28 Irish Slang Words You Need to Know

Jenna Steadman is a Study Abroad student at the University of Limerick. She is from Ontario, Canada, and is majoring in Psychology and Music. Here, she gives a run down of all the Irish phrases she’s learned in her first few weeks at UL. Can’t seem to wrap your head around the crazy Irish lingo? For a…

“Inis Oirr, it is Oirr Beauty”: Aleksandra’s Trip to the Aran Islands

Aleksandra Lepowska is an Erasmus student at the University of Limerick from Brussells Belgium, but originally from Poland. She is studying Applied Linguistics for one semester at UL. The UL Student’s Union organizes many fantastic trips around Ireland for international students, and this blog is about one of them! Hello Guys!  Last weekend I went…

Canada vs Ireland by UL International Student Valerie Grignon

by UL International Student Ambassador Valerie Grignon I was born and have always lived in Montreal, Canada, which I guess is different from the rest of the country itself. Now that I have been in Ireland for about 3 months, I am starting to see and understand how this beautiful country and its inhabitants are…

From China to The University of Limerick

By UL International Student Ambassador Rae Fan Check out University of Limerick My name is Rae, an international student from China. This is my first time to come to Ireland. The scenery in UL is very attractive, especially the Shannon River, therefore I took many photos when I came across the living bridge on campus…

Why Ireland? by Michelle Lee, UL International Student Ambassador

I have recently started to do extensive research for my Masters dissertation which involves reading a lot about studying abroad. My dissertation is going to be about what motivates American students to study abroad and whether countries like Ireland could benefit economically and socially from these students. I have been reading about what researchers in…