UL lodges planning application for former Dunnes Stores Limerick City site

University does not envisage any department permanently moving to the city centre campus, planning documents reveal

An art mural at the old Dunnes Stores building on Sarsfield Street in Limerick. UL is seeking to update the existing zoning for educational purposes. Picture: Brendan Gleeson

The University of Limerick is not currently planning to permanently move any sole university department or faculty to its new campus in Limerick City, new planning documents reveal.

However, the university does expect there to be "constant footfall" in the space and some students and staff could be permanently located there from its main campus in Plassey, or located there in blocks.