By Darragh Bermingham The 2015 Collingwood Cup was held in NUI Galway from 23-26 February. In its 101st year, the Collingwood Cup is the premier soccer competition for Universities in Ireland. The University of Limerick squad travelled to Galway in a confident mood hoping that this would be the University’s year to finally win the…
College life isn’t always easy, and trying to balance lectures with socialising, exercising, eating healthily and other commitments can be tough. It seems like in the end that something always gets forgotten, and for me and many other students, it was healthy eating that got the boot. It’s all too easy to throw on a…
By Louise Kennedy UL is the fifth largest University in Ireland and was voted the best University in 2015. The University is home to over 12,000 students, with 2,400 of those being International according to 2011 statistics. However how many of these students have ventured outside campus and explored Limerick and its surrounding areas? Being…
By Lorcán Murray It is a question that has challenged civilisations since the dawn of man. Scholars, philosophers and drunken fools alike have stumbled home debased after hours trying to address it. What is Irony? Does it even exist? And if it does, are we sure we are using it right? Well over the last…
By Tomás Heneghan Up to 150 people gathered in Dolans Warehouse last Thursday night, 9th April for Out in UL’s annual flagship event, Queerbash. This year’s event marked Queerbash 12 with a theme of “Pride by the Tide” and was labelled as the “party of 2015” by some of those attending. This…
By Michaela Keating In the spirit of the races, we’re placing our bets that these trends will be trotting around the racecourse this horsey season, so we’ve put together a few must –haves for the big day. (Horse puns end here). The Gals Yellow Yellow is everywhere this spring and is sure to be a…
By Breda Graham The University of Limerick’s Windsurfing Club (ULWC) is one of 35 clubs on offer at the University. UL Windsurfing Club is suitable for both those who have experience in windsurfing and those who have never windsurfed before. The club is equipped to teach club members in a safe and fun environment. ULWC…
By Lina Ryan Following a great weekend of football in CIT Cork, UL were crowned O Connor Cup champions for the second year with a comprehensive victory over cup favourites DCU on a score line of 3-16 to 0-9. This was the culmination of hard work, dedication and team work by those both on and…
By Elaine Holmes The 1st year ball took place on Wednesday, April 8 in The South Court hotel. It began at 8.00pm and went on until after 2. My friends and I decided that 6 hours was just too long, so we booked our taxi from Plassey at 9.45pm. We arrived after 10pm and the…
By Lisa Collins The Children & Family Relationships Bill which the Seanad recently passed is of huge importance to members of Irish society. There are a vast number of different family settings in modern day Ireland, not just for those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. The bill allows guardianship, custody and adoption rights…