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Olivia Humphreys wins for mobile scalp cooling device for chemotherapy patients
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Covid-19 a causative factor in death of Michael Laffan (66) while swimming at Seapoint, inquest finds
Dublin Coroner Aisling Gannon said it was not clear the extent to which having the Covid virus in a person’s body affects their endurance when undergoing exercise
Former UL president being paid €175,000 while on year-long sabbatical, PAC hears
Public Accounts Committee hearing: Kerstin May resigned as UL chief last June and is on leave in new post as professor of visual culture
Drivers of electric vehicles more likely to cause road traffic crashes, UL research finds
EVs more likely to be used in urban settings where crashes are more common
University of Limerick sharply criticised over two botched property deals with over €8m losses
UL’s €5.2m overpayment when buying 20 student homes in 2022 resulted in a ‘significant loss in value for money’, State’s spending watchdog finds
Lower back pain expert: ‘Scans rarely show the cause’
Factors including poor sleep, relationship stress and job dissatisfaction cause 90% of low back pain
Man arrested in connection with ‘alleged harassment’ of UL official
Arrest follows months of disruption over housing deal in which UL overpaid by €5.2m when buying 20 student homes two years ago
It’s handball but not as we know it: world stars of wallball come to Limerick
Brooklyn model Nazir ‘Nasty Naz’ Marston and Limerick’s Martina McMahon take titles at the World Wallball Championship
Concern mounts over student accommodation availability as CAO offers issued
‘We have been given no options at all, we’ll just have to take what we can get or pay through the nose for it’
Most third-level colleges increase on-campus accommodation costs for coming year
Students face sometimes ‘chaotic and claustrophobic’ shared spaces and rising prices countrywide
Conor McElduff’s dream of World Wallball title dashed as he is beaten by Nazir Marston
Tyrone man was no match for New Yorker’s power and intensity
Mentoring schemes smooth the transition to university life
Most universities operate peer-to-peer programmes designed to help new students access information and support
Will 200-year-old maps help inform decisions on crucial habitat restoration and future land use?
New digital archive of first ordnance survey maps of island of Ireland coincides with completion of first detailed national land cover map
UL professor Stephen Kinsella to be appointed economics adviser to Taoiseach Simon Harris
Mr Kinsella will balance the role with his commitments to the University of Limerick, while taking a break from journalism
UL chief officer launches defamation case against head of commercial operations and wife
Prof Shane Kilcommins initiated High Court action in a personal capacity against head of commercial operations Andrew Flaherty and his wife Audrey Flaherty
Adding services for older people in EDs could save €2.4 billion, research finds
Early assessment and intervention by dedicated teams of health and social care professionals could lead to shorter stays in hospital
From Lesotho to Limerick: ‘I’ve found Irish people to be very kind, very loving people’
Lawyer Matsaseng Ralekoala from Lesotho arrived in Limerick in 2022
Confusion over new protections for student renters as clock ticks down to new academic year
UL student told he would lose his deposit and be held liable for rent if he vacated property after finishing his studies for the year
CervicalCheck patients have improved healthcare with their advocacy, study finds
Women affected still lack trust in the system, however, after scores were given inaccurate results
UL president’s move to new post raises questions about property cost debacle
Prof Kerstin Mey not leaving university but changing to senior academic role
University of Limerick president Kerstin Mey to resign
Prof Kerstin Mey will take up a professorship role within the university
Trinity is highest-ranked Irish university despite slipping in world standings
UCD narrows gap by jumping 45 places to 126th in latest QS World University Rankings
‘Beautifully illustrated essay’ on intelligence of fungi by UL student wins 2024 Mary Mulvihill Award
Entry from Evanna Winters explores ‘wood wide web’, the subterranean fungal network that extends beneath forest floor
Junior Cycle reforms leave students unprepared for Leaving Cert, study finds
Study finds teacher professional collaboration and dialogue has increased significantly
The unanswered questions on impact of pesticides on the health of ecosystems
There is growing evidence that pesticides are implicated in declines of everything from songbirds to bug life in rivers and streams
Relief on interest and penalties on €1m tax bill sought by University of Limerick
PwC did not correct ‘incomplete’ advice when UL clarified a question on stamp duty, report finds
UL staff expressed ‘multiple concerns very early on’ over student housing project, PAC hears
Controls to properly regulate the transaction were ‘overridden’, committee told
University of Limerick student housing scheme went ahead despite concerns, PAC hears
Dáil committee told that ‘key information’ was not available before deal exceeding €11m was approved in 2022
Confidential report shows University of Limerick paid €1m more than price agreed for accommodation
Although UL’s governing authority agreed to pay €10.9m, the price rose by €1.08m in the final contract signed only nine days later
University of Limerick in line for bruising encounter over student housing project
UL spent more than €11m on student homes 3km from campus but university president has acknowledged institution ‘paid significantly above market price’
Building better to address housing and climate crises
Six schools of architecture are working together to transform the training of architects with sustainability in mind
Irish universities risk undermining their autonomy through self-inflicted wounds
Universities are, in many respects, authors of their own misfortune – which threatens to become a misfortune for all of us.
Man accused of killing student in Limerick hit-and-run charged with further offences
Kieran Fogarty (20), from Ballinacurra Weston, remanded in custody for service of book of evidence next week
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