Irish Examiner and UCC to host CAO offers Q&A

The Irish Examiner and University College Cork (UCC) will host a live online Q&A for students today.

Mon, 17 Aug, 2015 - 01:00

The session, “I’ve got my offer – what next?”, will be hosted on both www.ucc.ie/caolive and irishexaminer.com from 3-4.30pm. It’s aimed at students who have received a CAO offer and have questions and who, in particular, may have made applications to UCC.

The expert team will also be able to offer general guidance and advice to students on the CAO and college life.

The expert UCC panel will include:

· Loretta Brady, College of Arts, Celtic Studies & Social Sciences

· Anne Wallace, College of Business & Law

· Mags Arnold, College of Medicine & Health

· Aidan Coffey, President of the UCC Students’ Union

· Sandra O’Herlihy, Admissions Office

· Olive Byrne, UCC Plus+ Office (HEAR)

· Mary O’Grady, Disability Support Service (DARE)

· Noelette Hurley, IT Services

· Tom McCarthy, Office of Marketing and Communications

· Gregory Higgins, College of Medicine & Health

· Noelette Hurley, IT Services

UCC and the Irish Examiner will also partner on a repeat session this Wednesday, August 19 (3-4.30pm), for those who cannot make today’s Q&A.

The software used to run these events is an application created by Pubble, a Cork-based tech startup co-founded by UCC graduate John Dineen from Kinsale.

A busy Q&A session held last week by the Irish Examiner, UCC and Pubble for students following their Leaving Certificate results trended in Ireland.

#AskUCC still trending! UCC @irishexaminer and @pubbleio will be back on Monday/Wed for our #CAO offers Q&A - thanks all :) #LeavingCert
— UCC Ireland (@UCC) August 13, 2015