UCC Students' Union

And the 25/26 Executive term comes to an end! Thank you to every student and staff member who have supported us throughout year. Most of all, thank you to all the team for their invaluable work and dedication. Best of luck to the 26/27 team for the year ahead! Míle buíochas agus slán go fóill!

What an amazing year...

We want to thank every single student who supported us - from everyone who engaged with our stands, attended our events and protests, to our class representatives and volunteers who gave their time to work for our Union!

Here are some highlights from the year:

⭐ Launched a permanent Food Pantry, visited by over 2,600 students, and provided an estimated 17,357 meals.

⭐ Opened a new Common Room in the Western Gateway Building to provide facilities (including microwaves) to students on a satellite campuses.

⭐ Received 2,560 responses for our Cost of Living Survey, ran in association with CUBS and Access, to highlight how the cost of living crisis affects students.

⭐ Provided over 1,800 free breakfasts to commuting students through our Commuter Breakfast Club iniatitive.

⭐ Launched our GEM Report on the cost of Graduate Entry Medicine in collaboration with UCDSU, UL Student Life, RCSI SU, and AMLÉ, which was presented at Leinster House.

⭐Publicly condemned and protested the government's removal of the temporary €1,000 reduction in student fees, effectively increasing yearly fees by €500 for all EU undergraduate students.

⭐ Oversaw the successful reopening of the Mardyke Athletics Track and ensured all capitation funds were spent in line with respective referenda wording

And so much more! you can read the full list in the annual report now available in our link-tree! 📚

We wish the very best of luck to the new UCCSU Executive - we know you will do great 🌻

Grá mór ó 54 College Road,

UCC Students’ Union Executive 2025/26 🌟

We’re thrilled to announce our fundraising total of an incredible €34,000 for this year’s RAG Week!! All of this money will be split equally between our three charities: ⛑️ 🇵🇸 and 🧸

A huge well done to our Commercial and Fundraising and Entertainments Officers, Alex and Kate, for coordinating the week 🐷

A massive thank you to our RAG Crew, and s and to all those that helped out with the fundraising, and to everyone that supported by donating, attending events, buying raffle tickets or encouraging others to do the same. Every cent raised is going to incredible causes, and we couldn’t have done it without you!

Results are out. Congratulations everyone for all your hard work!

Didn’t do as well as you thought? Don’t worry, mitigations and appeals are here to help you.

Remember, results aren’t everything, there will always be more than one road to a goal ⭐️

If you have any questions or need support, we are here to help:
📚Education Officer, Anna: [email protected]
💙Welfare Officer, Fergal: [email protected]

We were delighted to take home five awards at the Student Impact Awards hosted by .ie !

⭐️ Part Time Officer of the Year – Sumaya Mohammed, Environmental & Sustainability Representative

⭐️International Student of the Year – Michael Xuereb

⭐️ ECO-UNESCO Environmental and Sustainability Impact of the Year – UCCSU Food Pantry -Cian Walsh and Sumaya Mohammed, Environmental & Sustainability Representative

⭐️ Biodiversity & Nature Stewardship project of the Year - Corryn Knapp

⭐️AIB Best Student Financial Literacy Campaign of the year – UCC Trad Society

We are so proud of the work done this year, and these awards are a testament to every student who got involved - from our amazing class reps and volunteers in our crews, to all those who attended Student Council, supported our events, or participated in our protests - go raibh míle maith agaibh go léir 🌟🌟🌟

‼️COST OF LIVING SURVEY IS NOW OPEN‼️

In collaboration with UCC Access & UCC CUBS, we are proud to launch the Cost of Living Survey. This high level research survey will provide much needed and invaluable data on the cost of living amongst UCC students, which in turn will inform policy and decision-making.

Fill it out now, it only takes 5 minutes 👍

Struggling with stress and axiety? We got you covered🧠

If you need any supports throughout exam season, you can contact:
💙Fergal - [email protected]
💚Anna - [email protected]

Take a break on us! ☕

We will be serving free tea and coffee the first three days of study week from 9am-10am.

If you need any supports throughout exam season, you can contact:
💙Fergal - [email protected]
💚Anna - [email protected]