UL officials keen to enlighten Dáil committee on €5.3m overspend on student housing

The words used by provost Shane Kilcommins, chancellor Brigid Laffan, and their colleagues on Thursday were chosen very carefully given the legal scrutiny the institution is under at present. Picture: True Media

University of Limerick's latest appearance before the Public Accounts Committee was a strange affair.

Strange in that, for the first time in three appearances since June 2021, the officials present seemed keen to shed as much light on matters as possible rather than hiding behind obfuscation.