If you go down to UL today you’re sure of a big surprise...

The University of Limerick made a tax settlement in excess of €110,000 to Revenue last year over a mix-up in how it deducted tax from contractors.

President of the University of Limerick, Prof Don Barry yesterday dismissed claims that two staff members had been offered ‘hush money’ to withdraw complaints about improper financial practices at the college.

Munster Rugby will end their tradition of training in dual venues in Cork and Limerick when a new state-of-the-art facility is opened next July.

University of Limerick graduates are the most sought after of any Irish college, the president of UL has said.

RTÉ presenter Bryan Dobson has questioned if the role of news anchor will exist in rapidly changing news environments.

Employer demand for graduates from the University of Limerick is still powering ahead of all other third-level colleges, UL president Don Barry said yesterday.

Respected television news anchor Bryan Dobson has been appointed as an honourary lecturer at the University of Limerick.

The sister of a University of Limerick student who collapsed and died suddenly on one of her last days in college has thanked those who held the 22-year-old’s hand in her final moments.

The Irish Chamber Orchestra and the Irish World Academy have joined forces to create a new two-year full-time course at the University of Limerick in classical strings performance.

The University of Limerick yesterday signed a €100 million loan agreement with the European Investment Bank to part-fund a €224m five-year development plan which will provide more than 700 construction jobs and nearly 300 full-time academic posts.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has launched a first-of-its-kind €52m science and engineering project at the University of Limerick which will create new R&D concepts for use in the pharmaceutical and biomedical industries.

“Many thousands” of construction jobs will be created in Limerick over the next five years in a major investment deal agreed between the board of the European Investment Bank and the University of Limerick.

A total of 17 international pharmaceutical companies based in Ireland have joined forces to form the first research hub of its kind in the world to help find solutions to common problems.

Up to 500 high-paid jobs were on offer yesterday for students at the University of Limerick as 124 companies went headhunting on campus.

The number of graduates from the University of Limerick getting work in Ireland has risen from 45% to 50% over the past year, but 13% still emigrated to find employment.

Limerick has been designated as the National City of Culture in 2014.

FIGURES released yesterday show up to 84% of graduates from the University of Limerick (UL) are either employed or pursuing further study.

THE new head of a medical school in the University of Limerick will earn about €40,000 more than the college president.

STUDENTS at the University of Limerick were yesterday honoured for their community spirit when 82 received presentations at the inaugural President’s Volunteer Award ceremony.

TWO Irish universities have said tens of thousands of euro paid to receive their recent top international ratings is worthwhile for the potential to attract more overseas students.

ALMOST 85% of students who graduated from the University of Limerick last year are either working or pursuing further studies, according to a college study.

IN the era of the text, email and twitter, the University of Limerick is working to ensure that students develop their writing skills.

ENVIRONMENT Minister Phil Hogan’s decision to reject the proposed transfer of five square kilometres of land into a new authority for Limerick City and County will ensure that Clare Co Council retains €260,000 in commercial rates.

UNIVERSITY of Limerick yesterday conferred medical degrees on a class of graduates who did not first dream of careers on wards or in general practices, wielding stethoscopes and thermometers.

A NEW academic alliance with the University of Limerick will offer a degree status to teaching college graduates in Tipperary.

THE University of Limerick (UL) has been urged to increase its efforts to prevent students from making neighbouring housing estates “look like a slum”.

FORMER US president Bill Clinton yesterday led the tributes to best-selling author, Frank McCourt, when he was posthumously honoured in New York by leading Irish and American philanthropists.

VENTURE capital firm Kernel Capital has launched a €10 million fund which, it said, is Ireland’s first to focus exclusively on the indigenous medical technology sector.

THE firm that constructed the controversial €2.3 million home for the president of the University of Limerick (UL) is still on course to make a profit this year.

COLLEGE applicants have been given the opportunity to seek entry to 150 third level courses as more than 21,300 people remain without an offer of a place to date.

GRADUATES from the University of Limerick have a higher-than-average chance of landing a job.

UNIVERSITY of Limerick students have changed the name of the college rag week in an effort to curb antisocial behaviour.

A €6 million language centre, opened yesterday at the University of Limerick, is being aimed at attracting more students from abroad as well as helping undergraduates who plan to embark on business careers in the export market.

SOME academics are spending as little as four hours teaching but must start sharing their expertise with students, Education Minister Batt O’Keeffe has claimed.

The Education Minister Batt O'Keeffe has launched an investigation to ensure no taxpayers' money was spent by the University of Limerick to build a home for its president.

The extravagance of a €1m new home of the President of Limerick University has been described as 'inappropriate'.

IRELAND’s grand slam rugby coach Declan Kidney was conferred with an honorary doctorate by the University of Limerick yesterday.

IRISH rugby head coach, Declan Kidney is to receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Limerick in recognition of his huge contribution to Irish sport, it was confirmed yesterday.

UP to 70% of existing courses at the University of Limerick increased or maintained their entry standards with 27 courses requiring 400 or more points for entry, CAO figures show.

GRAND slam-winning Ireland rugby coach Declan Kidney is about to line out for an honorary doctorate.

The coach of the Irish Grand Slam rugby team, Declan Kidney, is to receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Limerick.