UCC observatory restored after €500,000 renovation

A 19TH century observatory built on a college campus will reopen on Thursday after a €500,000 renovation project.

Tue, 20 Jun, 2006 - 01:00

Eoin English

Education Minister Mary Hanafin will unveil the revamped 1878-built Crawford Observatory reinstating University College Cork (UCC) as the country’s only university with a working observatory.

Once open, it will be the city’s second observatory.

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Courts Education Place: Blackrock Castle Place: College Road Place: Ireland Person: Education Minister Person: Mary Hanafin Person: Howard Grubb Person: Grubb Person: Paul Callanan Event: Paris Exhibition Organisation: UCC Organisation: Crawford Observatory Organisation: University College Cork Organisation: Cork City Council Organisation: Cork Institute of Technology Organisation: Queen’s College

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