UCC welcomes first of its kind therapy dog on campus

Ciara Barrett (left) and Elliott Mulhall of UCC Societies meet Polly at the launch of MCC PAWS @ UCC. The initiative will start on Friday, with the arrival of the college's first therapy puppy, a stud poodle named Remy. Picture: Denis Minihane

University College Cork (UCC) has launched a new programme enabling students to avail of therapy dogs for support and stress relief during their time on campus.

The first-of-its-kind programme, called MCC PAWS @ UCC, launched in collaboration with Cork-based charity My Canine Companion, will see a number of trained therapy dogs placed on campus to work with students “of all capacities”.