By Aimee Wells UL Music Week continued on Tuesday night with a spectacular performance from Sharon Shannon. She filled the Stables with a “mighty” crowd, as she put it herself, and had everyone present dancing along with jives even my nan would be proud of. Playing for almost two hours, Shannon, along with her right…
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 Cliodhna Condon The Stables Club hosted their weekly Tuesday night gig run by UL Music Society last night and for anyone who was there, it wasn’t one to forget. ‘The Stranger Phases’ made their UL debut and managed to get half of the place dancing on top of tables to the dismay of the…
By Cliodhna Condon Interested in getting involved with an UL Club or Society? Just want an excuse to get some UL Wolves hoodies? Then you should come along to the Clubs And Societies Recruitment Drive today. It will begin at 4pm and continue until 7:30pm in the Sports Arena. If you’re new and don’t know…
By Rachel West and Aaron Young On the 18th of March, 12 very excited members of UL’s best society met each other in Dublin Airport. We had all gathered to do something very special; to take Scotland by storm. Months of planning had gone in to putting together the Tea Appreciation society’s first…
By Louise Kennedy Week 8 brought a very insightful talk from the University’s own Laura Donnellan, a lecturer in the school of Law. The topic of the night was with regards to the Law on bloodsports. Laura has done extensive research on the area and provided us with valuable information which really broadened our knowledge….
By Paul Jordan It’s been a great year for UL Racing & Motorsport. It started way back in September at the recruitment drive when we got our biggest ever membership. We had our first trip to Nutt’s Corner shortly before intervarsities took place which was thoroughly enjoyed by all who went. Speaking of…
By Dara FitzGerald I remember once I was out playing basketball with my friends, some local hoodlums showed up. A scrap ensued, and my mother was so despondent at my behaviour she set up a piggy bank in order to save up to send me to my relatives’ house in Bel Air, Los…
By Kiera Thornton Sparkles is a yearly event held by Out in UL with a very important aim in the context of Out in UL’s aims as a society. Essentially, Sparkles is a day that focuses on educating people on issues facing the LGBTQ community, through the form of interactive workshops. Education is…
By Marisa Kennedy With 13 teams for both league and championship, it has been a very busy year for UL GAA Club. In what proved to be a building league campaign, UL secured two league titles. The senior camogie team are undefeated after winning all group games to set up a final against Maynooth…