By Tomás Heneghan On-campus accommodation fees at the University of Limerick have increased by up to €260 in the past five years. From the academic year 2009/2010 to 2014/2015 there was an increase of €260 in the rental fees for many of the on-campus student villages. While the two-bed apartments in Dromroe,…
By Orla McShane On March 25th UL ladies rugby boarded a bus bound for Maynooth with one goal in mind; winning the final and bringing the cup (now named Sheila) back to limerick, its rightful home. We were playing against IT Carlow, a team that we narrowly lost to at intervarsities two weeks previous to…
By Paul Daly Thanks so much to everyone for reading my previous column with An Focal and if you didn’t then that’s OK too! The last time round I was writing from Manchester but since it’s now Easter time I’m writing this from County Mayo. Not as exciting but try work with me here! I…
“I’ll be voting yes, because I think love is love no matter what gender. People should be given the opportunity to marry who they want and adopt kids if that’s what they want.” – Louise Kennedy, 1st Year Journalism and New Media “I’ll be voting yes because my brother is gay. He wants to get…
By Michaela Keating Every day I want to go back. It sounds super soppy, but anyone that has ever travelled abroad and loved it feels the same way. Last summer, I spontaneously decided that I would go to Spain for five weeks to work in an English summer camp for Spanish kids. My desire to…
By Lorcán Murray Mixed IV’s Prelude Let cold winds howl And soft rain speak Oft mutters quiet Dare not repeat To quest for such A glory’s peak To fly once more Instead of sleep Act I Workshop For all our parts combined Bear fruits as succulent in mind As Greek ambrosia, or Roman summer wine….
UL 39 – 21 ITC On the 25th of March 2015 UL Men’s Rugby added to ULs’ long, illustrious list of All-Ireland victors. ULMR and Carlow IT fought it out for the second time in as many years for the honour of being crowned champions of Ireland, and this year the cup was brought home…
By Michelle Hogan For many students, getting a tattoo is something they simply would not do. What will you do in an interview? You won’t get a professional job if it’s on show, isn’t that the reason you’re in college? These are very realistic thoughts that go through a college student’s head before getting a…
By Sally Gorman 8% of college students never make their own dinner, this is according to a survey carried out on third level students across Ireland last week. The survey shows that almost 80% of students surveyed opt to eat on campus most days instead of cooking their own meals. The students surveyed admitted that…
‘The politics of compassion needs to be taught and lived’ Sr. Sarah O’Rourke of UL Chaplaincy By Tomás Heneghan “I am tempted to say that religion does not play a huge part in the lives of UL students but then again I don’t want to generalise…”: This is what Monika, a postgraduate University…