UCC head plans US link-ups due to transatlantic flights

The president of University College Cork has begun forging links with some of America’s top universities thanks to Cork Airport’s first transatlantic service.

Patrick O’Shea was one of the passengers on board Norwegian Air’s inaugural Cork to Providence flight on Saturday — the airport’s first direct scheduled service to the US.

Prof O’Shea has extensive contacts in the US, where he was vice-president and chief research officer at the University of Maryland before returning to Cork.