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University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · 1h

At the European level, Professor Roche has chaired and advised on several major initiatives in Food, Nutrition, and Health. Her research continues to be supported by Science Foundation Ireland, the EU Joint Programming Initiative, and Precision Oncology Ireland.

University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · 1h

As a Full Professor of Nutrigenomics, Helen's expertise bridges disciplines at both the UCD Conway Institute, where she is the director, and the UCD Institute of Food and Health.

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University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · 1h

💙💛 Our warmest congratulations to UCD Professor Helen Roche on her appointment to the Board of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) by The Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD.

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Seán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 5h

Delighted to be welcoming singer, Michelle O Rourke to @ucddublin.bsky.social tomorrow for a lunchtime recital. Michelle will sing music from the 12th century to the present day inc. lots of Irish composers. Free entry & details below…

@cmcireland.bsky.social

www.ucd.ie/music/newsan...

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University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · 19h

Sunny days and good vibes on campus ☀️🎓 Tuesday’s pop-up SU Block Market at UCD Student Centre featured hot food, baked treats, vintage finds, makers, collectors, and live DJ vibes! 🎶🍰👗 Such a great atmosphere—can’t wait to see what’s next! #CampusLife #UCD

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University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · 1d

In 2025, Conor returned to UCD to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Human Resource Management and Employment Relations Department, where he presented awards in memory of his father, the department's founder, Professor Brian J. Hillery.

University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · 1d

London-based Hillery has been promoted from Deputy CEO of the region, a post he took up last year, and will now co-lead the division with Matthieu Wiltz, while retaining his role as Head of Investment Banking in EMEA.

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University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · 1d

A graduate of UCD Lochlann Quinn School of Business, Mr Hillery completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree before training as a chartered accountant with KPMG.

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University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · 1d

🧑‍🎓✨ Many congratulations to UCD graduate Conor Hillery, who has been appointed by JP Morgan as co-chief executive of the group’s operations across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), a division with 32,000 employees.

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University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · 2d

Prof William Gallagher is a leading cancer biologist at UCD School of Biomolecular & Biomedical Science and former Director of the UCD Conway Institute. He co-leads the All-Island Cancer Research Institute (AICRI), which unites cancer researchers across Ireland in a collaborative research network.

University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · 2d

🗣️ UCD Professor William Gallagher: “You can predict whether that will be an aggressive tumour or not. If you don’t have an aggressive tumour, you could potentially avoid chemotherapy. That was a big thing that happened. And interestingly, Ireland was one of the leading countries in that approach."

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University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · 2d

👨‍⚕️🩻 "The whole landscape has changed" - The aggressive breast cancer, HER2+, is now probably the most treatable form, in terms of survival rate, thanks to new targeted therapies that can “turn off” the HER2 protein.

#cancerresearch
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

Living with cancer in Ireland: ‘We’ve moved from a one-size-fits-all treatment’

More than 220,000 people in Ireland are living with or after cancer, a 50 per cent increase from a decade ago

www.irishtimes.com

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University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · 4d

The apiary also supports research in pollination ecology and conservation of the native Irish black honeybee, offering hands-on learning in apiculture and biodiversity.🍯🌸🍂

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University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · 4d

🐝✨ The Belfield Bee Hive: At Rosemount Apiary, our hives produce honey, pollinate the heritage apple orchard🍏, and give students and visitors a close look at beekeeping.

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University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · 4d

😶‍🌫️ Many described the experience as transformational, bringing clarity and self-awareness after years of difficulty. A common theme was that the diagnosis offered explanation and validation, with some individuals only regretting that it had not come earlier in their lives.

University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · 4d

⚖️ An analysis of more than 1,800 first-person accounts revealed that people generally viewed the benefits of diagnosis as far outweighing the drawbacks.

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University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · 4d

🧠📄 Research led by Associate Professor Cliodhna O’Connor of UCD School of Psychology has examined how adults experience receiving a diagnosis of autism.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/h... @cliodhna

Can a Diagnosis Make You Better?

www.nytimes.com

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University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · 5d

Upon graduating from UCD College of Arts and Humanities, Manchán went on to present acclaimed travel documentaries for TG4 and RTÉ, publish bestselling books including Thirty-Two Words for Field, and become one of Ireland’s foremost voices on language, culture, and landscape.

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University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · 5d

💙💛 Our deepest sympathies to the family, friends, and colleagues of Manchán Magan, author, filmmaker and passionate advocate for the Irish language.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

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UCD Press @ucdpress.bsky.social · 6d

It was this explosive combination of hope and fear that brought about Ireland’s bloody summer.

BLOODY SUMMER in bookshops nationwide and at ucdpress.ie 31 October 2025

www.ucdpress.ie/page/detail/...

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Alex Dukalskis @alexdukalskis.bsky.social · 5d

If you're in Dublin next week come join me & @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social at the Institute of International & European Affairs (IIEA) on Thursday where we'll talk about our new book Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics

Details: www.iiea.com/images/uploa...

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chairofpoetry.bsky.social @chairofpoetry.bsky.social · 5d

We’re delighted to share the inaugural speech of Vona Groarke, Ireland Professor of Poetry 2025–2028 ✨
Read her reflections on poetry and her vision for the next three years
irelandchairofpoetry.org/inaugural-sp...

@poetryireland.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social @artscouncilireland.bsky.social

Vona Groarke standing on the steps of the National Concert Hall, Dublin

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Neil Johnston @nejohnst.bsky.social · 5d

Podcasts from this year's Tudor and Stuart Ireland conference @ucddublin.bsky.social are now available. Thanks to Mike Liffey @historyhub.bsky.social for making us all sounds so crisp historyhub.ie/tudor-and-st...

Tudor and Stuart Ireland Conference Podcasts

Since 2011, more than 200 speakers from a range of disciplines including History, English, Archaeology and Art History, have presented papers at Tudor and Stuart Ireland conferences. Download podcasts...

historyhub.ie

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University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · 6d

🗣️ “The series’ sense of democracy fostered through ‘town meetings’ may be one of its most important nostalgic features in a time when stark political differences mark the American landscape."
- Diane Negra, Full Professor of Film Studies and Screen Culture, UCD School of English, Drama and Film

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University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · 6d

👩‍👧🎊 HB Gilmore Girls! “The series’ picturesque aesthetics and tendency to simplify class and wealth differences position it as antidotal to a society that is being remade by the kleptocratic transfer of wealth to elites and the precarisation of the middle class."
www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

25 years of Gilmore Girls: ‘It’s utopia, it’s idyllic. People love to revisit, because it’s so comfortable and feels like a little bit of home’

When Gilmore Girls premiered in 2000, it wasn’t exactly a blockbuster hit. At the height of its seven-season run, the story of thirtysomething single mother Lorelai Gilmore and her gifted daughter Ror...

www.independent.ie

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