STUDENT-RUN TWITTER PAGE HIGHLIGHTS MENTAL HEALTH STRUGGLES AT UNIVERSITY
A new trend has emerged in which more and more students are sharing their brushes with a darker side of the student experience through an anonymous Twitter account.
SLEIGH BELLS RING AS CHRISTMAS IN LIMERICK 2021 LINEUP ANNOUNCED
Fun for the entire family in store as Limerick City and County Council unveil Christmas In Limerick programme for 2021.
PLUG PULLED ON CHRISTMAS LIGHTS CEREMONY FOR SECOND YEAR IN A ROW
The people of Limerick city will be without a public Christmas lighting ceremony for a second year in a row due to COVID-19 restrictions.
SEO AND NEWS WRITING
Let’s talk about SEO and good practice for SEO in news site maintenance and development.
DUSTING OFF THE INTERVIEWER COBWEBS
I’ve been putting myself in the way of something that I find fairly scary these past few weeks. Interviewing. I’ve been dusting off the cobwebs on my social skills, getting out there, and ingratiating myself on the public at large.
ON BEING AN EDITOR: DONE AND DUNNING-KRUGER
Recently, as part my MA course, I was involved in a mass group project intended to simulate a day in a newsroom. It lead to some interesting discoveries about myself and my level of readiness for the field.
UL STUDENT TARA MCCORMACK TAKES HOME GOLD AT IMRO RADIO AWARDS
Tara McCormack, current University of Limerick master’s student and regular weekend presenter on Midlands 103, was presented the coveted Gay Byrne Newcomer of the Year award at this year’s IMRO Radio Awards.
NO AUTEURS IN JOURNALISM
Not only is there no auteurship in journalism, there’s no room for auteurship in journalism. And that’s a good thing. Here's why the best journalism is collaborative.
UL HOUSING CRISIS: WHAT ARE THE STUDENTS SAYING?
Five weeks into the academic year and students, domestic and international alike, are still struggling to find housing. Here's what some students at the University of Limerick have to say.
FINDING YOUR ONBOARDING POINT IN HISTORY
This week I came face to face with one of the biggest fears I have in my ongoing (and hopeful) career change to journalism. That is, building a knowledge base and having reasonable confidence in it to the point that I can write authoritatively on a news subject. Let’s explore that.
INTRODUCING… ME!
Hello there and welcome to this special little corner of adamleahy.com dedicated to my own personal reflective blog, news and assorted happenings, and other great content related to the JM5051 Limerick Voice & Professional Skills module.