‘Elephant in the room’: UL unveils sculpture to encourage mental health conversations The nationwide initiative aims to break down stigma, encourage openness, and promote mental wellbeing www.ul.ie/news/elephan... #StudyatUL

We were delighted to host the launch of the Elephant in the room movement and even more delighted to be the first home of the elephant at UL. The elephant represents the silent presence of mental health struggles, often invisible, but sometimes too big to ignore. www.elephantintheroom.ie

Next week (11th-14th August), we're running library workshops across County Limerick. Join us to discover how you can get involved in saving local heritage! @heritagecouncil.ie @unioflimerick.bsky.social @limerickcouncil.bsky.social @ullibrary.bsky.social

Most read on #RTEBrainstorm: the story behind the benchmarks chiselled into buildings, walls and bridges around Ireland. By @catsporter.bsky.social & Margaret O'Sullivan @unioflimerick.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Earlier this week, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation & Science James Lawless TD celebrated the launch of the new CONUL Strategy. Shaping Tomorrow 2025-2029 - a bold new strategy guiding the future of Ireland’s research libraries. conul.ie/minister-law... #Conul

How can library and information professionals, employ practical strategies to be more creative at work? Peter Reilly, Librarian @ullibrary.bsky.social‬, walks us through the process in his piece in the first issue of our Health Sciences Libraries Journal. Read it at journals.ucc.ie/index.php/hslj

Congratulations to UL's Donal Ryan who has been announced as the winner of the prestigious Orwell Prize for Political Fiction for his novel 'Heart, Be At Peace' 👏 The Tipperary writer is Associate Professor in English & Creative Writing at UL www.rte.ie/culture/2025... #StudyAtUL #StayCurious

@conulconference.bsky.social 2025 is the gift that keeps giving! Look who arrived to @ullibrary.bsky.social - Thanks @technologyfromsage.bsky.social

University of Limerick moves to 401 in new world university rankings UL has jumped 20 places in the rankings and is now placed in the top 3% of universities worldwide Find out more about why we continue to climb up the global rankings: www.ul.ie/news/univers... #StudyatUL #Education #SpeirGorm

Register below for the online launch of this fascinating project to locate and photograph the remaining bench marks in County Limerick. All welcome to get involved!

Two great opportunities to join the amazing team here at UL Library. 1. Executive Administrator - Library and Information Services 2. Librarian - Student Engagement & Success. Full details available www.ul.ie/vacancies #LISjobsIE

Be sure to follow us on Bluesky (@conulconference.bsky.social) and Instagram (@conul_conf_) for all of this year's #CONUL25 conference news over the next week.

Newly elected President of @laibluesky.bsky.social Lorna Dodd presented broadcaster Rick O’Shea @rickoshea.bsky.social with the 2025 President’s Medal. A wonderful recipient who has done so much for reading in Ireland!

Applications for our Leaving Certificate Study scheme are now open. Leaving cert students who would like to use the Glucksman Library to study from 22 May - June 24 should apply online www.ul.ie/library/leav...

The library building will be open throughout the Easter break from 7am to midnight each day. Wishing all of our students, staff and new Bluesky followers a Happy Easter!

More #MedievalMemes for your Friday afternoon. This week we are featuring the work of students studying Old & Middle English Literature: Texts & Contexts who were challenged to create some #MedievalMemes and we are delighted to showcase the results. @ulenglish.bsky.social

This week we are featuring the work of students studying Old & Middle English Literature: Texts & Contexts who were challenged to create some #MedievalMemes and we are delighted to showcase the results. Who knew the Middle Ages could be so fun. More to follow! @ulenglish.bsky.social

As part of Limerick Lifelong Learning festival 2025, join UL staff for this engaging and interactive workshop "GenAI Why should I C.A.R.E?" to learn about Generative AI and how to use it carefully. Limerick City Library, April 9th, 1-2pm Register ul.libcal.com/event/4351281

The library building will be closed on St. Patrick's Day, Monday 17th March. Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh!

For #WorldBookDay, here are some students at Shannon Comprehensive enjoying books in the library in 1969. Taken from the #ShannonDevelopment collection being catalogued as part of the Wellcome Trust funded New Jerusalems project. SpecialCollections.ul.ie NewJerusalems.info #NewTownArchives

We are recruiting for a Senior Library Assistant, Student Engagement. A great opportunity to join our amazing library team @ullibrary.bsky.social Closing date 24th March, 12pm Full details: my.corehr.com/pls/esbsheul...

The Dr Tiede Herrema Papers donated to @unioflimerick.bsky.social in 2005 detailed in this fascinating account of the 1975 events. specialcollections.ul.ie/projects/tid...

It's #InternationalLoveDataWeek! What better time to showcase the National Open Access Monitor, launched by IReL, @openaire.bsky.social & NORF in 2024 to offer a comprehensive view of Ireland’s OA landscape: oamonitor.ireland.openaire.eu #LoveDataWeek

We have some exciting news - registration for this year's CONUL Conference is NOW OPEN! Please see our website for more information: conference.conul.ie/registration... #conul25

The library will re-open at 2pm Friday, closing at 9pm

The library will be closed on Friday morning due to the Red warning. Please check social media and emails for updates on campus re-opening.

Join us on a journey from Calcutta to the Island of St Helena through the pages of a journal kept by Harriet Marshall between Jan 9 & Apr 4 1847 on her way from Allahabad to County Tyrone. A weekly blog post series presents transcriptions from her journal. specialcollections.ul.ie/from-calcutt...

We are opening our Call for Papers today for the 2025 CONUL Conference in Tullamore.   An extra special gathering this year, as it’s our 10th Anniversary Conference The theme for 2025 is  ‘ Shaping Tomorrow- Reflections and New Directions’.   More information on our website ( link in bio) #CONUL25

UL graduates can now apply to be entered on the Register of Electors for the Seanad Éireann Higher Education constituency. This constituency will be in effect for any election after 1 June 2025. Visit seanadvoter.ie to apply by 23rd Jan.

Happy New Year from all at UL Library. We are open today Jan 2nd from 9am to 5pm. Full opening hours ul.ie/library/open...

Todays Advent post is from the recently launched exhibition Developing Shannon – Exposing Narratives from Negatives, based on the Shannon Development Photographic Collection, donated to UL in 2014 by the Shannon Airport Group. 250,000 items spanning 5 decades! digitallibrary.ul.ie/shannon-deve...

Best of luck to UL Library and CTL staff presenting a poster on "A practical and collaborative approach to introducing Gen AI to staff and students" at the HEA Teaching and Learning conference today. View the posters: hub.teachingandlearning.ie/conference/p...

A glimpse inside the #Bolton Library for today's Advent post. Carols for Christmas Day! These are found in Devotionis Augustinianae flamma, Bolton Library H.4.18 (1637). Check specialcollections.ul.ie/advent-calen... each day for new images & subscribe to our blog! #AdventCalendar #ULLibrary

Ever wondered how Santa became Santa?... He studied at UL of course! No matter who you are or where you come from, UL is a place where you can thrive & grow into the person you're destined to be Unwrap your future with University of Limerick www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6QU... #SpeirGorm #Christmas

We are delighted to launch our 2024 Advent Calendar. Check out specialcollections.ul.ie/advent-calen... each day for a new festive themed image from our archives. #AdventCalendar #ULLibrary #UniversityofLimerick🎄

Welcome to Bluesky @ullibrary.bsky.social! Did you know that the UL Library has more than 350,000 books, journals, newspapers and theses And more than 2,200 study spaces Find out more: www.ul.ie/library #StudyatUL #SpeirGorm #Education #Learning #Research #Ireland