1 July 2017, Saturday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City honoured as the first European city to host this prestigious global conference of lifelong learning Leaders of education, community, business and learning came together to celebrate the official launch of the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Third International Conferences on Learning... Read More
29 June 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The ASSERT Centre, University College Cork allows medicla professionals to practice procedures in a safe demo environment. The ASSERT mission statement is to: “decrease medical error, and improve patient care, by enabling health professionals and trainees to engage in the deliberate practice of skills to predefined proficiency... Read More
29 June 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie “For reasons of public safety” Cork County Council’s Library Service have said that Kanturk Library will be closed from today until further notice. The County Library sincerely regrets the inconvenience to Kanturk Library users and to mitigate the impact, Newmarket Library will open on a full time basis... Read More
27 June 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City awarded prestigious honour of hosting UNESCO 3rd International Conference on Learning Cities Cork City will host the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Third International Conference on Learning Cities. As the first European city to host this prestigious global conference, Cork will welcome... Read More
15 June 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Two student teams from Cork Institute of Technology have achieved runner-up status in the highly competitive Engineers Ireland Innovative Student Engineer of the Year Award 2017. Sponsored by Siemens, the Engineers Ireland Innovative Student Engineer of the Year Award is an annual competition that focuses on showcasing... Read More
6 June 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie This month marks the 60th year since the formation of the Seandun Macra na Feirme Region. To mark the occassion, former Seandun Chairperson and historian Jim Fitzgerald, Knockraha, gives a recount of the formation of the Seandun Macra region. In 1944, Steven Cullinane and a group of other... Read More
2 June 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Traveller activist, Brigid Quilligan, will be the first Irish traveller to be conferred with an Honorary Doctorate at University College Cork today in acknowledgement of her leadership in securing recognition of the distinct ethnic identity of the Traveller Community in Ireland. UCC will honour four distinguished Irish people at... Read More
1 June 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Free higher education courses will be made available to people in Cork and the wider area as part of this year’s Springboard+ programme, it was announced this week. Cork Institute of Technology and University College Cork are among 39 education providers nationwide that have been selected to offer the... Read More
1 June 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Improve your spatial awareness! In association with Cork Institute of Technology, Cork County Council, the International Space University and Science Foundation Ireland, County Mayor, Cllr Seamus McGrath this week launched Blackrock Castle Observatory’s Summer of Space at Cork County Library Headquarters. The exciting public engagement programme celebrates the 30th... Read More
1 June 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Mr. O’Connor’s first class from Sunday’s Well Boys National School in Cork City has been announced as the GIY and innocent drinks Sow & Grow Champions 2017. Today (June 1st) the green fingered school children will attend the Bloom festival and meet Uachtarán na hÉireann Michael D Higgins.... Read More
28 May 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Students of ‘Multimedia and Visual Communications’ at Cork Institute of Technology have held a exhibition of their final year work. Entitled “Sonder”, the exhibition contained an array of movement interpretations, such as immersive game technology to assist in physical rehabilitation and interactive audio/visual collaborations with local musicians. Photographer... Read More
26 May 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Photographer Gerard McCarthy was at this weeks UCC graduation ceremony for Medicine.