Among the 1,715 University of Limerick students who celebrated their graduations yesterday was Dr Sindy Joyce, who became the first Traveller in Ireland to graduate with a PhD.

University of Limerick has been designated a University of Sanctuary in recognition of its initiatives welcoming asylum seekers and refugees into its university community

A GAA player who rowed for the Irish Paralympic team after been struck down with a degenerative eye disease was one of more than 750 students who celebrated graduating from the University of Limerick yesterday.

The proud, beaming smiles of the Franklin family yesterday hid the painful reality of a terrible tragedy.