By Naomi Deevy Lero, the Irish Software Research Centre has announced the appointment of its new director, Professor Brian Fitzgerald, who has been a Science Foundation Ireland principal investigator (PI) since 2002 and has been involved with Lero since its beginning. Professor Fitzgerald is an internationally recognized scholar in the field of software engineering and…
By Cliodhna Condon Think you know what’s happening to the planet? Take our quiz to find out! Also climate change was not made up by the Chinese…just saying. If you liked this quiz, why not check out some more here?
By Caolan O’Donnell Yes, before you ask, I did have to look up ‘gonorrhoea’ before I spelled it. It doesn’t matter how many times I write that down, it still looks wrong to me. I also tend to question anyone who can spell it first go no problems – no one knows how to spell…
By Eimear Kelly Did you watch the inauguration of the 45th President of the U.S.A.? Then test how much of it you actually paid attention to with our quiz. If you liked this quiz, why not check out some more here?
By Eimear Kelly Have you forgotten the turbulent events of 2016 already? Test it out with our quiz. If you liked this quiz, why not check out some more here?
By Chloe O’Keeffe Second-year student Yash Sanghvi has recently begun his quest in publishing his very first book. The Bachelor of Arts student has made an appeal to his fellow University of Limerick students to help him in his journey and donate and raise awareness for his recently created GoFundMe page. Mr. Sanghvi has been…
By Aisling O’Connor The UL Krav Maga and SAMBO club held a self-defence seminar earlier this month. The seminar featured two barristers and a member of An Garda Síochána speaking about the laws surrounding self-defence. “Krav Maga is known for its real world situations,” Krav Maga and SAMBO President, Stephen Linnane said. The seminar informed…
By Paul Saunders Over one hundred UL students turned out to protest against third level fees as Enda Kenny launched the €86 million Bernal Institute. The protesters were comprised of students from a variety of the universities societies such as Out in UL, Sinn Féin society, Social Democrats and many students who joined the protest…
By Yash Sanghvi Josh Stundon (23) is a Human Rights and Criminal Justice student here in the University of Limerick (UL), and has already completed a bachelor degree in Law Plus. Josh has been blind since he was four and a half months old. “There are a lot of people who are visually impaired but…
By Rebecca Laffan Rape Crisis Midwest Executive Director Miriam Duffy spoke to UL students on the pressing issue of sexual consent last Monday. The talk, organised by ULSU, aimed to normalise speech around consent and encourage students to know their rights around bodily autonomy. Ms Duffy broke down the issue that many find difficult to…