This week we meet Chrisdina O’Neill from the Travelling Community, who is studying Education at UCC to realise her childhood dream of becoming a teacher.
Cameras catch up with seven students at various stages of their university journey who all share one common experience - getting to university against all the odds
As our students reach the midway point of the academic year, news of a global pandemic looks set to upend every aspect of their personal and university lives.
This week, as the country grapples with the impact of COVID-19 restrictions, Irish universities and students settle into the new normal of college life.
In the last episode of the series, it is time for the students of My Uni Life to reflect on their university experiences as well as look forward to the future. Alpha visits his foster mum with a surprise. Ex-Medical student Adam, now Doctor Freegrove makes an emotional journey home to meet his mum and grandmother. Linda, partner of Mature student Cathal talks about her own plans of further education. Roisin talks about life after her PhD and Courtney looks at life beyond the historic walls of Trinity. Shaun, from UL looks at his future opportunities in technology and Chrisdina looks back on her journey from young traveller girl to secondary school teacher.
It’s Freshers week and thousands of students are having their first taste of uni life. We meet early education student Matthew on Ireland’s first autism friendly campus at DCU.
We meet TU Dublin design students who are helping DCC redevelop a community space. We hook up with athlete Darragh McElhinney on his road to Olympic glory.
We head to the University of Galway to meet Niamh Ní Charra, the archivist curating former President Mary Robinson’s collection from her life in politics, law and human rights.
We catch up with Mary Kate and the Maynooth Ladies GAA team on their road to victory. At UL, we are with jump jockey Mark McDonagh who is chasing his own sporting dreams.
Following the final submissions of the TU Dublin first year students, archivist Niamh Ní Charra in Mayo, and UCD student Darragh progressing on his journey to the Olympic games