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IT Bytes returns for 2024. The ITBytes team test their Irish speaking skills, with some of our presenters showing more flair than others. This episode features, 2nd year UCC music student, Meabh Ni Chonaill. Meabh hails from - Gaeltacht Mhuscraí .  Meabh’s talks about growing up a native Irish language speaker, the vibrant Irish language scene in UCC, translating some IT terms into Irish and Meabh’s journey to Africia for St. Patricks’ Day. A lively episode as the hosts intertwine Bearla agus Gaeilge, coupled with dash of nostalgia and giddiness.

Links discussed in this episode include;

UCC Traditional Music Society @ucctradsoc

Meabh’s Radio Show, CeolMates @ceolmates

An Chuallacht -  @anchuallachtucc

Gael Gals @Gael_gals

Kerry Cowboy @kerrycowboy

Centre for Spoken Irish UCC - https://www.ucc.ie/en/igl/

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Audio Production/editing: Eoin O’Sullivan

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A short one for December! Join us as we enjoy a rapid recap of IT Bytes first year with mini updates from our past guests. We have album news, movie news, new recipes, and an update on the release of the Recognising and Responding to Technology Facilitated Abuse course. Not to mention some new years resolution ideas for you and yours.

Recipe links:


Turkey and mouse brain pie
Chestnut stuffing balls
Fruit Cake

IT Security

Stay safe online this Christmas

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In this two-part episode we chat to Dr Éadaoin Regan and Mairead Roche from the UCC Skills Centre. Followed by Marian Twomey from the Digital Advisory Centre (DAC).

For the uninitiated, the Skills Centre provides UCC students with a learning space for the enhancement of study skills. Eadaoin and Mairead talk about the great work the skills centre does and some plans for the future. All the details on the Skills Centre workshops and tutorials can be found on their website: https://www.ucc.ie/en/skillscentre/ Be sure to visit their pop up stall in The Maker Space, The Hub.

You can find the Skills Centre on social media:


X @UCCSkills
Facebook: UCCSkills
Instagram: UCCSkills
YouTube: @skillscentre4303

In the second part of this episode we to speak to Marian Twomey from IT Services DAC.  Marian tells us about the new Digital Badge for UCC Staff: M365 and more for a Digital Workplace. The Digital Badge covers many topics including but not limited to IT Security, Teams, Forms and even Flows.

For details on how to enrol on the digital badge visit: M365 and more for a Digital Workplace Digital Badge (sharepoint.com)

For those that haven’t encountered the DAC yet, the DAC is a team made up of a cross section of IT Services staff that works with other departments across the university to help them make the best use of the M365 suite of applications. The DAC also helps departments to digitise paper-based processes. UCC staff can find out more about the DAC on their SharePoint Communications Site

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Produced by: Deirdre Keane, Noelette Hurley & Eoin O'Sullivan


Audio Production: Eoin O’Sullivan


With thanks as always to UCC 98.3fm

Join IT Bytes as we chat to Tom Howlin from Student IT. Tom is the Student IT Supervisor and has had a busy summer working on a few projects that will hopefully get students logged in and engaged in campus life from the get-go. 

We know that starting college is a big deal, finding your feet at the start of the semester can be a struggle. As with many aspects of life, many of the tools required for successful participation in your college course are online. In this episode we discuss how Student IT are tackling this issue by developing a suite of video resources and step by step guides to help enable students to get the most out of our online services.  

Student IT Website: https://www.ucc.ie/en/sit  

Setting up MFA: UCC Student IT Account - Set Up 

IT Training Video: IT Orientation 

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David works in IT Services as an IT Analyst in Data Services.  David has played a vital role in the creation of the UCC Data Hub.  While David’s day job is data, he is also a very successful musician. David is a multi-instrumentalist and is best known for playing the pedal steel guitar. As well as contributing to records across a range of genres, David has completed tours of Ireland, UK, Europe and U.S.A. as well as performing on live national radio and television.

In this episode we chat to David about his career in IT but also his career in music and how he uncovered his love and talent for playing the pedal steel guitar.  He also shares stories of playing in venues from St. Luke’s in Cork to Alexandra Palace in London.  We talk about technology and how it can enable music particularly musical collaborations. We hear how improved technology gave David the opportunity to record music from his studio in Cork with artists as far away as Mexico. You can find out more about David’s music in the links below:

Website: http://www.davidmurphymusic.com/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1uJbipU6OSVi4r8CsZv2yN?si=b7855fc35efa434d&nd=1

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUC7xTIGDgVRhF2lNGHPRVw

Twitter: https://twitter.com/steelydave83

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Hello and welcome to ITBytes, UCC IT Services first official podcast.  The podcast is hosted by IT Services staff members, Noelette Hurley and Deirdre Keane.   Noelette works as an IT Analyst while Deirdre is kept busy as our Communications Coordinator.  In this episode they chat to Rosie Coffey. Rosie leads up the Enterprise Solutions team in IT Services.  In this episode Rosie chats about her work as part of the National Cyber Security Awareness Task Force to tackle the growing problem of technology in gender-based crime.  * We advise listener discretion with this episode as some listeners might find some of the content triggering, topics such as image-based abuse, impersonation, and harassment are discussed. *

While the conversation is of a serious nature, it is remarkable the drive, commitment and positive change Rosie, colleagues across UCC, National Cyber Security Awareness Task Force and beyond are making.  This team of people are creating awareness to help others to recognise the signs of technology facilitated abuse and what a person can do to help themselves or somebody they know.  

Audio Production: Eoin O’Sullivan

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Resource material referenced in this episode 

Red Flags Campaign - https://www.safeireland.ie/learn-the-red-flags-of-technology-facilitated-abuse/

Supporting Women – Responding to Technology-Facilitated Domestic Abuse Booklet Let’s Talk Tech – Online Safety Tips - Safe Ireland

Safe Ireland https://www.safeireland.ie/

Reporting illegal online content, including images www.hotline.ie

About the National Cyber Security Awareness Task Force https://cyberawarenessireland.com/about-ncsata

Bystander Intervention https://www.ucc.ie/en/bystander/

Alicia O’Sullivan, Safety over Stigma https://www.ucc.ie/en/quercus/news/alicia-osullivan-forms-safety-over-stigma-.html

Serious Consequences Campaign: https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/2c715-minister-harris-launches-threat-to-share-awareness-campaign-on-intimate-image-abuse/