Guiry Group

Organic chemistry group focusing on asymmetric catalysis, chiral ligand design and targeted synthesis in UCD, Dublin. Student run account, maintained by EC.

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Well done to some of our group for presenting in the EPSRC CDT Winter Showcase at the University of Nottingham earlier this month. Aoibhínn gave a fantastic talk, while Liam and Ava presented posters on their work:

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Huge congrats to Zoe for recently passing her viva earlier this month!

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Congratulations & Well Done to Zoe Byrne
of the Guiry Research Group @GuiryGroupUCD
who passed her PhD viva voce on 6th February ! 👏 Thanks to Joe Byrne @anbeirneach (Chair), Andrew Marr of QUB (extern) and Elaine O'Reilly @EORResearch (Intern).

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Many thanks to our sponsors for supporting the symposium: @EliLillyandCo , @thermofisher , @pfizer , @MasonTechnology , @SKbiotek , @Agilent , @SSPCentre , @MSDInvents , and @RepublicOfRSC

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The 24th annual CSCB Symposium was held in the UCD Village on December 12th. Professor Frank Glorius (University of Münster), Professor Benjamin Palmer (University of Bristol), Professor Cristina Nevado (University of Zürich), (cont.)

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This symposium also featured the highest number of posters at the symposium to date with over 70 students and postdocs presenting. Well done to all, especially those who won poster prizes:

[Fun Man Fung @chemFunMan]

Celebrating ✨Chemistry is Everything!🌟#ACS150

You are cordially invited to the @AmerChemSociety Singapore 🇸🇬 Youth Challenge 2026

Speakers from @ucddublin @UNSW @SiChuanUniv @UTArlington @NTUsg

Sponsored by @ACSPublications @worldscientific @FEBSOpenBio CAS

I am excited, are you? 😄
@cenmag @EveryWhereChem

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Pat recently had the opportunity to meet the 10th President of Ireland, Catherine Connolly, at Dublin Castle on Tuesday at a State Reception:

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@ucddublin open day LIVE! 🇮🇪
Visit our booth @ucdchemistry @ucdscience DN200 sunny 😎 day ☀️

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Congratulations to Dr Úna McCarthy-Fakhry (past BSc student in our group) for winning a UCD Alumni Award in Science 2025 last week. Úna also gave a seminar to the department earlier that day entitled "Beyond the lab: A chemist's journey to inclusive STEM education".

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We also have this cool bus roving around the country to celebrate what is now the Stripe Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition, being held January 7-10. https://t.co/lKn6jBDx08

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A great day was had by @NiamhLehane and the group last Friday after her viva. Congratulations Niamh!

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Huge Congratulations to Niamh Lehane @NiamhLehane who passed her PhD viva voce today! 👏🍾Pictured here with her supervisor @GuiryGroupUCD & exam committee. Thanks to Prof. John Bower (extern), @palmaniello (chair) and @TheRubiniGroup (intern).

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Huge Congratulations to Niamh Lehane @NiamhLehane who passed her PhD viva voce today! 👏🍾Pictured here with her supervisor @GuiryGroupUCD & exam committee. Thanks to Prof. John Bower (extern), @palmaniello (chair) and @TheRubiniGroup (intern).

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https://t.co/8oIVddDEYk

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Congratulations to the Connon group from @TCD_Chemistry on their recent publication in ChemSusChem. Many thanks to them also for dedicating this article to Pat for his 60th birthday!

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Our 2nd years Liam, Ava, Jordi, and Eoghan also presented at the poster sessions:

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Big thanks to the organizers of #ESOC2025! Our group had an amazing time in Copenhagen presenting our research and attending some exceptional talks. 🇩🇰

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Our final years Niamh and Zoe presented on their work at one of the poster sessions:

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Ready to go in Copenhagen for ESOC 2025!

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Congrats to Fionn and Rachel on their graduation yesterday! (featuring our newest group member / @ucddublin mascot)