The Old College Bar has been on the UCC Campus for 30 years.
The President of the University College Cork Students’ Union, Eolann Sheehan, has said he is ‘disappointed and appalled’ by the decision to close the Old College Bar on the UCC Campus.
The decision to close the Old College Bar was taken recently by the University Management Team Operations (UMTO) and Sheehan said that the Students’ Union “are highly disappointed and shocked by the lack of consultation or awareness extended to the Students’ Union and therefore the student body in the making of this decision”.
The Old College Bar, located adjacent to the Quad and next to the main restaurant on the UCC Campus, traditionally hosts as many as 150 club and society events throughout the college year.
It was also a venue for live music, with the likes of Republic of Loose, Walking on Cars and Ham Sandwich having performed there in recent years.
A letter addressed to UCC President, Dr. Michael Murphy, signed by Sheehan and co-signed by Patricia McCarthy, President of UCC Societies Executive and Michael Hanrahan, President of UCC Clubs Executive, has strongly urged a reconsideration of the decision to close the bar.
The letter states that the Students’ Union “would be happy to advise and assist in updating and changing the Old College Bar to meet the requirements of UCC students today”.
You can read the letter in full here.
Main image via Facebook/University College Cork
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