UCC to hold first major event of Ireland’s EU presidency

The event will conclude with a plenary session chaired by the Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, and the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen

Staff at UCC have been told that the main university campus — “from the Food Science building to Donovan’s Rd” — will be closed from Wednesday, July 1 until Friday, July 3, inclusive. File picture: Dan Linehan

The first major event of Ireland’s six-month presidency of the council of the European Union is scheduled to take place in Cork at the start of July.

University College Cork will host a two-day visit by the college of commissioners to Ireland which is scheduled for July 2 and 3.