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Has American Pie run its course?

American Pie is a classic film. We have been watching the adventures of this gang of teenagers for years. We have seen the funny, the hilarious and the right out embarrassing moments of their adolescent years. So when they returned for a reunion it was set to be a highly anticipa...
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Is there any place for Circuses in ...

Last week the debate about circuses and their use of animals was brought to the fore. A circus worker was badly injured by an elephant. That man, who worked as one of the elephant minders, was crushed accidently by an elephant that had been charged at in her pen by another Elepha...
Harry potter

Behind the magic of Harry Potter

The Making of Harry Potter Tour lives up to the hype and is a treat for fans not ready to let go of their favourite wizard. The tour is an opportunity for us ordinary ‘muggles’ to learn more about the world of witchcraft and wizardry at the Warner Brothers Studios where the f...
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Exactly how good were the great tea...

As the curtain comes down on Pep Guardiola’s tenure as Barcelona manager talk has been rife that his departure signals the end for this Barcelona team. In the four years since taking over Pep has won 13 major trophies including three La Liga titles in-a-row and two Champions Le...
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Tainted victory at the Emptihad sta...

I have a friend who is a long term Manchester City fan. Obviously he is beside himself with glee since 4.45pm on Sunday afternoon last. He has long suffered in the shadows of success laden Manchester United fans. He’s always hated United and Sunday was finally the day when ...

News

UL Ranked First in Ireland

UL Ranked First in Ireland

  The University of Limerick has achieved multiple firsts in a recent International Student Survey. The survey which involved over 5000 International students currently studying across the seven Irish Universities voted UL as the number o...

UL Voted one of Ireland’s Top Green Universities

UL Voted one of Ireland’s Top Green Universities

The University of Limerick has recently been ranked as one of Ireland’s top green universities. Universitas Indonesia (UI) recently released the results of its GreenMetric ranking of world universities giving UL the number 2 slot amon...

UL Researchers Awarded €5.4 mil to develop Alzheimer Nanoscope

UL Researchers Awarded €5.4 mil to develop Alzheimer Nanoscope

  University of Limerick scientists have been awarded €5.4 million to develop a nanoscope which will allow the screening of patient cells for Alzheimer’s disease. In Ireland, over 44,000 people are affected by Alzheimer’s ...

Sports

Exactly how good were the great teams of yesteryear?

Exactly how good were the great teams of yesteryear?

As the curtain comes down on Pep Guardiola’s tenure as Barcelona manager talk has been rife that his departure signals the end for this Barcelona team. In the four years since taking over Pep has won 13 major trophies including three ...

Tainted victory at the Emptihad stadium

Tainted victory at the Emptihad stadium

I have a friend who is a long term Manchester City fan. Obviously he is beside himself with glee since 4.45pm on Sunday afternoon last. He has long suffered in the shadows of success laden Manchester United fans. He's always hated Unite...

Don’t run down Limerick. Run around it.

Don't run down Limerick. Run around it.

I have a love/hate relationship with Limerick. I was born and raised in the suburbs around the city. I remember the sparse years of the 80s, the boom and optimism of the 90s and the over zealous development of the last decade that left ...

Fashion

The Man Behind the Hat

The Man Behind the Hat

  GALWAY has never been a superpower in terms of fashion, neither had Ireland for that matter. But one individual from the small town of Ahascragh, often mistakenly referred to as British, has been dominating fashion world for the b...

The Flawed Side of Beauty

The Flawed Side of Beauty

  EVERY girl knows that a high resolution photo of you looking your very best is still worrying. Dry patches of skin, oily pores and less than perfect teeth: these are all things that concern every woman at one time or another. ...

Flying the Flag for Limerick

Flying the Flag for Limerick

TWO talented students from the Limerick School of Art and Design have been announced as the finalists in this year’s Persil Irish Fashion awards this month. Emma Coniine and David Murray were named as two of the eight lucky finalists i...

Travel

Behind the magic of Harry Potter

Behind the magic of Harry Potter

The Making of Harry Potter Tour lives up to the hype and is a treat for fans not ready to let go of their favourite wizard. The tour is an opportunity for us ordinary ‘muggles’ to learn more about the world of witchcraft and wiza...

A Bit of my Barcelona

A Bit of my Barcelona

I first went to Ireland five years ago as an Erasmus student. I told anybody who asked me where I was from (Barcelona) that the place is horrible because of two very important reasons; pollution and because I couldn't see the sky. ...

Ten Days in Mexico

Ten Days in Mexico

In the weeks leading up to my trip, I had heard about all the dangers of going to Mexico for Spring Break. American students were warned to stay clear of the Mexican borders due to the dangers surrounding the ongoing Drug War, and to...

Lifestyle

I’m in love with the Bees Knees

I’m in love with the Bees Knees

EVER look at certain couples and wonder how on earth they ever ended up together? Maybe you can’t believe your own luck after pulling above your weight? Well, according to scientific research, there is a reason behind why the most ...

Don’t judge a book by its cover

Don't judge a book by its cover

IT’S a slippery slope alright, this whole body modification thing. You start off with one piercing, maybe even go as far as a tattoo, but before you know it you’ve turned yourself into a cat clone or a walking zombie. I’m not cond...

Yoga: the calming killer?

Yoga: the calming killer?

THESE days, most of us resort to yoga to deal with our stressful day to day lives and to tone our bodies to perfection. So really we can look to yoga to make us healthier inside and out. According to a recent study, yoga might actual...

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Is there any place for Circuses in the 21st century?

Is there any place for Circuses in the 21st century?

Last week the debate about circuses and their use of animals was brought to the fore. A circus worker was badly injured by an elephant. That man, who worked as one of the elephant minders, was crushed accidently by an elephant tha...

Don’t run down Limerick. Run around it.

Don't run down Limerick. Run around it.

I have a love/hate relationship with Limerick. I was born and raised in the suburbs around the city. I remember the sparse years of the 80s, the boom and optimism of the 90s and the over zealous development of the last decade that left ...

Nobel Winner, Ignoble Laws

Nobel Winner, Ignoble Laws

Declan Mills ELLEN Johnson Sirleaf, the Nobel Peace Prize winner and current President of Liberia, joined Tony Blair (in his capacity as head of the African Governance Initiative) to give a joint interview to the Guardian newspaper on 19...