UCC Alumni and Friends

Recently, the UCC Women Graduates’ Association welcomed award-winning chef, writer, speaker, founder and UCC alum, Orla McAndrew Food, to the Boole Library for an engaging and inspiring discussion on food culture, sustainability, hospitality and modern life.

Orla is a passionate advocate for better food systems and is a leading voice in the conversation around food waste, circular economy practices and the cultural role of hospitality in modern Ireland. With huge thanks to Orla and the UCC Women Graduates’ Association for a wonderful evening of thoughtful conversation and enriching interaction!

🌏 When you can't make it home for the reunion, you bring the reunion to you!

Kevin Conlon (Medicine '16) organised a special gathering in Melbourne for UCC Medicine 2016 alumni based in Australia, New Zealand, and South America, ahead of the class's official 10-year reunion in September. One flew in from Auckland, two made a 3-plus-hour drive from rural Victoria, and one arrived straight from South America the day before, all for a night of reminiscing and catching up with old friends. 💚

The UCC spirit endures, as connections last no matter where in the world life takes you. 🥂

💍 Congratulations to Ross (MSc Management & Marketing '21) and Éadaoin (BComm '22), who were married in the beautiful at UCC in April 💚 Wishing them a lifetime filled with love, laughter, and happiness as they begin this wonderful new chapter together ✨

📸 Photos by Rory O'Toole

If you would like to be included in our Weddings at UCC series, please email your photo(s) to [email protected]. Also please include your names, your degree/s and year/s of graduation, your wedding date and your instagram handles, so we can tag you. Remember to include the name of your photographer so we can credit them in the caption.

🎉Congratulations to all our newest Medicine and Dentistry alumni.🎉

Years of work have led to this. Enjoy today, and welcome to a community of over 220,000+ UCC alumni worldwide.


UCC College of Medicine and Health

The UCC Women Graduates' Association invites you to a meet and greet with Orla McAndrew award-winning chef, writer, speaker, and founder of Orla McAndrew Food, Cork's luxury zero-waste catering company.

📅 Thursday 28 May, 7.30pm
📍 Creative Zone, Library, UCC

Places are limited register in advance via Eventbrite.
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🎓 UCC Alumni Spotlight: BSc Microbiology Class of 1991 Reunion 🧫✨

What a fantastic reunion it was for the BSc Microbiology 1991! The group came together to reconnect, reminisce, and celebrate the friendships and achievements forged during their time at University College Cork.

We love seeing alumni return to where it all began.

Thinking of organising a class reunion or exploring a class gift? We’d love to help; get in touch at [email protected]

UCC alum Seán Ronayne will take to the stage at the Fair Seas World Ocean Week Conference in City Hall on June 3. Renowned for his work recording the sound of every bird species in Ireland, Seán will share a powerful coastal soundscape highlighting both the beauty of Ireland’s seas, and how much we stand to lose without stronger marine protection.

Learn more here
https://www.yaycork.ie/corks-bird-whisperer-sean-ronayne-says-its-not-too-late-to-save-endangered-species/

Cork’s ‘bird whisperer’ Seán Ronayne says it’s not too late to save endangered species A beacon of hope.

🎓 BComm Class of 1981 – 45th Anniversary Reunion

It was wonderful to welcome back the BComm Class of 1981 to UCC to celebrate their 45th anniversary. Alumni travelled from the Netherlands, UK, Derry, Kerry, Donegal, Limerick and Dublin, as well as Cork to reconnect, reminisce and celebrate lasting friendships forged at UCC.

"Thank you to everyone who joined us for this special reunion. 💚
The catch up and chats were easy and we got some nice emails and messages over the past 36 hours thanking us, saying how enjoyable it was and wondering if we are organising a 50th one!"
- Richard Healy, one of the BComm Class of 1981 organisers

Thinking of organising a class reunion or exploring a class gift? We’d love to help; get in touch at [email protected].

Photos by Doug Minihane