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ALUMNI NEWS
A Choral Celebration of Christmas with UCD Choral Scholars
Tickets are now available for the UCD Choral Scholars Christmas concerts on Tuesday 20th & Wednesday 21st December. The Scholars will be joined by renowned harpist Denise Kelly and the wind quintet Gael Winds on both evenings... more
Bill Whelan awarded UCD Foundation Day Medal
Bill Whelan BCL 1973, best known for composing the original seven minute orchestral piece for Riverdance was awarded the UCD Foundation Day Medal... more
UCD Ad Astra Academy
After accepting the UCD Foundation Day Medal, Bill Whelan gave a special performance alongside the UCD Ad Astra Scholars. The Ad Astra Academy was set up to support and nurture the most talented UCD students... more
100 years since the birth of alumnus Brian O’Nolan, aka Flann O’Brien
To mark 100 years since the birth of Brian O’Nolan, aka Flann O’Brien and Myles na gCopaleen, University College Dublin, his alma mater, held a special event in the Physics Theatre in Newman House, a room which prominently features in one of his best know novels At Swim-Two-Birds (1939)... more
UCD NEWS
Announcing the new Leaders’ Insights Series
UCD Business Alumni have just launched a new video thought leadership series entitled “The Leaders’ Insights Series” in association with Matheson Ormsby Prentice. Distributed monthly to business graduates via Business eConnections and the UCD Business Alumni website, the series will include thought leadership video interviews with prominent business leaders, UCD Business School academics and notable business alumni, sharing their views and business insights on a range of topical management and business issues. In the first video of the series, HP’s Martin Murphy (and member of the Smurfit School Advisory Board) shares some of his considerable experience in leadership... click here to view
Christopher Lee honoured by UCD LawSoc
Legendary British horror actor, Sir Christopher Lee who portrayed the blood-sucking vampire Dracula in the 1958 Hammer Horror Film was awarded Honorary Life Membership by the UCD Law Society... more
New PhD programme supports Ireland’s knowledge economy
The Minister of State with special responsibility for Research and Innovation, Sean Sherlock TD has announced a new PhD programme aimed at preparing science graduates for employment in Ireland’s knowledge economy... more
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Ad Astra Academy
The UCD Ad Astra Academy, which is generously supported by the UCD Foundation, was set up in 2011 to support and nurture the most talented UCD students. Scholars displaying potential to international standards in academic pursuits, performing arts or sport are encouraged and mentored to develop their talent further while undertaking their degree studies. more
The Australia 1984 Scholarships 2011 Award
At a recent celebration hosted by UCD President, Dr Hugh Brady, three of UCD’s elite rugby athletes , Kieron Moloney, Danny Kenny and David Lynch were presented with the ‘Australia 1984 Scholarships’.
The purpose of the Australia 1984 Scholarship Fund is to develop the potential of elite rugby players receiving full time third level education in UCD into professional rugby players who will be supported in turn by the development programme in UCD and in Leinster.. more
UCD SPORT
Woods shares rugby insight with students of the game
Former Ireland and Lions hooker, Keith Wood visited the UCD campus to take part in a Q&A session with students studying the MSc Sport & Exercise Management (Rugby Management Stream)... more
Ireland to host Men’s Olympic qualifying event at National Hockey Stadium in UCD
The Federation Internationale de Hockey has announced that the Irish Hockey Association have been granted the hosting rights for a men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament... more
UCD Rugby Club Commissioned Portrait of British & Irish Lions
As part of the Centenary Season celebrations of the Rugby Club, a portrait of all the players who played for both Collidge and the Lions was commissioned. The artist is Peter Deighan, originally from Monaghan and now based in the UK. Peter has worked extensively for JP McManus and others in the golf and racing world and was also the artist who painted the first official portrait of John Major as British Prime Minister. A limited edition of 300 high quality copies (image size 20.0” X 16.7” printed using the Giclee method) are on sale. The cost is €250 + p.p. for framed and €200 + p.p. for print only. All proceeds from sales go to UCD Rugby Club.
Please contact James Meenan with any queries or to place an order.
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UCD Rugby Club
As part of the Centenary Season celebrations of the Rugby Club, a portrait of all the players who played for both Collidge and the Lions was commissioned. The artist is Peter Deighan, originally from Monaghan and now based in the UK. Peter has worked extensively for JP McManus and others in the golf and racing world and was also the artist who painted the first official portrait of John Major as British Prime Minister. A limited edition of 300 high quality copies (image size 20.0” X 16.7” printed using the Giclee method) are on sale. The cost is €250 + p.p. for framed and €200 + p.p. for print only. All proceeds from sales go to UCD Rugby Club.
Please contact James Meenan with any queries or to place an order.