Minister of State for Employment and Small Business, Pat Breen TD highlighted the growth potential in the aerospace and aviation industries in the Mid West during a recent visit to University of Limerick.

A Co Clare business student travels to Canada this week to compete against counterparts from 12 international institutions in an engineering and commerce competition.

Fitzgibbon Cup favourites UL were shocked by IT Carlow while LIT booked their place in the last four of the competition.

The niece of retired Canadian astronaut and former commander of the International Space Station Chris Hadfield, will undertake an epic journey of her own this summer when she drives almost 8,000 kilometres from Ireland to Ghana in Africa.

UL became the first college to progress to the quarter-finals of the 2017 Fitzgibbon Cup when they overcame the challenge of tournament hosts NUIG.

Professor Luuk van der Wielen has been appointed director of the Bernal Institute at University of Limerick.

Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan TD outlined specific growth opportunities for Limerick and the wider region at a University of Limerick GAA breakfast briefing this week.

Several Clare students graduated from the University of Limerick this week.

Professor Brian Fitzgerald has been appointed director of Lero, the Irish Software Research Centre headquartered at the University of Limerick (UL).