By Frank Stafford and Emily Kelly UL archery club has been represented in two separate competitions since our last update in An Focal. The first competition that we attended was the Irish indoor national championships held in Monaghan and was hosted by Cuchulainn Archers on the 5th and 6th of March. This is a…
By Eoghan Carey It’s been a while since we have published anything from our club. Nevertheless so much has been going on over the semester with our mountaineering trip to Morocco, our charity event Climb Everest and general club activities such as the annual Glendalough weekend trip and our weekly hikes. There is currently…
By Robyn Griffin The 7th January 2016 is not a date any of us will forget anytime soon. After twenty-four long hours of travel, we finally stepped off the plane and set foot into Narita airport. Some were greeted by an air of nostalgia and the rest were beaming in anticipation of adventurous times to…
By John Brogan BroCon, an annual gaming and anime convention held in the University of Limerick, is set to return for a triumphant seventh year this summer. A joint venture between UL Games Society and UL Anime & Manga Society, the event has become an experience not to be missed for people of all…
By Caroline Breen Wednesday March 9 proved to be a very exciting day indeed for the grade H badminton team. The team, made up of Adrian Kenneally, Tiarnan Healy, Sam Costello, Colman Coakley, Sarah Geoghegan, Caroline Breen (Captain), Jane Kirwan and Rachel McDonnell played outstandingly well to overcome Effin and claim the title….
By Lyndsey Hall For the last three years, ULFM has taken on the challenge of a 24 hour broadcast in aid of Charity Week, and this year was no different. Once again our dedicated team decided to embark on a non-stop extravaganza full of live music, guest speakers, interviews and prizes. Unfortunately, due…
By Kiera Thornton On Monday 14th March, Out in UL hosted one of our biggest events of the semester in the form of Alternative Miss UL. AMUL is an annual amateur drag competition held in the Scholars Club and we always welcome numerous performers – kings and queens alike – to take to the…
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 Shane McNamara After what can only be described as a nail biting weekend, UL Ultimate Frisbee are this year’s Indoor Inter Varsities Mixed champions. On Saturday, the 23rd of January two teams travelled to Cork to make history. Our second team finished in the top 12 bracket which was a huge…
By Jamesy McConigley It was a real ‘cheers but no cigar week’ for UL in the Collingwood Cup this year, reaching the final but falling at the last hurdled. UL overcame Mary I in a pulsating quarter-final, where it took extra time to decide who would advance to the semi-final. Mary I took…