Analog Devices holds its annual Robbie McAdam Scholarship & Medal Ceremony June 13th,
pictured are Employees from both Analog Devices, Raheen and Electronic & Computer Engineering (E&CE), UL plus the worthy recipients of these awards from the BE Electronic & Computer Engineering programme, E&CE Dept, UL
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The President of the University of Limerick, Dr. Des Fitzgerald, has announced that the university has now signed contracts with Dunnes Stores to acquire a 5,500 sq. meter riverside former shopping centre belonging to the company on the river at Sarsfield Bridge in Limerick City.
The purchase of the Dunnes site represents the largest ever development in Higher Education in Limerick City centre. Dr. Fitzgerald paid tribute to Dunnes for facilitating the deal and for their support for the university’s plans for a city centre campus.
The President made the announcement at the annual UL President’s Gala Dinner organised by the University of Limerick Foundation. The dinner took place in Adare Manor this evening (Friday) and was attended by 350 guests including the Chancellor of the University, Ms. Mary Harney, and the Chairperson of the University of Limerick Foundation, Mrs. Loretta Brennan Glucksman.
Separately, Dr. Fitzgerald has also confirmed that the university is to start construction on a new access route on the northern part of the campus which will open the campus for the first time to Co. Clare. The access route will facilitate the plans of Clare County Council to develop an economic development zone adjoining the campus .
Speaking today, Dr. Fitzgerald said that the developments were part of the university’s strategy to prepare for the next fifty-years; “if the university is to continue to be an important part of the regional infrastructure, we need to plan now for the needs of the region over the coming decades. We can’t let the university be defined simply by its location close to Limerick city. We must create a regional and national institution which will support economic, cultural and social development right across the region and indeed more widely across the country for decades to come.”
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.”
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.
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.
It is with great sadness that we learned about the death of our friend and colleague, Professor Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin, Emeritus Professor of Music at the University of Limerick.
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.
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
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.
In article yesterday, the Limerick Leader newspaper paid tribute to UL Foundation Director, Chuck Feeney, and the remarkable impact his generosity has had on the University of Limerick and Mid-West region as a whole:
Former UL Foundation Director, Sir Terry Wogan has been named the greatest BBC radio presenter of the last 50 years in a Radio Times poll of broadcasting experts. Sir Terry presented Radio 2’s breakfast show for a total of 28 years.
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.
At a special ceremony today, engineering firm, Arup, presented cheques to students under a new scholarship and awards programme in the Faculty of Science and Engineering at the University of Limerick.
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.
Leading semiconductor solutions provider, Microsemi, who has its European headquarters in Ennis, Co. Clare has generously agreed to commit €50,000 over the next 4 years to continue its scholarship programme in engineering at UL.
In excess of 300 sports personalities, philanthropic and business leaders attended the annual University of Limerick President’s Gala Dinner organised by the UL Foundation in a special marquee on the UL campus.
The University of Limerick today conferred Honorary Doctorates on six exceptional individuals from the worlds of humanitarianism, business, the arts and the public sector.
It is with great sadness that we hear the news of the passing of UL Foundation Board member, Sir Terry Wogan.
A close friend of the University, Sir Terry was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University in 2004 and joined the Board of the UL Foundation in 2006.
The University of Limerick has awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science to UL Foundation Director and former Ireland Rugby Captain Paul O’Connell. Dr. Paul O’Connell is the 100th recipient of an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Limerick since 1990.