We are getting ready for our second Europe Day Festival. 480 children from all over Munster in UCC Ireland to celebrate Europe Day in an engaging, fun and educational way + an EU treasure hunt across campus.
Peek at last year's ⏬️
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🗳️ It's less than a month to #LE24 and the posters have gone up overnight but what is it that local councillors actually do?

I spoke to AODH QUINLIVAN ⚽️🏆, councillors Cllr. Sinead Maguire and Rena Donaghey & Paul Murphy of Meath Chronicle for Morning Ireland.
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The final seminar of the current 'Lunch & Learn' seminar series takes place today. We will discuss local elections, Noel Collins & Andrew Treacy 😬. If you work in Cork City Council why not join us in the council chamber at 1.05? UCC Ireland AILG Local Government Ireland Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage

Posters are up and canvassing is well underway

Ahead of the local elections, Dr AODH QUINLIVAN ⚽️🏆 explains what local councillors can and can't do.

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What do local councillors do? Was very happy to contribute to this report by Marc O'Driscoll which featured on today's Morning Ireland. Good luck to all those contesting elections on 7 June. UCC Ireland UCC Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences
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Fantastic 🎉. UCC Ireland should be so proud of this groundbreaking work by Dr E. Schön-Quinlivan Philip Murphy & Hub in Active European Citizenship 🇮🇪 🇪🇺.

Micheál Martin College of Arts, Celtic Studies & Social Sciences EchoLive.ie European Commission John O'Halloran John F. Cryan Irish Foreign Ministry UCC Europa Society European Parliament UCC Government & Politics Society Seán Kelly MEP Grace O'Sullivan MEP

Greatly looking forward to our 7th seminar in the current 'Lunch & Learn' series. Today, we will be getting stuck into FOI. If you are a staff member in Cork City Council why not join us at 1.05pm in the historic Council Chamber? UCC Ireland College of Arts, Celtic Studies & Social Sciences AILG #LocalGov

At the launch of 'All Politics is Local' (co-written with Liam Weeks) with Dr E. Schön-Quinlivan & Adam_quinlivan116 #onthisday in 2009. Delighted to be writing another local elections book, covering period from 1899-2024. Will be published before end of year 💪. #LocalGov #LE24

This report on Irish local government and the role of the councillor will now be aired on Morning Ireland tomorrow 📻. UCC Ireland UCC IrelandResearch College of Arts, Celtic Studies & Social Sciences GovPolUCC CLRG Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage AILG Local Government Ireland LGIU CCMA Kieran O’Donnell TD for Limerick City Constituency The Citizens' Assembly #localgov #LE24

Promises to be an interesting event in Dublin on 23 May. Happy to contribute alongside Bertie Ahern, Alice Charles, Eoin O'Malley, Stephen Browne, Deiric O'Broin, Richard Shakespeare, AnnMarie Farrelly & Rui Moreira (Mayor of Porto). Check out uli.org for details.

Lord Mayor, DEM, Chief Executive, Director General, Príomh Comhairleoir ... what does it all mean? This (and much more!) will be discussed at 'Lunch & Learn' in Cork City Hall at 1.05pm today. Excitement levels are rising! UCC Ireland Cork City Council AILG Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage GovPolUCC

We'll be covering a lot of ground at tomorrow's Lunch & Learn seminar! If you are a staff member of Cork City Council why not join us at 1.05pm in the historic Council Chamber? Good food, great company & a lively #localgov conversation. Perfect! UCC Ireland AILG Local Government Ireland

Looking forward to the report on Morning Ireland tomorrow by Marc O'Driscoll about the role of the local councillor and the expectations that people have of them. Happy to have made a small contribution to the piece. Do tune in! 📻 UCC Ireland GovPolUCC College of Arts, Celtic Studies & Social Sciences AILG Local Government Ireland

Great to hear Dr E. Schön-Quinlivan
on Sunday's Brendan O'Connor Show. A stimulating panel discussion on a variety of topical issues 👍. UCC Ireland College of Arts, Celtic Studies & Social Sciences GovPolUCC John O'Halloran
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Important issues raised here on Today with Claire Byrne by Brian O'Connell. Happy to contribute to it.

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Death threats and 14 hour working days - more than 100 local councillors are not running for re-election on 7 June

AODH QUINLIVAN ⚽️🏆 spoke to Brian O'Connell about pressures experienced by local councillors across Ireland.

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Great pleasure today UCC Ireland to chair the Viva of Oliver O'Hanlon. Congratulations to him on a successful outcome 🎉. Well done to supervisors, Donal Hassett & Donal Ó Drisceoil. Thanks to the thorough examiners, Eamon Maher & Kate Hodgson. Oliver O'Hanlon Dónal Hassett College of Arts, Celtic Studies & Social Sciences John O'Halloran

Remembering Philip Monahan who died 41 years ago today. He served as City Commissioner & then City Manager in Cork from 1924 to 1959. He was noted for being flexible in method, but constant in principle - suaviter in modo, fortiter in re. Cork City Council AILG CCMA

Issue 82 of GOVERNMENT TIMES is now out UCC Ireland. 30 pages describing recent activities of students & staff in the Department of Government & Politics. A lot is happening! Issue 82 will be posted online today. College of Arts, Celtic Studies & Social Sciences Mary C. Murphy John O'Halloran GovPolUCC UCC Government & Politics Society John F. Cryan CLRG

All set in the historic Council Chamber of Cork City Hall. It can be argued that the words of Lord Mayor Seán French from a century ago still ring true. #LunchLearn #LocalGov UCC Ireland College of Arts, Celtic Studies & Social Sciences CLRG AILG Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage Kieran O’Donnell TD for Limerick City Constituency Cork City Council Local Government Ireland