Sophie Ní Riain
Sophie Ní Riain achieved her BA in Irish and English from University of Limerick in 2021. She is currently completing a Masters in Irish in UL, where she tutors Irish to undergraduate students. She has vast Irish-language teaching experience, frequently teaching in Gaelscoil Charraig na SiAºire and tutoring Irish-language classes at a variety of levels…
Read MoreEdel Meade
A strikingly original artist working in the field of jazz, folk and contemporary music; Edel Meade is a vocalist, composer, songwriter, performing artist, recording artist and educator from Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. Her critically-acclaimed album, Brigids and Patricias (2021) reflects on what it means to be a woman in Ireland today informed by Irish history, Irish…
Read MoreCiara Breatnach
Ciara Breathnach is Associate Professor in History at the University of Limerick. Hosted by Glucksman Ireland House, New York University, her Fulbright project entitled Death and the Irish in New York City 1880-1922 will examine how Irish immigrants planned for, and managed, death in the metropolis, from 1880, when vital registration of death was introduced,…
Read MorePatrick Mongan
Pat Mongan is a PhD student in the Confirm – Smart Manufacturing Research Centre, based in the University of Limerick. He graduated from Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology in 2018 with a First Class Honours BEng in Mechanical Engineering. Pat’s doctoral research is focused on the application of artificial intelligence to solve various issues in manufacturing…
Read MoreDylan Storan
Dylan Storan is a PhD student in the Department of Chemical Sciences, based in the Bernal Institute at the University of Limerick. He graduated from the University of Limerick in 2017 with a First Class Honours BSc in Pharmaceutical and Industrial Chemistry. Dylana’s PhD research is focused on the synthesis of semiconducting nanowires and their…
Read MoreAleksandra Serafin
Aleksandra Serafin is a Ph.D. candidate at the School of Engineering at the University of Limerick (UL), she also holds a B.Eng. in Biomedical Engineering from UL . Her doctoral research focuses on developing and characterising novel materials for use as electroconductive scaffolds for the purpose of spinal cord injury repair. As a Fulbright Student…
Read MoreOisín Kavanagh
Oisín Kavanagh is a PhD student in the Solid State Pharmaceutical Centre (SSPC), based in the Bernal Institute at the University of Limerick. He is a qualified pharmacist, graduating from the University of Ulster in 2016 with First class honours where he also received the Gold Medal of the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland. Oisín…
Read MoreElaine O’Connor
Elaine O’Connor is a PhD Candidate at the University of Limerick. Elaine received her Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering and a Masters in Technology from UL. She is a researcher with the Dairy Processing Technology Centre, DPTC, which is hosted by UL. Her research focuses on Environment and Sustainability where she investigates water recovery technologies…
Read MoreArt Ó Súilleabháin
Mr Art Ó Súilleabháin has been a Primary School Teacher for 23 years. He was a teacher in the Irish Gaeltacht (Eachleim & Corr na Mona) for five years and a teacher for Hibernia College trainee teachers for nine years (five of those years Managing a team of twelve teachers and Director of Education). He…
Read MoreAileen Dillane
Aileen Dillane is an ethnomusicologist, Irish traditional musician, and Course Director of the MA in Irish Music Studies at the Irish World Academy, University of Limerick. She went to University of Chicago on her Fulbright Awards and completed her PhD there. Aileen publishes in the area of Global Irish Music, musical migrations, popular music and…
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