Motley Magazine is an Irish student publication affiliated with University College Cork (UCC). Motley Magazine was originally set up in 2006 by the UCC Journalism and Media Society (now extinct, relaunched in 2018 as the UCC Journalism Society) until it became an official publication of the UCC media executive.[1] Motley Magazine is published monthly during college term since its founding, except for a one-year break during the 2009/2010 academic year. It is a free publication, distributed throughout the University College Cork campus.[2]
| A vibrant, diverse and eclectic eye on UCC and beyond | |
 September 2018 cover of Motley Magazine | |
| Type | Monthly Magazine |
|---|---|
| Format | A4 |
| School | University College Cork |
| Founder | Ian Power |
| Editor | Lisa Ahern |
Staff writers | 15 |
| Founded | 2006 |
Ceased publication | 2009 |
| Relaunched | 2010 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | The Newsroom, Ground Floor, The Hub, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland |
| City | Cork |
| Country | Ireland |
| Circulation | 1,500 (as of 2017) |
| Readership | 20,000+ (Print and Online) |
| Website | www |
The magazine won the "Best Magazine" award at the SMEDIA Awards in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017. Since it was created, the magazine has featured interviews and articles on people from the television, music and pop-culture industries, such as Troye Sivan,[3] Amanda Palmer,[4] and the Kaiser Chiefs.[5]
Editors
edit| Academic Year | Volume | Editor-in-Chief | Designer | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006/2007 | Volume I | Ian Power | N/A | Founding |
| 2007/2008 | Volume II | Ian Power | N/A | |
| 2008/2009 | Volume III | N/A | N/A | |
| 2009/2010 | No Volume | N/A | N/A | Sabbatical |
| 2010/2011 | Volume IV | Aisling Twomey | Muire O'Hara | |
| 2011/2012 | Volume V | Kevin Curran | Richard Sheehy | |
| 2012/2013 | Volume VI | John Murphy | Richard Sheehy | |
| 2013/2014 | Volume VII | Kieran Murphy | Luke Crowley-Holland | |
| 2014/2015 | Volume VIII | Ellen Desmond | Luke Crowley-Holland/Cathal O'Gara | |
| 2015/2016 | Volume IX | Ellen Desmond | Cathal O'Gara | |
| 2016/2017 | Volume X | Eoin McSweeney | Colm Cahalane | |
| 2017/2018 | Volume XI | Lauren Mulvihill | Sai Wing Ho | |
| 2018/2019 | Volume XII | Lucas Brun | Emily Phipps | |
| 2019/2020 | Volume XIII | Dan Webb | Tim Caruso | |
| 2020/2021 | Volume XIV | Matthew Moynihan | Hilary Barry | |
| 2021/2022 | Volume XV | Emer Walsh | Maxwell Callanan | |
| 2022/2023 | Volume XVI | Niamh Browne | Kevin Smith | |
| 2023/2024 | Volume XVII | Ronan Keohane | Owen Mamo | |
| 2025/2025 | Volume XVIII | Lisa Ahern | Ester Evangelista de Alcantara | Current volume |
Notable people who have appeared in Motley Magazine
editNotable people, who have appeared in the magazine, include:[citation needed]
- Cast of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
- Cast of Orange Is The New Black
- Cast of Game of Thrones
- Cast of Jersey Shore
- Cast of Dance Moms
- Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race
- Cast of Love/Hate
- Le Galaxie
- Little Green Cars
- Tove Lo
- Calum Scott
- Max Jury
- Tyler Oakley
- Troye Sivan
- Amanda Palmer
- The Veronicas
- Róisín O
- Enemies
- Walking on Cars
- Mick Flannery
- Heathers
- Kodaline
- Jarryd James
- The Riptide Movement
- Ella Henderson
- Kaiser Chiefs
- Daithí
- George Hook
- Fiona Shaw
- Robert Sheehan
- Rick Riordan
- Wolf Alice
Awards
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Student Media – University College Cork (UCC)". ucc.ie. Archived from the original on 22 May 2016.
- ↑ "About Motley". collegenews.ie. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ↑ "Troye Sivan: Driving Us Wild". Motley Magazine. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ↑ "Yes, Amanda Palmer". Motley Magazine. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ↑ "The Big Interview: Kaiser Chiefs". Motley Magazine. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ↑ "2014 Winners & Nominees". Oxygen.ie. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- 1 2 "KBC National Student Media Awards". Oxygen.ie. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ↑ "Smedias 2015 – Roll of Honour". Oxygen.ie. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ↑ "Smedias Winners 2016". Oxygen.ie. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2021.