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Hollywood meets hurling?

Seán Crosson recounts the origins of his award-winning book Gaelic Games on Film (2019) which inspired TG4’s new documentary Iománaíocht Hollywood: Cluichí Gaelacha ar Scannán/Hollywood Hurling

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October 23, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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Thanks to everyone who joined us last night for the launch of Irish Dressers and Delph by Meredith Chesson.

Our launch speaker Professor Diarmuid Ó Giolláin spoke beautifully about the way communities and individuals make homes out of houses.

Out now: www.corkuniversitypress.com/978178205067...
October 22, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Thanks to everyone who joined our Centenary Symposium! It was a joy to celebrate 100 years of publishing. We're continuing the celebration with 25% off all print books until 2 Oct—use code CUP100YEARS at checkout. (1/2)
September 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Fergal Keane reflects on the culture that shaped him in today’s @irishexaminer.bsky.social ahead of our symposium Cork University Press and Irish Intellectual Life this week:
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...
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September 8, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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🎵 The history of the bodhrán might surprise you. Fintan Vallely's piece in today's Irish Times tells the story of the Irish frame drum.

Learn more in Beating Time: The story of the Irish bodhrán. Out now 📚.

www.irishtimes.com/culture/musi...
July 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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📚 Last night we celebrated the launch of Beating Time: The Story of the Irish Bodhrán by Fintan Vallely. Huge thanks to @nmireland.bsky.social for hosting us in their majestic rotunda, to Kevin Conieff for launching and to everyone who joined us 🎶

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July 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Yesterday we celebrated the launch of Ireland and Britain in the Age of Bede: The Jennifer O’Reilly memorial lectures 2017–2024 edited by Máirín MacCarron and Tom O'Reilly.
www.corkuniversitypress.com/978178205047...
Left to right, editors and contributors, Tom O'Reilly, Jane Hawkes, Dáibhí Ó Cróinín, Máirín MacCarron and Carol Farr are pictured with copies of the book in their hands. Editors Tom O'Reilly and Máirín MacCarron speak to a crowd of launch attendees. Copies of the book, Ireland and Britain in the Age of Bede: The Jennifer O’Reilly memorial lectures 2017–2024, are stacked on a table with green table cloth.
May 2, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Fintan Vallely joined Aoife McCormack on @rte.ie @therollingwave.bsky.social to discuss the 3rd edition of The Companion to Irish Traditional Music and share some favourite tunes.

Listen back here: www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
The Rolling Wave Sunday 6 April 2025
Fintan Vallely will be in studio to talk about his work on the 3rd edition of the Companion to Irish Traditional Music.
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April 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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We had a great day exhibiting at the @sofeir.bsky.social @ucc.ie conference on Ireland and Transnational Solidarities. Thanks to everyone who dropped by to say hello, discuss new research ideas and buy a book! 📚 👋🏻
Cork University Press, Editor Maria O'Donavan sits at a table featuring a selection of Cork University Press books for sale. A pull banner promoting Cork University Press is displayed next to the table. A photo of a poster promoting the Ireland Transnational Solidarities conference. It features animated drawings of three young children of different nationalities.
March 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Exciting day as our Cork University Press through the Years exhibition starts to take shape with our signature orange on the walls, text files entering production, and a set of stunning commemorative prints from artist Craig Carry are delivered
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March 5, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Mel Mercier is featured in today's 'Culture that made me” @irishexaminer.bsky.social
(Particularly lovely to see him talk about how Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin influence on him. Mel is one of the contributors to our book Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin: A life in music

www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...
Culture That Made Me: Mel Mercier — Cork is my spiritual home
Mel Mercier has worked with Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin, theatre director Deborah Warner, Pat Kiernan, and Cork acting great, Fiona Shaw... he describes his career highlights to Richard Fitzpatrick
www.irishexaminer.com
January 27, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Looking forward to Emma joining the @corkup.bsky.social team this term. A great learning initiative from @ucclibrary.bsky.social!
ucclibrary.bsky.social UCC Library @ucclibrary.bsky.social · Jan 11
Wishing all the best to our new student interns who will be working with us on some great projects:
Publishing, Photographic Collections, Digital Preservation, Peer-to-Peer Teaching, Postgrad Needs Review, Ask Us Service Review, Social Media.
We're very excited to be working with you
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January 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Struggling for Christmas gift inspiration? @mikemoynihanex.bsky.social provides the solution in @irishexaminer.bsky.social as he speaks to @drjohnborgonovo.bsky.social about History Book of the Year, Atlas of the Irish Civil War 👇
December 13, 2024 at 12:08 PM
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December 13, 2024 at 9:46 AM