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Blind/vision impaired children and school friends take on new sports challenge at UL

By Ronan Coughlan / November 28, 2019 / Comments Off on Blind/vision impaired children and school friends take on new sports challenge at UL

Vision Sports Ireland in association with the National Council for the Blind of Ireland (NCBI) will encourage children with or without a vision impairment to participate in the forthcoming Inclusion…

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UL opens sports facility that will leave a lasting legacy for students

By John Keogh / September 24, 2019 / Comments Off on UL opens sports facility that will leave a lasting legacy for students

A massive new state-of-the-art €7m sports facility officially launched at University of Limerick will ‘leave a legacy’ for future students. The Maguires Pitches were launched this Tuesday at UL by…

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Dave Mahedy To Retire From UL Sports

By George Lee / June 4, 2019 / Comments Off on Dave Mahedy To Retire From UL Sports

There can be few names more synonymous with Limerick Sport than Dave Mahedy and the affable Dublin native who has just announced his retirement, by his own admission “came to…

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UL retain Division B Men’s Intervarsities title

By Jack Neville / April 8, 2019 / Comments Off on UL retain Division B Men’s Intervarsities title

UL retained their men’s Division B Intervarsities title in style yesterday afternoon with a 69-87 point win over Maynooth University in the final. A stunning 37-point display from Maynooth’s Paddy…

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WATCH: UL launches Masters in Sports Journalism

By John Keogh / February 26, 2019 / Comments Off on WATCH: UL launches Masters in Sports Journalism

A new course aimed at training the next generation of sports journalists has been launched at the University of Limerick Rugby icon Keith Wood, Irish Examiner sports Editor Tony Leen…

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WATCH: Limerick to host the Tag Rugby World Cup

By Jack Neville / February 6, 2019 / Comments Off on WATCH: Limerick to host the Tag Rugby World Cup

Limerick will become the first city in the Northern Hemisphere to host the Tag Rugby World Cup in 2021. The University of Limerick will host the tournament that is expected…

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Nine members of Limerick’s U21 All Ireland winning team honoured by UL GAA

By Raffaele Rocca / November 30, 2017 / Comments Off on Nine members of Limerick’s U21 All Ireland winning team honoured by UL GAA

UL GAA honours current and former All Ireland winning students. “Four out of the last five All Ireland winning captains are graduates of UL”. – Dave Mahedy, Head of Sport.…

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