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Fond Farewell to UL Foundation CEO David Cronin

The Board of the UL Foundation has confirmed that Chief Executive Officer, David Cronin, has decided to step down from the Foundation to take up a new position in the USA as President & CEO of the American Ireland Funds.

UL President Des Fitzgerald paid tribute to Mr Cronin, saying “David has overseen a very successful period of fund raising, partnership building and investment which has greatly helped the University to progress its mission. I want to acknowledge the very significant contribution which David made as CEO and I know he will continue to be an Ambassador for the University in the years ahead”.

UL Chancellor Mary Harney has also wished Mr Cronin well in his new role and acknowledged his contribution to the growth of the University over the past 10 years.

Loretta Brennan Glucksman, Chairman of the Foundation, also paid tribute and wished Mr Cronin success in his new role; “David has made a very significant contribution to the Foundation since he joined as CEO in 2008. During that time, he has played a key role in developing and managing strategic relationships with leaders in philanthropy, business, art, culture, politics and sport. While we will be very sorry to see David leave at this time, we want to express our deep appreciation for his work as CEO and for the strong legacy he will leave behind here in the University.”

Holmes O’Malley Sexton Scholarship is Awarded

The recipient of the prestigious Holmes O’Malley Sexton Law Scholarship was announced today on campus at University of Limerick. Final year student Patrick Carr was presented with the merit-based scholarship for his outstanding level of performance to date in his Law and Accounting degree at UL.

Foundation Mourns the Passing of Tom Considine

We were deeply saddened to learn of the sudden death of UL Governing Authority member, Tom Considine, on 22nd November.

Tom joined the University’s Governing Authority on 1st December, 2017 as nominee of the University of Limerick Foundation and was appointed Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee, which plays a critical role in the University.

We were fortunate to have his experience and expertise drawn from decades of work for the public service and he will be sadly missed.

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UL Chancellor Hosts Evening with Paul Brady in Support of Scholarships

On 2nd November, a close network of ambassadors, patrons and supporters of the University of Limerick Foundation gathered at a special event hosted by UL Chancellor and UL Foundation Director Mary Harney in support of student scholarships.

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University of Limerick Chancellor and UL Foundation Director Mary Harney (centre) pictured with (left to right) singer songwriter Paul Brady, former world champion boxer Bernard Dunne and Ireland and Munster Rugby’s Peter O’Mahony at the announcement of the new UL Foundation Scholarships programme which provides a wide range of philanthropically supported bursaries for students across academic, music and sporting excellence as well as minority and marginalised groups. 
Pic: Don Moloney

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UL Foundation Mourns the Passing of Founding Secretary & President Emeritus UL, John O’Connor

It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of our Founding Secretary and President Emeritus UL, Mr John O’Connor.


John was a huge part of the success of our Foundation and the University – captured so wonderfully in his “Memoir of a Privileged Time”, a personal history of the development of the University of Limerick 1972-2012 and pre-history 1862-1972’ https://ulir.ul.ie/handle/10344/5386.

Arrangements:
http://notices.irishtimes.com/death/o-connor-john/54030347

New Glucksman Library Unveiled

On 22nd June, the unveiled the new UL Glucksman Library, which has now doubled in size and capacity having added an extra 7,600 sq. metres to the original library building. The Library now includes a range of world class innovations in book storage and retrieval, digital research, accessibility and ‘inspirational learning spaces’. One stand out feature is the ARC (Automated Reserve Collection) – a 10 meter high book vault and robotic crane, with the capacity to store 500,000 volumes in a space 1/9th of conventional shelving, which will see UL’s historic collections, currently housed off-site, returned to campus.

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Roibeárd Thornton Memorial-Janssen Sciences Scholarship is Launched

A new scholarship, the Roibeárd Thornton Memorial-Janssen Sciences Scholarship, was launched today at the University of Limerick, named in memory of Dr Roibeárd Thornton, a graduate of the University. Dr Thornton, who had been working with Janssen Sciences in Cork for over 4 years, had just returned to Limerick with his family when he was tragically killed in a car crash in January 2016.

The new scholarship programme at UL, which is being gifted through the University of Limerick Foundation, will award €2,500 to a 2nd year student of the BSc Bioscience in the School of Natural Sciences. The inaugural 2017 recipient is Niamh Phelan from Kilkenny City who was awarded the Scholarship based on her academic excellence.

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A new suite of Sports Scholarships

A new suite of Sports Scholarships were formally launched at the event, designed to support elite athletes in pursuing and excelling in their sport while also undertaking study at the University of Limerick.

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