By Tom O’Brien, Kayak Club PRO The trip started as it went on, nineteen paddlers waking at a ridiculous hour all in the name of the glorious sport we call kayaking. With the vehicles packed and ready to go we left from UL with excitement and encouraged by members who had gone before that it’s…
By Claire O’Brien and Tomás Heneghan Following a Union General Meeting in February where a student’s difficulty travelling from the Kemmy Business School to the plaza was highlighted, ULSU student council is calling on the university to increase disability access on campus. The main issue in question is the large steps from…
By Tomás Heneghan Handball Club and Tea Appreciation Society walked away with Best Club and Best Society awards at this year’s UL Clubs and Societies awards earlier this month. UL Trampoline and Gymnastics Club also won New/Improved Club at the awards, alongside Science Society for New/Improved Society of the year. The…
By Marisa Kennedy UL are in the thick of the action across all codes as semester two means the return of Championship matches. Our senior camogie team have powered their way into the semi-finals of the Ashbourne Cup after an emphatic 3-14 to 18 win over local rivals, Mary Immaculate followed by a fantastic…
By Tomás Heneghan “Close to perfect.” After a shaky opening night, UL Drama Society’s second semester show maneuvered its way back to a close to perfect performance for its second and final night. Like the first pancake, night one of “UL Drama One Act Variety Show” came across as a tester, a toe in the…
By Aoife O’Brien In the dark early hours of the morning of the 19th of January thirty members of the University of Limerick’s Students Council set off for Brussels to learn about the EU and it’s governing structures. The group gathered, half-awake yet full of excitement for the days ahead. Through nothing short of a…
On a crisp March evening in Pairc Ui Rinn, University of Limerick defeated Waterford IT by seven points to lift the Independent.ie Fitzgibbon Cup for the 4th time in their history. Both teams started off nervously and WIT went into a two point lead with scores from Gavin O Brien and Pauric Mahoney. In the…
Could Sexton’s move cause an exodus? With contract renewals always being a touchy subject, they seem to be left until the last moment before the conversation about signing on the dotted line is brought up. It has been a big criticism of the IRFU of late, who refuse to begin negotiations until the New…