“Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of all unauthorised allowances to each of the senior academics for the 2005 to 2011 period; and if he will make a statement on the matter …” (more)
[Dáil Éireann, 15 May]
“Students from around the world have voted the University of Limerick as providing the best student experience, best student support and warmest welcome. UL achieved multiple firsts in the survey which received input from more than 5000 international students currently studying across the countries seven universities …” (more)
[David Raleigh, Irish Examiner, 15 May]
“The president of the University of Limerick says the future development of the Opera Centre site presents an opportunity to intensify the involvement of UL in the city. Prof Don Barry made his comments last night at the ninth annual President’s Gala Dinner, which was held in the Strand Hotel …” (more)
[Limerick Leader, 12 May]
“New figures show universities paid almost €8 million in unauthorised allowances to senior academics over a six-year period. The allowances were paid between 2005 and 2011 without the approval of the Higher Education Authority (HEA). This is despite legislation that stipulates its approval must be sought …” (more)
[Carl O'Brien, Irish Times, 7 May]
“Thousands of university staff, including senior lecturers and college heads who earn six-figure salaries, are entitled to have their children’s college fees paid by the State as a perk of the job …” (more)
[Claire O’Sullivan, Irish Examiner, 30 April]
“A total of 17 new jobs are to be created at the University of Limerick by start-up company iMosphere. The positions will be provided at the Nexus Innovation Centre and the company is the second international start-up to choose the centre as a base in the past two months …” (more)
[Rebekah Commane, Limerick Post, 24 April]
“In a potentially lucrative move, An Taoiseach Enda Kenny has launched the office of the University of Limerick in China to attract more students from abroad to study here. Based in Beijing, the office aims to increase UL’s profile in this ‘key market for the Irish education sector’. UL currently has over 100 Chinese students at undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD level …” (more)
[Anne Sheridan, Limerick Leader, 10 April]
“… And now a video of the spectacle has attracted over 42,000 views on the online video channel YouTube. The video shows the young man, wearing a hat from rum company Captain Morgan, struggling to keep upright, as he repeatedly tries to climb to a top of a small hill without falling over …” (more)
[Anne Sheridan, Limerick Leader, 4 April]
“Ireland is at the leading edge of the emerging software area of evolving critical systems thanks to the work of Lero – the Irish software engineering research centre. The Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) funded Centre for Science Engineering and Technology brings together leading software engineering teams from the University of Limerick, DCU, Trinity College Dublin, UCD, Dundalk IT and NUI, Galway in a coordinated centre of research excellence with a strong industry focus …” (more)
[Irish Times, 30 March]
“Bertie Ahern’s former partner Celia Larkin was yesterday concentrating firmly on her third-level studies – and refusing to answer questions about the Mahon Tribunal …” (more)
[Barry Duggan, Independent, 24 March]
“Twenty-seven jobs are being created in the University of Limerick, it was announced today. The positions are being created by iTRAC Global, which has decided to set up its HQ at the Nexus Innovation Centre in UL …” (more)
[Irish Examiner, 21 March]
“In the week when Limerick was put back on the Google map, the head of the Google Ireland has been honoured with a doctorate by the University of Limerick in a ceremony this week …” (more)
[Anne Sheridan, Limerick Leader, 17 March]
“Thomond Student Times, a student-run newspaper on campus, has organised an online petition urging O’Mahony’s Bookshop to stop stocking the tabloid. It follows on from last week’s report in the newspaper which linked charity events in UL to anti-social behaviour …” (more)
[Studenty_Limerick, 10 March]
“The University of Limerick wants to interact effectively with community groups in the city, UL President Professor Don Barry, stressed at the launch of the Sport Changes Life Victory Scholarship Programme …” (more)
[Niamh Broderick, Limerick Leader, 6 March]
“I find it disheartening that the reputation of the University of Limerick Charity Week and the students’ union, is undermined by a small number of unruly students …” (more)
[Séamus Kearney, Irish Examiner, 2 March]
“A number of students were arrested by gardai this week as residents in Castletroy again came ‘under siege’ from rowdy students during the annual ‘Charity Week’ in the University of Limerick …” (more)
[Anne Sheridan, Limerick Leader, 2 March]
“It’s that time of the year again, and as usual the place for student hijinks is the University of Limerick. But some irate residents of estates near the college have become so fed up with rag week celebrations that they claim some students were bringing down the tone of their area …” (more)
[David Raleigh, Herald, 29 February]
“Residents in the Castletroy estate of College Court are again ‘under siege’ from rowdy students during the annual ‘Charity Week’ in the University of Limerick, which began this week. The campus’s annual ‘Charity Week’ aims to raise thousands of euro for local charities. However, the week which was formerly known as ‘RAG week’ (Raising and Giving) – has again provoked uproar from upset long-term residents …” (more)
[Anne Sheridan, Limerick Leader, 29 February]
“The founding president of the University of Limerick has said that teachers should be required to offer their professional opinion of what course to undertake to their secondary school students. The controversial suggestion was made by UL founder Ed Walsh …” (more)
[Donal MacHenry, StudentNews.ie, 29 February]
“Dr Ed Walsh has been announced as the Grand Marshal for the 2012 Limerick St Patrick’s Day Parade. Dr Walsh, a Freeman of the City and the founding president of the University of Limerick (UL) was unveiled at the St Patrick’s Festival launch …” (more)
[Alan Owens, Limerick Leader, 29 February]
