In case you missed it (among all of the other devastating statistics in this thread) this was the 7th time the Al Aqsa Hospital has been bombed... #Israel has bombed a HOSPITAL in #Gaza SEVEN times! Yes I'm shouting but why aren't we all shouting?! How do we make this stop? 😭

THREAD: 1. PERSONAL NEWS: Today BBC News has announced plans to close BBC HARDtalk after 3 decades holding the world’s politicians and powerbrokers to account. This is sad news for me personally, but much more important, I think it’s depressing news for the BBC🧵

Prospective students with an interest in journalism, PR and digital communications are invited to join us on campus for a specialised talk about the LM039 BA Journalism and Digital Communication. Talks will be held on the half hour from 10:30 in room D1050

Busy few days with Scoil na Gaeilge, an Bhéarla, & na Cumarsáide stand and talks for University Of Limerick open days. Lovely to meet so many enthusiastic wannabe journalists Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences @UL Kathryn Hayes Fergal Quinn DMs always open for queries and questions

Fantastic insights from Eoghan Cormican on life as a sportswriter with the Irish Examiner—from changes in the industry to covering events and storytelling. 'People want more than a match report; tell the story within the game. Find the angle.' #industryinsights

Relieved and delighted to see my old Cambodia Daily colleague Mech Dara freed from prison.However, 'on bail' is not freedom to work. V worrying for what's left of Cambodian media freedom to see an honest and tenacious journalist treated like this

UL Journalism partner on new EU education project The course sought to help journalism students understand policy-making in Europe and utilise relevant data and sources ul.ie/news/ul-journa… #StudyatUL

Samuel Beckett feels v apt on another of those weird, nauseous news mornings... “The expression that there is nothing to express, nothing with which to express, nothing from which to express, no power to express, no desire to express, together with the obligation to express.”

"Can you bring something new to the table?Is there a story to tell that people will care about?Do you care about it?If you do you’ll be able to find a story in it."RTÉ Kieran Dineen spot on this week talking to our students about coming up with story ideas #industryvoices

Former and current students joining us live for our journalism taster webinar telling the next generation how great it is to #studyjournalism

Been so interesting to work with Kathryn Hayes on this, figuring out a fair format etc. Hope University Of Limerick folk and public come along and see a key part of democracy in action, whereby candidates argue their case to represent! Scoil na Gaeilge, an Bhéarla, & na Cumarsáide

University of Limerick journalism department to host general election debate Hear from the Limerick city candidates about the future of the city 📍Bernal Institute, UL 📅 20th Nov 🕐1-2:30pm Find out more & attend: ul.ie/news/universit…… #StudyatUL #GE2024

We are proud to host a public debate with the #GE24 candidates tomorrow. Members of the public are invited to attend.

Great engagement from students on this.... and candidates it has to be said. aside from Fine Gael who don't appear overly bothered to make a case for Limerick City vote. New energy indeed!

After making a bellend of himself over weekend Simon Harris can at least take comfort from having given me some great material for my 'Politics and Visual News Representation' session this morning.

Best of luck to our journalism students who will be working alongside RTÉ teams covering this weekend's election Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences @UL Fergal Quinn Philip Bromwell ul.ie/news/ul-journa…

Check out the latest count results from University Of Limerick journalism students working for Limerick Voice on #GE24

Great opportunity for University Of Limerick journalism students Aoife McDarby and Gary O’Hanlon to learn from the best working alongside RTÉ Midwest correspondent Cathy Halloran #Election2024

Mindboggling that same shyster cash guzzlers responsible for children's hospital non-delivery are even in conversation for these contracts, let alone getting them. Good work Eoin Reeves for calling it out. irishtimes.com/politics/2024/…

At least 141 journalists killed in Gaza killing fields since start of war. Good words from emma o kelly at Limerick protest earlier