UCC president blasts university micromanagement at Chamber breakfast address

UCC President Dr Michael Murphy issued a scalding attack on what he branded governmental micromanagement of universities at Cork Chamber of Commerce’s annual Christmas breakfast this morning. In what will likely be interpreted as yet another push for fees by among third level’s strongest advocates of increased student contributions, Murphy warned that third level would reach [...]

UCC will facilitate Griffin debate

UCC has reportedly confirmed that it will facilitate the Government and Politics Society’s Nick Griffin event, which, it is understood, is now due to take place in late February of next year. The society’s auditor, Ben English, told TheJournal.ie that the event would not be a defence or a condoning of Griffin’s often racist policy positions, [...]

BNP leader Griffin invited to UCC

UCC’s Government and Politics Society have invited BNP leader and renowned racist Nick Griffin to speak at UCC just weeks after he was banned from Trinity after the university decided that it could not guarantee the public’s safety at the event. The leader of the far-right fringe party has caused controversy by advocating staunchly anti-immigrant views, [...]

Cork body confirmed to be that of missing student

Gardaí in Cork have confirmed that the body recovered off Douglas Street this morning was that of missing person Caolan Mulrooney. Mulrooney (18) from Rochestown, had been missing since the early hours of Friday morning. A massive search effort, which saw the assistance of hundreds of volunteers, had initially focused on the River Lee, before changing to [...]

Body found in Caolan Mulrooney search

Gardaí searching for missing person Caolan Mulrooney have come across a body between Douglas St and Evergreen Street. Although no formal identification has yet been made, the search has been called off. Mulrooney’s father had earlier praised the efforts of the hundreds of students, friends, and family, who had tirelessly carried out a voluntary search over the [...]

Daily Mail journo under fire after claiming search subject’s death

Daily Mail journalist Marisa Lynch is coming under ongoing criticism on the internet for claiming that the body of still-missing Cork teenager Caolan Mulrooney had been found dead in the River Lee. ‘The Importance of Being Honest‘, a scathingly critical piece by University Times staff writer Conor Kenny calls Lynch’s journalism ‘astounding’, and has received close [...]

B2B boffin hailed UCC’s hottest entrepreneur at inaugural awards ceremony

Business to Business supply boffin Mike McGrath was this evening hailed as UCC’s hottest young entrepreneur, after scooping overall prize in the inaugural UCC Ignite Graduate Business Awards held in the aula maxima. McGrath, who runs popular business-to-business (b2b) web portal supply.ie saw off stiff competition from the man UCC students are reportedly labeling ‘UCC’s answer [...]

UCC lands major European energy contract

Scientists at University College Cork (UCC) will be at the center of Europe’s bid to promote sources of renewable maritime energy, after the institution was chosen to co-ordinate a trans-European contract worth over €9m. The prestigious award means that UCC will be involved in streamlining testing at over 42 facilities in 12 European states, according to [...]