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Ruth Buckley

Girl Power: University College Cork’s Annual Alumni Awards

By Irish America Staff
December / January 2018

December 1, 2017 by Leave a Comment

Several outstanding University College Cork graduates were recently honored at the university’s annual alumni awards in November, including the first visually-impaired athlete to complete seven marathons on seven continents in seven days. UCC law alumna Sinead Kane (above right), who qualified as Ireland’s first legally blind solicitor in 2009, was among those honored. Kane, … [Read more...] about Girl Power: University College Cork’s Annual Alumni Awards

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