Chairperson's Address

Now in our third year post-revival, the UCC History Society has only gone from strength to strength. Boasting over 2,700 active members in the college, we have continued to champion the learning of History through interesting, fun, accessbile events, as well as highlighting under-represented topics from renowned speakers and reserchers from UCC and beyond. 

We've managed to reach such a wide range of students from all educational disciplines (I, myself, am not a History student), signifying the appetite to learn more about History that exists within the student body. 

History influences everything about the world around us - why things are the way they are, how they came to be like this. It is crucially important to understand to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past. Especially today, when more and more people seem to be forgetting those very lessons, those with an interest in and a grá for the subject must be encouraged to pursue it. That is my aim for this society - to promote and to encourage the study of History. 

It is an honour to serve as your Chairperson. The society would be nowhere without its incredibly engaged and interested members, who make this job so rewarding. I'd be remiss to not also thank my committee, without whom there would not be a single event. You all are the backbone of this society, and I feel incredibly fortunate to have the chance to guide us all in this pursuit of understanding and knowledge.

Cian Mulhearne, Chairperson (2025/26)