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Dublin City University and University of Limerick are among Irish universities offering students short term renting on campus

August 22, 2020

A number of colleges and universities across Ireland are planning to offer short-term rentals to students who will be completing the majority of their studies for the next academic year online.

University of Limerick appoints first female president of an Irish university

July 15, 2020

Professor Kersten Mey will become Ireland’s first female university president, governing the University of Limerick on an interim basis.

Staff revolt due to University of Limerick restructuring plans

December 11, 2019

Management at the University of Limerick (UL) is facing an academic revolt after 50 professors signed a letter calling for the suspension of restructuring at the college.

UL expand campus to increase student numbers by 4000

November 13, 2019

University of Limerick have launched a five year strategic development plan which aims to increase student numbers by 4000 and create 330 additional jobs.

UL launch Masters’ programme in Sports Journalism

March 6, 2019

This specific programme will offer both practical and academic modules, including sports writing, broadcasting and communications as well as the sociology of sport.

Hundreds of UL students may have received wrong exam results

February 6, 2019

Hundreds of University of Limerick students may have received inaccurate exam results that could have impacted their degrees, the Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) heard on January 24th.

University of Limerick recognised for leading the way on gender equality

November 28, 2018

Currently, 33 per cent of their professors are female, this has risen by two per cent since November 2017. UL received the Athena Swan Bronze award in 2015 for their work in advancing gender equality, an award that DCU won in 2017.

University of Limerick named Sunday Times Irish University of the Year

November 14, 2018

University of Limerick has once again been named Sunday Times Irish University of the Year

First Fitzgibbon Cup final ends in brave six-point defeat for DCU

March 7, 2018

DCU Dóchas Éireann 2-15 University of Limerick 2-21 Fitzgibbon Cup Final DCU Dóchas Éireann lost their first ever Fitzgibbon Cup final to University of Limerick last Saturday, after wasted opportunities and too many frees. DCU

MA in Artificial Intelligence to launch in UL

February 7, 2018

The country’s first Masters degree in Artificial Intelligence is to begin in September at the University of Limerick.

Should DCU follow suit and become a smoke free campus like UL or is this unfair?

September 27, 2017

After the introduction of a smoke free campus in UL, Emily Sheehan whether or not there is a need for one in DCU

Crystal engineering: Irish universities lead the way in developing innovative technology

April 5, 2017

Belfast based MOF technologies have agreed to license and commercialise two new materials created at the University of Limerick to try and combat greenhouse gasses.

DCU reach O’Connor Cup semi but fall to old rival in UL

March 22, 2017

University of Limerick 1-15 DCU Dóchas Éireann 2-08 O’Connor Cup semi-final Senior ladies’ Gaelic football, at the college level, has been dominated by the University of Limerick for much of this decade. When they were

DCU claim All-Ireland fresher glory in both codes

March 8, 2017

Dublin City University’s freshers teams in both Gaelic football and hurling tasted All-Ireland glory this past week. On Thursday, March 2nd, Eoin Roche’s hurlers lifted the John Corcoran Cup for the first time in the

‘Outbreak’ of sexually transmitted diseases on University of Limerick campus

December 14, 2016

The University of Limerick has issued a warning to their student body following an outbreak of Gonorrhoea and Chlamydia on campus. The university confirmed to the Limerick Leader that 14 cases of gonorrhoea are “associated

UL appoint UCD academic as new President

October 26, 2016

UL appoint Vice President for Health Affairs of UCD as their new President.

DCU women’s football team defeated in First Division final

March 23, 2016

DCU’s women’s football team was beaten in the Women’s Soccer Colleges Association of Ireland Division 1 final by the University of Limerick on Wednesday, March 16th. UL saw off the Glasnevin college in a thrilling

Ladies triumph over UL to claim final spot

December 2, 2015

DCU: 2-11 UL: 2-6 Thursday November 26th, 2015. DCU’s ladies Gaelic Football team qualified for the Division One final following a hard-fought semi-final win over the University of Limerick at St Clare’s in a 2-11

UL applauded for move on counselling

October 28, 2015

New measures are being implemented at the University of Limerick (UL) that aim to combat the increasing number of students who are currently on waiting lists to receive counselling.

University of Limerick in pay-off scandal

September 30, 2015

Two employees claim they were offered nearly€60,000 to resign from their jobs at the University of Limerick after they raised concerns about inappropriate money spending and financial mismanagement.

UCC fairs well in green ranking as DCU flops

April 1, 2015

DCU fails to make top 50 of latest enviromentally friendly university rankings as UCC comes second. John Boland has more.

Students’ bank account details leaked at University of Limerick

March 25, 2015

The second data breach at the University of Limerick this year saw the bank details and PPS numbers of over 360 students leaked.

UL prove a barrier to high as DCU crash out in semi–final

March 11, 2015

DCU Force lost out to UL at a windy St Clare’s last week.

University of Limerick in trouble over ‘casual-hours contracts’

February 25, 2015

Lecturers in UL are concerned that if staff do not get full time contracts, they may become aloof with their work

DCU using debt collectors to hunt down fees

April 2, 2014

DCU is one of three Irish universities using debt collectors to collect outstanding student fees.