Limerick, Ireland

Student Life

The UL campus is similar in size to UW-Eau Claire. The campus has restaurants, a bookstore, full banking services, laundry facilities, and sports and recreation facilities. There is also a modern dance company, a chamber Group at castle orchestra, and a national art collection. You are encouraged to get involved with some of the 70 student clubs and organizations.

EXPLORE IRELAND!
With breathtaking beauty and a long, dramatic history, Ireland is extremely attractive to students because of its renown in literature, film, and popular music. The UL International Office organizes field trips to Dublin and western Ireland. Counties Clare, Cork, Galway, Kerry, and Tipperary are all within a day’s journey of Limerick.

STUDENT COMMENTS
You learn so much by experiencing and living a new culture. With many programs you live or learn only with US students and teachers, but here in Ireland you live and learn with the Irish. In doing so, you learn about yourself, others, and another culture and come back a different person, not changed directly, but with a greater appreciation for another culture and world outside your own if you actually give it a chance. -Bryan R.

There really aren’t any words to describe how amazing Ireland was. I have come away a new person, with new life and new hopes for my future. I was so fortunate to have had this experience. I have learned so much, not only about myself, but about a different culture and a different lifestyle. Overall, this journey was nothing short of fabulous. I am coming home without regrets and with an immense longing to stay here forever. The people I have met are ones that will be my forever friends and always in my heart. -Chelsea L.

I had a lot of fun and new experiences here that I wouldn’t trade for anything. It provided me with the opportunity to see what kind of person I am, that I can branch out, and become independent. You realize how important your friends and family are to you. With Ireland’s location, it was possible to hop on a flight to various places all over Europe on the weekends for such a cheap price; you may never get the opportunity later in life. I would say that this experience is what you make of it, how much you put in. It's up to you to make the most of it, to see all of the things that you want to see and experience the things that interest you. I have had a wonderful time here and I plan to come back some time in my life to enjoy it some more. -Anna B.

My semester abroad was incredible! I learned so much about the culture, school system and lifestyles of Irish people as well as of people from around the world. The best part of the program was being integrated with the Irish students and with students from other states and countries in accommodation as well as in classes. The people who I met this semester were from many different places, and I am so grateful for the relationships that I have developed with them - they helped to enrich my study abroad experience more than I could have ever imagined. I wouldn’t trade my experiences abroad for anything – I had the time of my life, and if given the chance to do it all over again, I would be on the plane in a second! -Becky A.

I feel that my time abroad gave me a perspective of this world and my place in it that I could have never of came to realize without leaving. It was a time to reflect on my past, present and future in a different environment. I grew so much as a person in such a short time, my college experience has become so much better because of my time abroad. -Billy B.

My experience in Ireland was definitely life-changing! It was amazing to experience a different culture and get the opportunity to travel around the world. I have met so many nice people here, both Irish and other study abroad students. You have to make an effort to meet people, but that is exactly what studying abroad is about - coming out of your shell. I recommend traveling and studying abroad to anyone because I think that it really changes a person for the better. I spent a lot of time talking to my roommates about the differences between Ireland and the U.S. -Erin L.

My experience in Ireland was one of the most rewarding of my life. Never before have I experienced another culture to such an extent. I loved all my friends, my professors were absolutely some of the best I’ve ever had, and the country and people in it were wonderful. I would do this again in a second! -Julia S.