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University of Limerick (UL) (Irish: Ollscoil Luimnigh) is a public research university institution in Limerick, Ireland. Founded in 1972 as the National Institute for Higher Education , Limerick , it became a university in September 1989 in accordance with the University of Limerick Act 1989 . [ 5 ]
Desmond Fitzgerald (professor) Desmond Fitzgerald (born 30 October 1953) is an Irish medical doctor and academic leader. On 6 October 2016, Fitzgerald was announced as the President-elect of the University of Limerick. [1] He took up this role in early 2017, becoming the fifth President. He resigned in May 2020 for "personal health concerns ...
Kerstin Mey (born 1963) is a German academic and president of the University of Limerick. She was the first woman to head a university in Ireland, [1] on an acting basis, and having participated in an international competition, was appointed to the full position with effect from 8 October 2021. She held positions in a number of universities in ...
Orla Muldoon. Orla Therese Muldoon is an Irish social and political psychologist and founding professor of psychology at the University of Limerick. Her research concerns how groups memberships and social identities affect health and well-being.
With a population of 102,287 at the 2022 census, [2] Limerick is the third-most populous urban area in Ireland, and the fourth-most populous city on the island of Ireland. [6][7][8] It was founded by Scandinavian settlers in 812, during the Viking Age. The city straddles the River Shannon, with the historic core of the city located on King's ...
Walsh in 1989. Edward M. Walsh (born 1939), is the founding president of the University of Limerick, one of two new universities established by Ireland in 1989. He headed the institution from its inception as the National Institute for Higher Education Limerick, in 1970, when he was appointed as chairman of the planning board, and director, through its transformation to a university in 1989 ...
The University of Limerick Vikings are the American football team from the University of Limerick in Limerick, Ireland. The team currently [when?] competes in the American Football Ireland Division One. The Vikings have won three IAFL Shamrock Bowl titles – in 2007, 2008 and 2009 and the Atlantic Cup in 2010. The Vikings also won their first ...
The Living Bridge (Irish: An Droichead Beo) is a pedestrian bridge across the River Shannon linking the University of Limerick 's premises in County Limerick and County Clare. The bridge was designed by Arup Engineers and Wilkinson Eyre Architects to provide social and cultural space to encourage pedestrians to rest a while as they cross along ...