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We're proud to have so many talented people working at UL, and proud to be leading research into everything from healthcare innovation to sustainability
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We're proud to have so many talented people working at UL, and proud to be leading research into everything from healthcare innovation to sustainability
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#StudyatUL #Ireland
"I’m proud to contribute to this important international effort and to bring Ireland’s research expertise to the global stage."
UL's Professor Ken Byrne will lead a key report of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
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UL's Professor Ken Byrne will lead a key report of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
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February 12, 2026 at 4:21 PM
"I’m proud to contribute to this important international effort and to bring Ireland’s research expertise to the global stage."
UL's Professor Ken Byrne will lead a key report of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
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UL's Professor Ken Byrne will lead a key report of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
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#StayCurious
Vanessa O’Rahilly was recently conferred with an MA in Sociology as part of UL’s winter graduation ceremonies.
Vanessa previously completed the CWELL diploma and, through the Recognition of Prior Learning pathway, progressed to her master’s programme.
Read on: www.limerickleader.ie/news/educati...
Vanessa previously completed the CWELL diploma and, through the Recognition of Prior Learning pathway, progressed to her master’s programme.
Read on: www.limerickleader.ie/news/educati...
February 12, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Vanessa O’Rahilly was recently conferred with an MA in Sociology as part of UL’s winter graduation ceremonies.
Vanessa previously completed the CWELL diploma and, through the Recognition of Prior Learning pathway, progressed to her master’s programme.
Read on: www.limerickleader.ie/news/educati...
Vanessa previously completed the CWELL diploma and, through the Recognition of Prior Learning pathway, progressed to her master’s programme.
Read on: www.limerickleader.ie/news/educati...
"It can be a source of pleasure or a source of annoyance depending on whether you're the one doing it or the one listening to it all the time"
On Drivetime on RTÉ Radio 1, UL's Dr Clodagh Toomey chats about knuckle cracking, knee crunching & joint clicking
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On Drivetime on RTÉ Radio 1, UL's Dr Clodagh Toomey chats about knuckle cracking, knee crunching & joint clicking
🎧 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
#StudyAtUL
February 11, 2026 at 4:43 PM
"It can be a source of pleasure or a source of annoyance depending on whether you're the one doing it or the one listening to it all the time"
On Drivetime on RTÉ Radio 1, UL's Dr Clodagh Toomey chats about knuckle cracking, knee crunching & joint clicking
🎧 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
#StudyAtUL
On Drivetime on RTÉ Radio 1, UL's Dr Clodagh Toomey chats about knuckle cracking, knee crunching & joint clicking
🎧 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
#StudyAtUL
In an article for RTÉ Brainstorm, UL's Dr Darragh Flannery and co-author Dr John Cullinan, University of Galway, discuss their research findings into how long commutes are impacting third-level students in Ireland.
Read on: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
#StudyAtUL #StayCurious
Read on: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
#StudyAtUL #StayCurious
February 11, 2026 at 2:05 PM
In an article for RTÉ Brainstorm, UL's Dr Darragh Flannery and co-author Dr John Cullinan, University of Galway, discuss their research findings into how long commutes are impacting third-level students in Ireland.
Read on: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
#StudyAtUL #StayCurious
Read on: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
#StudyAtUL #StayCurious
University of Limerick is to make a multi-million-euro investment in research talent as part of a global recruitment campaign.
UL Changemakers is designed to attract exceptional researchers to the region who are ready to innovate, lead & change the future.
www.ul.ie/news/univers...
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UL Changemakers is designed to attract exceptional researchers to the region who are ready to innovate, lead & change the future.
www.ul.ie/news/univers...
#StayCurious
February 10, 2026 at 3:49 PM
University of Limerick is to make a multi-million-euro investment in research talent as part of a global recruitment campaign.
UL Changemakers is designed to attract exceptional researchers to the region who are ready to innovate, lead & change the future.
www.ul.ie/news/univers...
#StayCurious
UL Changemakers is designed to attract exceptional researchers to the region who are ready to innovate, lead & change the future.
www.ul.ie/news/univers...
#StayCurious
UL graduates, did you know you can now register to vote in Seanad Éireann elections?
As a result of a successful case taken to the Supreme Court by UL graduate, Tomás Heneghan, UL graduates are now eligible to vote in Seanad Éireann elections.
Register to vote by 26 February at www.seanadvoter.ie
As a result of a successful case taken to the Supreme Court by UL graduate, Tomás Heneghan, UL graduates are now eligible to vote in Seanad Éireann elections.
Register to vote by 26 February at www.seanadvoter.ie
February 10, 2026 at 1:14 PM
UL graduates, did you know you can now register to vote in Seanad Éireann elections?
As a result of a successful case taken to the Supreme Court by UL graduate, Tomás Heneghan, UL graduates are now eligible to vote in Seanad Éireann elections.
Register to vote by 26 February at www.seanadvoter.ie
As a result of a successful case taken to the Supreme Court by UL graduate, Tomás Heneghan, UL graduates are now eligible to vote in Seanad Éireann elections.
Register to vote by 26 February at www.seanadvoter.ie
“The Court of Arbitration for Sport has been instrumental in creating an international corpus of sports law.”
Dr Laura Donnellan, School of Law, explains what the Court of Arbitration for Sport is, its remit, and why it is so important.
Read on: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
#StudyAtUL #StayCurious
Dr Laura Donnellan, School of Law, explains what the Court of Arbitration for Sport is, its remit, and why it is so important.
Read on: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
#StudyAtUL #StayCurious
February 10, 2026 at 9:35 AM
“The Court of Arbitration for Sport has been instrumental in creating an international corpus of sports law.”
Dr Laura Donnellan, School of Law, explains what the Court of Arbitration for Sport is, its remit, and why it is so important.
Read on: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
#StudyAtUL #StayCurious
Dr Laura Donnellan, School of Law, explains what the Court of Arbitration for Sport is, its remit, and why it is so important.
Read on: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
#StudyAtUL #StayCurious
"We’re trying to propose a way of looking at the city that might be constructive for the future."
Students from UL's School of Architecture have taken part in the UL-led 'Building Back Better' workshop focusing on post-war designs for the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.
Read: www.rte.ie/news/2026/02...
Students from UL's School of Architecture have taken part in the UL-led 'Building Back Better' workshop focusing on post-war designs for the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.
Read: www.rte.ie/news/2026/02...
Irish students collaborate on plans for post-war Kharkiv
Architecture students from the University of Limerick and University College Dublin are taking part in a workshop at the Warsaw University of Technology focusing on post-war designs for the eastern Uk...
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February 9, 2026 at 4:04 PM
"We’re trying to propose a way of looking at the city that might be constructive for the future."
Students from UL's School of Architecture have taken part in the UL-led 'Building Back Better' workshop focusing on post-war designs for the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.
Read: www.rte.ie/news/2026/02...
Students from UL's School of Architecture have taken part in the UL-led 'Building Back Better' workshop focusing on post-war designs for the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.
Read: www.rte.ie/news/2026/02...
"A unique moment in Irish history."
Caimin Walsh, who was recently conferred with an MA in Ethnomusicology from UL, will soon embark on a touring exhibition with Ormston House inspired by his research on Ireland’s anti-nuclear festivals.
Read on: www.ul.ie/news/a-uniqu...
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Caimin Walsh, who was recently conferred with an MA in Ethnomusicology from UL, will soon embark on a touring exhibition with Ormston House inspired by his research on Ireland’s anti-nuclear festivals.
Read on: www.ul.ie/news/a-uniqu...
#StudyAtUL #StayCurious
February 5, 2026 at 1:09 PM
"A unique moment in Irish history."
Caimin Walsh, who was recently conferred with an MA in Ethnomusicology from UL, will soon embark on a touring exhibition with Ormston House inspired by his research on Ireland’s anti-nuclear festivals.
Read on: www.ul.ie/news/a-uniqu...
#StudyAtUL #StayCurious
Caimin Walsh, who was recently conferred with an MA in Ethnomusicology from UL, will soon embark on a touring exhibition with Ormston House inspired by his research on Ireland’s anti-nuclear festivals.
Read on: www.ul.ie/news/a-uniqu...
#StudyAtUL #StayCurious
University of Limerick, in collaboration with University Hospital Limerick, has officially become a member of the Organisation of European Cancer Institutes.
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February 3, 2026 at 6:44 PM
University of Limerick, in collaboration with University Hospital Limerick, has officially become a member of the Organisation of European Cancer Institutes.
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"Weather lore is evidence of a society attuned to subtle environmental cues."
In RTÉ Brainstorm, Dr Karol Mullaney-Dignam from @ulhistory.bsky.social writes about Irish weather lore, which "was grounded in generations of observation".
Read: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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In RTÉ Brainstorm, Dr Karol Mullaney-Dignam from @ulhistory.bsky.social writes about Irish weather lore, which "was grounded in generations of observation".
Read: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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January 27, 2026 at 4:26 PM
"Weather lore is evidence of a society attuned to subtle environmental cues."
In RTÉ Brainstorm, Dr Karol Mullaney-Dignam from @ulhistory.bsky.social writes about Irish weather lore, which "was grounded in generations of observation".
Read: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
@historiankarol.bsky.social
In RTÉ Brainstorm, Dr Karol Mullaney-Dignam from @ulhistory.bsky.social writes about Irish weather lore, which "was grounded in generations of observation".
Read: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
@historiankarol.bsky.social
This month has seen a spike in demand for blood and the Irish Blood Transfusion Service is appealing to people in the Limerick area to donate blood.
If you want to save a life by giving blood, attend the donation clinics in Castletroy, Adare and Pallasgreen this week.
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#GiveBlood
If you want to save a life by giving blood, attend the donation clinics in Castletroy, Adare and Pallasgreen this week.
www.giveblood.ie
#GiveBlood
January 27, 2026 at 3:07 PM
This month has seen a spike in demand for blood and the Irish Blood Transfusion Service is appealing to people in the Limerick area to donate blood.
If you want to save a life by giving blood, attend the donation clinics in Castletroy, Adare and Pallasgreen this week.
www.giveblood.ie
#GiveBlood
If you want to save a life by giving blood, attend the donation clinics in Castletroy, Adare and Pallasgreen this week.
www.giveblood.ie
#GiveBlood
“UL has been instrumental in helping me to grow into the researcher, the social entrepreneur & the woman that I am today.”
Dr Mamobo Ogoro, the founder and CEO of GORM, who was conferred with a PhD in Social Psychology & Applied Linguistics from UL.
Read on: www.ul.ie/news/univers...
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Dr Mamobo Ogoro, the founder and CEO of GORM, who was conferred with a PhD in Social Psychology & Applied Linguistics from UL.
Read on: www.ul.ie/news/univers...
#StayCurious
UL graduate has global ambition to make the world a better place for marginalised communities
A new doctoral graduate from University of Limerick has set out on a ‘personal mission’ to have a positive impact on marginalised communities.Dr Mamobo Ogoro, the founder and CEO of GORM, a social ent...
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January 26, 2026 at 1:31 PM
“UL has been instrumental in helping me to grow into the researcher, the social entrepreneur & the woman that I am today.”
Dr Mamobo Ogoro, the founder and CEO of GORM, who was conferred with a PhD in Social Psychology & Applied Linguistics from UL.
Read on: www.ul.ie/news/univers...
#StayCurious
Dr Mamobo Ogoro, the founder and CEO of GORM, who was conferred with a PhD in Social Psychology & Applied Linguistics from UL.
Read on: www.ul.ie/news/univers...
#StayCurious
Have your say in Seanad Éireann elections!
UL graduates are now eligible to vote in Seanad Éireann elections as part of a newly established six-seat Higher Education constituency.
Register to vote by 26 February at www.seanadvoter.ie
#YourVoteYourVoice
UL graduates are now eligible to vote in Seanad Éireann elections as part of a newly established six-seat Higher Education constituency.
Register to vote by 26 February at www.seanadvoter.ie
#YourVoteYourVoice
January 23, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Have your say in Seanad Éireann elections!
UL graduates are now eligible to vote in Seanad Éireann elections as part of a newly established six-seat Higher Education constituency.
Register to vote by 26 February at www.seanadvoter.ie
#YourVoteYourVoice
UL graduates are now eligible to vote in Seanad Éireann elections as part of a newly established six-seat Higher Education constituency.
Register to vote by 26 February at www.seanadvoter.ie
#YourVoteYourVoice
Dr Gerard Dooly explains how an app developed at UL’s Centre for Robotics and Intelligent Systems is helping tackle plastic litter along our coastlines.
Read more: theconversation.com/i-developed-...
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January 22, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Dr Gerard Dooly explains how an app developed at UL’s Centre for Robotics and Intelligent Systems is helping tackle plastic litter along our coastlines.
Read more: theconversation.com/i-developed-...
#StayCurious #StudyAtUL
Read more: theconversation.com/i-developed-...
#StayCurious #StudyAtUL
Dr Helen Lowe from UL’s School of Education discusses her research which looks at the support provided by the Catholic Church to students in underserved areas in the Irish Examiner.
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#StayCurious #StudyAtUL
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#StayCurious #StudyAtUL
January 22, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Dr Helen Lowe from UL’s School of Education discusses her research which looks at the support provided by the Catholic Church to students in underserved areas in the Irish Examiner.
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
#StayCurious #StudyAtUL
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
#StayCurious #StudyAtUL
Dr Sindy Joyce, course director of UL's MA in Sociology (Youth, Community and Social Regeneration, said: “I'm particularly proud to have 13 students graduating from my own community, which shows me how our education system, once harmful to Travellers, can now be a tool of resistance."
January 21, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Dr Sindy Joyce, course director of UL's MA in Sociology (Youth, Community and Social Regeneration, said: “I'm particularly proud to have 13 students graduating from my own community, which shows me how our education system, once harmful to Travellers, can now be a tool of resistance."
"I did this for my children, for my community, and for every young Traveller who needs to see that their dreams are possible."
History has been made at UL as 13 Irish Travellers/Mincéirí were conferred with graduate diplomas and master's degrees in Sociology.
Read on: www.rte.ie/news/munster...
History has been made at UL as 13 Irish Travellers/Mincéirí were conferred with graduate diplomas and master's degrees in Sociology.
Read on: www.rte.ie/news/munster...
'Absolutely fantastic': 13 Travellers graduate from UL
Thirteen Travellers were conferred with postgraduate diplomas and master's degrees at conferring ceremonies at the University of Limerick today.
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January 21, 2026 at 10:01 AM
"I did this for my children, for my community, and for every young Traveller who needs to see that their dreams are possible."
History has been made at UL as 13 Irish Travellers/Mincéirí were conferred with graduate diplomas and master's degrees in Sociology.
Read on: www.rte.ie/news/munster...
History has been made at UL as 13 Irish Travellers/Mincéirí were conferred with graduate diplomas and master's degrees in Sociology.
Read on: www.rte.ie/news/munster...
"This wasn't superstition. It was observation and it was woven into our cultural heritage."
On Drivetime on RTÉ Radio 1, UL's Dr Karol Mullaney-Dignam explains how Irish people used to forecast the weather long before meteorology and climate science.
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On Drivetime on RTÉ Radio 1, UL's Dr Karol Mullaney-Dignam explains how Irish people used to forecast the weather long before meteorology and climate science.
🎧 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
#StudyAtUL
100 years of weather and Irish folklore
Mary Curley, meteorologist with Met Éireann and Dr Karol Mullaney-Dignam, Associate Professor of History at the University of Limerick
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January 16, 2026 at 10:58 AM
"This wasn't superstition. It was observation and it was woven into our cultural heritage."
On Drivetime on RTÉ Radio 1, UL's Dr Karol Mullaney-Dignam explains how Irish people used to forecast the weather long before meteorology and climate science.
🎧 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
#StudyAtUL
On Drivetime on RTÉ Radio 1, UL's Dr Karol Mullaney-Dignam explains how Irish people used to forecast the weather long before meteorology and climate science.
🎧 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
#StudyAtUL
Professor Ian Kenny from UL’s Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences discussed playing on artificial surfaces versus natural grass on RTÉ Radio 1 Inside Sport.
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#StayCurious #StudyAtUL
Listen back:
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#StayCurious #StudyAtUL
January 15, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Professor Ian Kenny from UL’s Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences discussed playing on artificial surfaces versus natural grass on RTÉ Radio 1 Inside Sport.
Listen back:
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#StayCurious #StudyAtUL
Listen back:
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
#StayCurious #StudyAtUL
Professor Ray O’Connor from UL’s School of Medicine discusses a new study on weight loss drugs in the Irish Independent.
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January 14, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Professor Ray O’Connor from UL’s School of Medicine discusses a new study on weight loss drugs in the Irish Independent.
www.independent.ie/irish-news/p...
www.independent.ie/irish-news/p...
"I’m not claiming this novel to be a miracle cure, but it prompted me to reflect on my anxiety."
In The Conversation, UL's Dr Jack Fennell writes about how Adrian Tchaikovsky's 'Children of Time' helped to alleviate his arachnophobia.
Read on: theconversation.com/the-book-tha...
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In The Conversation, UL's Dr Jack Fennell writes about how Adrian Tchaikovsky's 'Children of Time' helped to alleviate his arachnophobia.
Read on: theconversation.com/the-book-tha...
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The book that changed my mind – 12 experts share a perspective-shifting read
We asked 11 academic experts to share the book that challenged their assumptions and changed their thinking in a lasting way.
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January 14, 2026 at 8:58 AM
"I’m not claiming this novel to be a miracle cure, but it prompted me to reflect on my anxiety."
In The Conversation, UL's Dr Jack Fennell writes about how Adrian Tchaikovsky's 'Children of Time' helped to alleviate his arachnophobia.
Read on: theconversation.com/the-book-tha...
#StayCurious
In The Conversation, UL's Dr Jack Fennell writes about how Adrian Tchaikovsky's 'Children of Time' helped to alleviate his arachnophobia.
Read on: theconversation.com/the-book-tha...
#StayCurious
In the latest instalment of our Alumni Spotlight, we meet software developer and graduate of UL's BSc in Applied Physics, Sadhbh Ryan.
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#HomeOfFirsts #StudyAtUL
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January 13, 2026 at 4:13 PM
In the latest instalment of our Alumni Spotlight, we meet software developer and graduate of UL's BSc in Applied Physics, Sadhbh Ryan.
www.ul.ie/news/univers...
#HomeOfFirsts #StudyAtUL
www.ul.ie/news/univers...
#HomeOfFirsts #StudyAtUL
UL graduates, did you know you can now register to vote in Seanad Éireann elections?
As a result of a successful case taken to the Supreme Court by UL graduate, Tomás Heneghan, UL graduates are now eligible to vote in Seanad Éireann elections.
Register to vote by 26 February at www.seanadvoter.ie
As a result of a successful case taken to the Supreme Court by UL graduate, Tomás Heneghan, UL graduates are now eligible to vote in Seanad Éireann elections.
Register to vote by 26 February at www.seanadvoter.ie
January 9, 2026 at 1:12 PM
UL graduates, did you know you can now register to vote in Seanad Éireann elections?
As a result of a successful case taken to the Supreme Court by UL graduate, Tomás Heneghan, UL graduates are now eligible to vote in Seanad Éireann elections.
Register to vote by 26 February at www.seanadvoter.ie
As a result of a successful case taken to the Supreme Court by UL graduate, Tomás Heneghan, UL graduates are now eligible to vote in Seanad Éireann elections.
Register to vote by 26 February at www.seanadvoter.ie