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8 unusual facts about University of Limerick


Celia Larkin

As a mature student Larkin has graduated from the University of Limerick with a first class honors degree in Politics and International relations, graduating top of her class.

David J. Elliott

He was subsequently appointed assistant, associate, and full professor of music education at U of T. At several points during his career at Toronto he also served as a Visiting Professor at other university music schools, including the University of North Texas, Indiana University, the University of Limerick, Northwestern University, and Rutgers.

Government of the 20th Dáil

This forced the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick and Thomond College of Education, Limerick to apply to the National University of Ireland for the conferring of degrees and diplomas.

Irelande Douze Pointe

On February 23, 2008, it won against five other entries in Eurosong 2008, held at the University of Limerick.

Karen Tweed

She is the main piano accordion tutor at the World Music Centre, University of Limerick, Ireland and a regular tutor at the BMus Degree in folk and traditional music at Newcastle University and The Sage Gateshead.

Michael Dell

In 2002, Dell received an honorary doctorate in Economic Science from the University of Limerick in honor of his investment in Ireland and the local community and for his support for educational initiatives.

Peadar Kirby

Peadar Kirby is an author and academic at the Department of Politics and Public Administration at the University of Limerick.

Willie Casey

Casey fought Paul Hyland at the University Arena in Limerick on 6 November 2010 for the European Super Bantamweight title which was previously held by Bernard Dunne.


Cromwell in Ireland

The series consultants included John Morrill, Professor of History at University of Cambridge, Jane Ohlmeyer, Professor of History and Vice Provost at Trinity College, Dublin, Pádraig Lenihan, Lecturer in History at University of Limerick, Nicholas Canny, Professor of History at NUI Galway and Ronald Hutton, Professor of History at University of Bristol.

Education in the Republic of Ireland

Some institutions such as the University of Limerick and Dublin City University (DCU) have completed a process of modularising their courses (others are still in a transition phase), mostly using the ECTS.

Edward M. Walsh

Walsh mounted an international fundraising campaign that secured the support of major philanthropists such as Chuck Feeney and Lewis Glucksman and permitted the University of Limerick to expand significantly at a time when government capital grants were being handed out scarcely.

Plassey, County Clare

A number of authors have assumed a direct link between Robert Clive and Plassey House, now the administrative centre of the University of Limerick, which is located on the opposite County Limerick bank of the River Shannon, and connected by a bridge to County Clare.

Seán Armstrong

When Armstrong was attending University of Limerick he played the 2010-11 All-Ireland League rugby season for Shannon.


see also

Edward Walsh

Edward M. Walsh (born 1939), former president of the University of Limerick

Graduate Australian Medical School Admissions Test

It is currently used as the selection criteria for all graduate-entry programmes in Ireland (University College Dublin, University of Limerick, University College Cork, and Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland).