flagship research center at University College Cork (UCC). This decision marks a significant investment in Ireland’s national research infrastructure, specifically targeting the critical field of semiconductor technology. The expansion, set to be delivered over a three-year period, is a key component […]
Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin) is actively expanding its global reach through strategic transnational education (TNE) partnerships. A recent high-level visit to China by Taoiseach Micheál Martin highlighted the university’s long-standing contributions to international education and its plans for future collaboration. This event underscores the growing importance of Irish universities in the global education landscape. […]
UCC Partners with RTÉ to Celebrate O’Connell’s Legacy University College Cork (UCC) has joined forces with RTÉ and the University of Notre Dame to bring the story of Ireland’s Emancipator, Daniel O’Connell, to a broad audience. The documentary, titled Daniel O’Connell: The Emancipator, will air on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player on Monday 29 December at 6:30 pm, marking […]
Ailish Finucane’s Legacy at Griffith College When a university community has a leader who has spent more than three decades shaping its administrative backbone, the announcement of their retirement is more than a routine update—it is a moment of reflection on the values, culture, and progress that have defined the institution. Ailish Finucane, who served […]
Access Schedule for the Holiday Period Trinity College Dublin will close its main gates at the end of business on Tuesday, 23 December 2025. The campus will remain closed until the start of business on Friday, 2 January 2026. All university buildings, including lecture halls, libraries and administrative offices, will be inaccessible during this period. […]
Why TU Dublin’s Entry Marks a Turning Point for Irish Football On 19 December 2025, the Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin) announced its selection as one of the 15 founding clubs of the new FAI National League. This milestone is more than a headline; it signals a strategic shift in how grassroots football is nurtured across […]
Overview of the Visit On 18 December 2025, TU Dublin’s Grangegorman campus hosted the 358th Lord Mayor of Dublin, Cllr Ray McAdam. The event marked a significant moment for the university and the surrounding community, underscoring the institution’s role as a catalyst for local development and civic engagement. The visit began with a formal welcome […]
Key Findings of the UCC Study In a recent publication in The Journal of Nutrition, researchers from University College Cork (UCC) and international partners examined the impact of iron status in early pregnancy on child development. The study followed 189 mother‑child pairs from the INFANT Research Centre’s IMPROvED and COMBINE cohorts. Key results include: More […]
Overview of the 100‑Year Celebration On 29–30 January 2026, University College Cork (UCC) will stage a landmark event that marks a century of Irish radio. The two‑day conference, titled Broadcast to Podcast: 100 Years of Irish Radio, brings together academics, broadcasters, and industry leaders to examine the past, present, and future of radio in Ireland. […]
What the Study Reveals About AI Writing In December 2025, researchers at University College Cork (UCC) published a groundbreaking paper that challenges the notion that large language models can replicate human creative writing. Using literary stylometry—a technique traditionally applied to authorship attribution—the study compared hundreds of short stories written by humans with those generated by […]
