By Carrie Burns In an election season already rife with continual upsets and harsh accusations constantly being thrown, even more scandal was brought into the political boxing ring last week. A 2005 video capturing the audio of, then 59-year-old, Republican party nominee Donald Trump in a lewd conversation with, then-anchor of the show Access Hollywood,…
By Evie Kearney If your lectures are all in one building, this one will be tricky. Check if you know all the buildings on your timetable. If you liked this quiz, why not check out some more here?
By Nicole Glennon Limerick Mental Health week will run from Sunday, October 9th to October 16th this week, an initiative which aims to raise awareness about mental health issues and provide information about the supports available around Limerick. Although there is no replacement for speaking with a trained professional or drawing support from a trusted…
By Maxine Bramley The well-known group ‘The Whileaways’ performed Monday night at the Scholars Club as part of UL Music Society’s Music Week. It was unsurprisingly quiet for a Monday night but the crowd was in good spirits and there was a tangible good buzz and relaxed ambience amongst students and staff. The Galway-based group…
By Ann Cronin I will be honest: I like to look my very best for college every day. I’m not the only one, and this is in no way an attack towards those who like to put effort into their appearance. In the last issue of An Focal, we read an opinion piece that encouraged…
By Yash Sanghvi It’s shocking how ignorant people are, especially those who don’t even have the slightest clue about another country and still believe they know everything. Sadhbh Nic Chumasaigh, a UL student on Erasmus in France, experienced this first hand when she sat through a lecture on the Great Famine taught to French University…
By Paul Saunders The University of Limerick and Mary Immaculate College have topped an International student satisfaction survey of Irish universities. The survey carried out by StudyPortals gathered reviews from over 15,000 students from all over Europe. Ireland came in second in the overall category, with Norway in first place and Poland in third. The…
By David Byrne UL Students’ Union (ULSU) are now selling Munster Rugby match tickets for the 2016/2017 season. Individual match day tickets are available, as well as season tickets which cover any eight games. Coinciding with the recent opening of Munster’s new purpose built High Performance Centre at the University of Limerick, both the ULSU…
By Federica Montella Troy Student Village has been repeatedly damaged by local kids in the past two weeks. Children from the neighbourhood broke the pedestrian gate at the entrance of the student village last Saturday by crashing a bike into it and they also damaged the sensor on the gate last Monday. Their abusive behaviour…
By Nicole Glennon The amount of broken glass found on campus has increased this semester. This has been causing problems for cyclists in particular. Groundskeeper Tom Flaherty believes the problem is particularly bad at the College Court entrance, as well as the cycling path from the flagpoles to the Stables, and around the taxi ranks….