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The MIC community is thinking of Ashling Murphy and all of her family and friends today.
Our heartfelt thoughts are with Ashling Murphy’s family who have endured such a horrific trauma during the past 22 months, compounded by the gruelling ordeal of having to go through a trial. We offer them, and all who have been profoundly affected, our continued support.
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MIC & the INTO have today launched an entrance scholarship in memory of Ashling Murphy
The Scholarship of €4000 will be awarded to a 1st year Bachelor of Education student for exceptional achievement and talent in the field of traditional Irish music
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A beautiful rendition of 'When You Were Sweet Sixteen' performed by first year MIC student JJ Ryan at tonight's Candlelight Vigil in memory of Ashling Murphy.
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As a mark of respect to Ashling Murphy, her family, friends, fellow graduates and all those affected by her killing, we will not be posting to social media tomorrow.
Our thoughts remain with all those affected by this terrible tragedy. RIP Ashling Murphy.
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As vigils gather around the country, we remember Ashling Murphy. The MIC flag flies at half mast and a candle burns beside her photo in the MIC reception.
Remember her name. RIP Ashling Murphy.
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MIC is deeply saddened to learn of the death of our dear colleague, Dr Tony Bonfield, who passed away suddenly on Fri 18 Oct.Tony joined MIC in 1996 & lectured thousands of students. We mourn the loss of an esteemed colleague & a great educator. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a Anam Dílis
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Mary Immaculate College has today opened an online Book of Condolences in memory of Ashling Murphy.
You are invited to pay tribute to Ashling and send words of sympathy and comfort to all who knew and loved her.
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NEWS: MIC's Director of Taught Postgraduate Studies in Education, Dr T.J. Ó Ceallaigh, has been appointed to the European Commission Working Group on Digital Education: Learning, Teaching and Assessment (DELTA).
You can read more about this here:
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Limerick woman
@niamhhourigan1
appointed VP at
#MIC
@Education_Ire
@McHughJoeTD
@mitchelloconnor
@carlobrien
@niallmurray1
@Independent_ie
@TeachingCouncil
@INTONews
@emma_okelly
@rtenews
@limerickpost
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NEWS: The National Council for Special Education has awarded Professor Emer Ring, Dean of Education at MIC, the tender to investigate and document the Special Education System in Ireland over the century between 1922 and 2022.
Read more:
@ncseirl
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#MIC
is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Eugene Wall as
#President
of Mary Immaculate College. Read about Professor Wall's distinguished career to-date at
#HelloMIC
@President_MIC
@maryisu
@INTOnews
@RichardbrutonTD
@astiunion
@TUIunion
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A vile video containing racist slurs has been brought to our attention. MIC regards the content as despicable and will proceed to determine if there has been MIC student involvement. MIC is strongly committed to social justice and abhors racism in all forms.
@President_MIC
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Congratulations to MIC lecturers Dr Mairéad Hourigan & Dr Aisling Leavy who have been awarded the C Oswald George Prize for 2021. The award celebrates the best article published in Teaching Statistics in a given year.
More:
@aisling_leavy
@MaireadHourigan
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**NEWS** Congratulations to
#MIC
STEM Education lecturers, Dr
@aisling_leavy
& Dr
@MaireadHourigan
, who are the 2020 recipients of the Peter Holmes Prize awarded in recognition of their work in the field of statistics. 👏
Read more:
#STEM
#Statistics
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Congratulations to the victorious Limerick hurlers after that stunning win yesterday! A huge lift for the County after a difficult year. Liam is Green! 💚
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Remembering Ashling on the first anniversary of her death.
To honour Ashling’s memory, and in tribute to her unique talents and love of traditional music, MIC & the INTO have introduced an Entrance Scholarship in her memory.
Further information:
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Congrats to Dr
@obrien_eugene
, Head of English Language & Literature at
#MIC
, who has been appointed editor of a new book series 'Routledge Studies in Irish Literature'.👏
The first in the series, 'Reading Paul Howard-The Art of Ross O’Carroll Kelly', will be written by Eugene.
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The achievements of 135 students, graduates and alumni have been celebrated at the annual MIC Awards Ceremony.
Find out more about the 2022 MIC Awards Ceremony by clicking here:
@President_MIC
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#Excited
to be joining world landmarks like
@SydOperaHouse
by going green
@MICLimerick
for
#stpatricksday
Foundation Building looks
#superb
emblazoned in green. Happy St Patrick’s Day from MIC Lá ‘le Pádraig Shona daoibh go léir ó Choláiste Mhuire gan Smál
#GlobalGreening
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“We gathered here ‘with one accord and in one place’ to mourn the loss of Ashling, to honour her memory and to express our heartfelt solidarity with her grieving family and partner."
Take a look back at last night's vigil in memory of Ashling Murphy.
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MIC Mourns the Passing of Noreen Lynch - our dear friend and former colleague. Read more about her outstanding contribution not just to
#MIC
but also to Gaelic Games. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hAnam Dílis.
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**NEWS** Limerick city native, Dr Johanna Fitzgerald (
@JohFitzMIC
), appointed new Head of Educational Psychology, Inclusive and Special Education at
#MIC
.
Read more:
@Education_Ire
@ncseirl
@JMB_Secretariat
@LimClareETB
@INTOnews
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NEWS: MIC is delighted to launch a brand new post-primary teaching programme at
@MICThurles
.
The BA in Education, Home Economics & Business Studies will qualify graduates to teach
#HomeEconomics
&
#BusinessStudies
to Leaving Cert level.
Read more:
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**NEWS** Two
#MIC
lecturers have been shortlisted for the Mid-West Regional Teaching Excellence Award.
Congratulations to Dr
@ListonMaeve
&
@AMMorrinArt
who were recognised for their teaching excellence in the areas of
#STEM
& visual art. 👏
Read:
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**NEWS** Dr Emer Ring Appointed Dean of Education at Mary Immaculate College
#MIC
@RichardbrutonTD
@Education_Ire
@hea_irl
@INTOnews
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It is with great sadness that we learned of the death of our dear friend and colleague Leonard Enright who passed away this morning. Another great sporting legend has been lost to us.
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Congratulations to our
#MICLimerick
senior hurling team who are through to the semi-finals of the
#GAAFitzgibbonCup
! 🥳🙌
Well done to the lads & thanks to
@ULimsport
for a great game!
Final score after ET: MIC 2-21 UL 1-21
#FirstClassRivals
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Congratulations to Professor Niamh Stack, who was recently appointed as the Head of Psychology at MIC.
A Clare native, Professor Stack joins us after two decades at Scotland's University of Glasgow.
Find out more about Professor Stack's appointment:
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Well done to
#MIC
lecturer, Dr
@FionnualaTynan1
, on winning the
@ShannonConsort1
Teaching Excellence award for 2019! The ceremony to acknowledge Fionnuala’s achievement & the achievements of all six shortlisted candidates, takes place on 7 May in
#MICLimerick
.
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Dr Úna Ní Bhroiméil of
#History
Dept.
#MIC
pictured with
@PresidentIRL
at a Garden Party in Áras an Uachtaráin y'day. The event celebrated Ireland's 1st president, Dr Douglas Hyde. Úna's book, 'Building Irish Identity in America...' outlines Hyde’s fundraising missions to the US.
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Congratulations to MIC's Dr TJ O’Ceallaigh who has been appointed to the Administrative Council (AC) of the Association for Teacher Educators in Europe (ATEE). The AC is responsible for the general policy of the Association and its management.
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Congratulations to MIC's Dr Gwen Moore who has been awarded an
@AdvanceHE
Principal Fellowship!
The Principal Fellowship is awarded to academics who demonstrate a sustained record of academic excellence and leadership.
Read more:
@gwenmooremusic
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Due to the early closure of our on campus shop at
#MICLimerick
,
@maryisu
have kindly donated the perishable stock from An Siopa to Adapt Domestic Abuse Services and St Vincent de Paul in
#Limerick
.
Well done to MISU for helping others during this time! 👏
#MidWestTogether
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Tune into
@RTELateLateShow
tonight to see
#MIC
student Rory Brown sharing his experience of the care system in Ireland.
Rory, who is studying to become a teacher, is a member of
@epicireland
's Youth Council & is sharing his story in order to empower others in care.
#CareDay20
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NEWS: MIC has announced two elite sports scholarships, valued at €4,000 each, will be awarded to Roisin Howard, Tipperary Senior camogie and football player, and Dessie Hutchinson, Waterford Senior Hurler.
Find out more:
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**NEWS** Dr Michael Finneran, Head of Drama & Theatre Studies at
#MIC
, has been awarded almost €40,000 from
@IrishResearch
&
@creativeirl
to investigate the impact creative activity can have on wellbeing.
Read more:
#LoveIrishResearch
@soilsitheoir
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“The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event.” - JB Priestley ⛄️ ❄️
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Final Score in Fitzgibbon Cup Hurling semi-final
MIC 1-18 (21)
NUIG 0-18 (18)
Huge congratulations to
#MICLimerick
through to the final 👏👏
#FitzgibbonCup
#firstclassrivals
@HigherEdGAA
@ElectricIreland
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This evening we will commemorate Ashling Murphy at a Candlelight Vigil held in her memory.
You are welcome to join us. Further information can be found at
On Monday evening at 6 pm, we will be holding a Candelight Vigil to commemorate the life of Ashling Murphy outside the building where she graduated less than 4 months ago. You are most welcome to join us.
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Today MIC remembers Ashling Murphy.
She was a teacher, a dedicated sportsperson and a talented musician.
We were lucky to count her as one of our students.
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MIC is an inclusive and welcoming higher education institution. We proudly fly the flag in solidarity with our
#LGBTQ
staff & students.
@PresidentMIC
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Delighted for our senior hurlers and
@Jamwall7
#FitzgibbonCup
champs again! Well done lads!
#2inarow
Commiserations to
@itcarlow
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Congratulations to Dr Eugene O’Brien, Head of the Department of English Language & Literature at
#MIC
, who recently launched his new book ‘Recalling the Celtic Tiger’, which he co-edited with Brian Lucey
@tcddublin
& Eamon Maher
@WeAreTUDublin
.
More:
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Happy St Patrick's Day / Lá fhéile Pádraig sona dhaoibh.
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On the day that we welcomed our new students, we also had the pleasure of welcoming one of our past students. Máire Naughton, pictured with
@President_MIC
, graduated in 1949 & today she returned to
#MIC
. Máire now lives in Vermont where she continues to teach Irish.
#MICAlumni
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**NEWS** Following 18 months of data-gathering, gap analysis & self-assessment, leading to a strong & ambitious action plan,
#MIC
is delighted to announce that we have been awarded the Athena SWAN Institution Bronze Award.
Read more:
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MIC is delighted to receive confirmation from Minister for Further and Higher Education,
@SimonHarrisTD
of a significant contribution towards the co-funding for the new state-of-the-art, environmentally sustainable MIC library building.
Read more:
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Congratulations to MIC's Dr Anne Dolan who has been chosen as the recipient of this year's Mid-West Regional Teaching Excellence Award!
Dr Dolan has been chosen for the award in recognition of her outstanding practice in higher education.
More details:
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Tá sé ag cur sneachta!! ❄️☃️
Our
#Limerick
campus looking lovely in today's snow.
#Sneachta
#SnowDay
📸
@TrishKennedy1
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Congratulations to Dr Jennifer McMahon who has been appointed Head of the Department of Educational Psychology, Inclusive and Special Education at MIC
Dr McMahon's research interest is the promotion of school, child and youth mental health & wellbeing
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**NEWS** Dr Mia Treacy (
@TreacyMia
), Lecturer in the Department of Learning, Society and Religious Education at
#MIC
, has been awarded a prestigious teaching and learning award under the T-REX Module Innovation Framework for 2019.
Read more:
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Our Student Academic Administration team have been busy this week with 2,084 parchments & awards currently making their way across the country to the
#ClassOf2020
.
Congrats from all at
#MIC
& we look forward to celebrating with you at our Ceremony of Celebration next year. 🥳👏
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Roses are red, violets are blue, those jokers Hallmark have nothing on you; love is elusive; but UL, who knew?? We'll be your date if
@UL
be ours too❤️❤️❤️
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Bainisteoir 💪🏆
📷 Sports Action Photography
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We were delighted to celebrate our 2022 Giles Cup winning team with a medal presentation at MIC this afternoon.
Team members pictured here with Professor Eugene Wall, manager Richard Bowles and GAA officer Joe Redington. Also pictured is Captain Áine Keane with Professor Wall.
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Three in a row 🏆🏆🏆
Congratulations to the Limerick hurlers, including our graduates Declan, Cian, Aaron, Darragh, Richie and David!
What a heroic win after savage competition from Kilkenny. Luimneach abú! 🟢⚪️
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.
@President_MIC
paid tribute to 7 retiring colleagues today who between them have given a combined service of 140 years. Pictured: Dr Áine Cregan, Dr
@marygtroche
, Dr Maura Cronin, Geraldine Murphy, Josephine Frahill & Mairéad Horan. Dr Eilís O’Sullivan was honoured in absentia.
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Congratulations to Dr Finn Ó Múrchú, Head of School of Education (Post-Primary)
@MICThurles
, who was recently appointed to the National Council for Curriculum & Assessment (
@NCCAie
) by Minister
@Education_Ire
,
@McHughJoeTD
: Read about it here:
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A huge congrats to the Limerick hurlers for their stunning win this afternoon. History made 💚🤍
Throwback to the last time
#MIC
staff could gather together to celebrate the lads in Green and White - here’s to many more!
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NEWS:
#MIC
lecturer, Dr Fionnuala Tynan, was recognised today (7 May) for her excellence in teaching as the overall winner in the
@ShannonConsort1
Regional Teaching Awards. Well done to all shortlisted educators, drawn from
#MIC
,
@LimerickIT
&
@UL
. Read:
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Wedding bells at MIC! An exciting and historic day as, for the first time in MIC's history, two staff members are getting married in the college chapel! Congratulations to the happy couple, Rachael & Dermot!
#WeddingBells
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Congratulations to MIC academic, Dr Sarah O'Brien, on the recent of her new book, 'Of Memory and the Misplaced', which tells the story of Irish immigrants in post-Famine America.
Read more:
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WATCH: All Ireland fever has taken over
#MIC
and staff members donned their green and grabbed some flags to show support for the Limerick hurlers in this weekend's final!
@LimerickCLG
#LimerickGAA
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#MIC
staff gathered today to mark the appointment of Prof. Eugene Wall as the new
@President_MIC
. Introduced by VP of Admin. & Finance, Michael Keane, Prof. Wall said he was 'humbled' at the reception by colleagues and was looking forward to the next five years in the role.
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From all of us here at
#MIC
, thank you to all of the incredible and inspirational frontline workers who are risking their lives to save ours.
Together, we applaud you.
👏👏❤👏👏
#COVID19
#MidWestTogether
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"You've shown exceptional commitment and resolve in adapting to the altered reality that we currently find ourselves in."
An end of year message to all our students from Professor Eugene Wall, President of
#MIC
.
Maith sibh agus go n-éirí an bóthar libh! 💙
@President_MIC
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Congratulations to Dr
@NeasaNiChuaig
, lecturer in the Dept. of Language & Literacy Education at
#MIC
, who has been shortlisted for a Regional Teaching Excellence Award. Maith thú, a Neasa! 👏
Join the online celebrations from 1pm tomorrow. Register to attend!
@President_MIC
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That's a wrap for Graduation 2022!
Congratulations once again to all those who graduated from MIC over the past few days.
A big thanks to all those who worked so tirelessly behind the scenes ensuring it’s success.
Comhghairdeachas go leir 🥳
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Today should have been the 1st of 4 sell out shows of 'Joseph & the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat' produced by
@MIDAS_MIC
. A special shout out to all the students who worked so hard over the past 4 months to bring this show to
@LimeTreeTheatre
. Please send them your applause! 👏
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**NEWS**
@MICThurles
is introducing a new Graduate Certificate in Middle Leadership and Mentoring in Primary and Post-Primary Settings, as announced at its very successful 3-day summer school on the same topic. Read more:
#bemoreatmic
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NEWS: The Department of
@STEM_MIC
has been awarded a tender by the Department of Education to fund research into effectively incorporating STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Mathematics) in early years, primary and post-primary education.
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Well done to the MIC Limerick hurlers who are into the Fitzgibbon Cup Semi-Final after beating TUS MidWest 1-25 to 1-17 this afternoon 👏 ⚪️🔵
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Congratulations to MIC's Dr Eóin Flannery who has been appointed as the Peter O'Brien Visiting Scholar within the School of Irish Studies at Montreal's Concordia University.
Find out more:
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No shortage of silverware tonight as
#MIC
honours students and alumni sporting achievements.
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MIC has been awarded €1.5 million in Erasmus Funding to develop a European Teaching Academy in Digital Leadership in Education.
The IDEAL Futures Teacher Academy creates opportunities for students to work with teachers in France, Latvia and Spain.
More:
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Congratulations to Prof.
@aisling_leavy
who is the
#MIC
Lead on Ireland’s first longitudinal study of teachers. A consortium of MIC,
@UL
&
@ESRIDublin
will work on the €2.8M project, due to be completed in 2030.
Read more:
#education
#teacher
#edchatie
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NEWS: MIC Applied Linguistics researcher, Dr Anne O’Keeffe, has been awarded significant funding to investigate whether the sudden shift to virtual communications in the workplace has impacted how we communicate.
Read more about the research here:
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Are the Irish people underestimating their own Gaeilge ability?
Shane Barry, Applied Linguistics researcher at
#MIC
, has published a new paper which suggests that large numbers may be unwittingly misrepresenting their Irish ability!
Read more:
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What a
#selfie
! Mayor of Limerick
@jamesjcollins
; Eugene Wall
@President_MIC
; Vincent Cunnane, President
@LimerickIT
; Des Fitzgerald
@ULPresident
&
@niamhhourigan1
, Vice-President Academic Affairs
#MIC
#MICInauguration
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Mary Immaculate College is an inclusive and welcoming higher education institute. Today, we proudly fly the Pride Flag in our Limerick and Thurles campuses in solidarity with our LGBTQ+ staff and students.
(1/5)
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**NEWS**
#MIC
music education lecturer & director of
@mic_lead
, Dr
@gwenmooremusic
, has been elected to the board of
@official_isme
.
"I'm delighted to join international experts in music education at this prestigious forum."
Read more:
#edchatie
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#MIC
has teamed up with
@AsIAmIreland
and
@SuperValuIRL
to develop an autism-friendly learning resource to help prepare students ahead of a return to school in September.
Read:
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Huge congratulations to Dr Maeve Liston, Senior Lecturer in
#STEM
at
#MIC
, who received a
@TeachingCouncil
Teacher Inspire Award for the Vex Robotics Project that is run in collaboration with DELL EMC Limerick & schools in Limerick, Clare & Cork. 👏🥳
#TeachersInspireIreland
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We're into the Fitzgibbon Cup final!
Well done to our hurlers who beat SETU Waterford 2-18 to 2-12 this evening.
It means a mouthwatering Limerick derby against
@UL
this Saturday as we chase our third ever Fitzgibbon Cup title! 💪⚪️🔵
#FirstClassRivals
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Congratulations to MIC students Rachel Dwyer and Ciara O'Brien who have been chosen as this year's recipients of the Rachel Kenneally Memorial Award.
The bursary, funded by Munster LGFA, remembers the MIC graduate and Tipp footballer who died in 2018.
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Today we gathered to warmly welcome back some of the MIC staff who retired over the past two years and to wish them all the best in their retirements.
Ag guí gach rath oraibh mar aon le sláinte an bhradáin lá i ndiaidh lae!
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NEWS: MIC and Mary Immaculate Students' Union have teamed up to provide students with free sanitary products to help address the issue of period poverty.
You can find out more about this initiative by clicking here:
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