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Congratulations to Director of the Irish World Academy, Prof. Helen Phelan project has been selected as one of 21 research projects to receive a total investment of €4.9 million under the Collaborative Alliances for Societal Challenges (COALESCE) programme, the Irish Research Council has announced today!

Last Friday Dr Laura Cahillane participated in a seminar organised by Maynooth University.

The launch of the new cultural partnership between UL and Silkroad, the global musical ensemble founded by cellist and cultural ambassador Yo-Yo Ma took place on Thursday, September 8 at Harvard University in Boston, US

Prof Eoin Devereux, Centre for The Study of Popular Music and Popular Culture, is currently presenting a series of Podcasts for BMG Music.

The School of Law is teaming up with Maynooth University, the Courts Service and the Shelbourne Hotel to host a commemoration event on 5 December in the Shelbourne Hotel Dublin. To mark the Centenary of Independent Ireland's first Constitution

Prof. Neil Robinson reviews the book ‘The Story of Russia’ by Orlando Figes in the Irish Independent

Our Executive Dean, Dr. Sandra Joyce was delighted to welcome Chief Superintendent Mick Gubbins to the University of Limerick as part of the graduation ceremonies last week alongside Prof. Kerstin Mey, Dr. David Fleming, Prof. Rachel Msetfi and Prof. Shane Kilcommins

In November 2022, 19 academics from universities across Indonesia arrived in UL to undertake a two month bridging programme, funded by the Indonesian Ministry of Education

Our colleague Dr. Ann Marcus Quinn contributed to the Irish Times with an article about rising school costs as secondary schools are now requesting compulsory digital hardware to aid in education.

Lumen, The Music of Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin: A Celebration of the Light, will take place at the University Concert Hall (UCH) in Limerick, on Saturday September 3rd and will celebrate the music of the late Professor of Music and founder/Director of the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance.

Eoin Quill from the School of Law has recently published an article in the Irish Supreme Court Review, a leading peer-reviewed legal journal which considers judgments from the Irish Supreme Court. His article is entitled ' A Discussion of Damage and A Conversation on Limitations: Cantrell v Allied Irish Banks Plc [2022]'.

The article is available on Claurus Press.

On Monday 11th July 2022, Dr Ger Coffey, Lecturer in Law and member of the Centre for Crime, Justice, and Victim Studies, presented a paper entitled ‘Assessing the Contours of the Entrapment Defence in the Criminal Law’ at the Annual International Conference on Law organised by the Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER), Athens, Greece.