How did you find the Masters? I was asked by my dissertation supervisor Dr. Tadhg MacIntyre. My immediate response was “similar to when I climbed Mount Kenya a few years ago!” This was met with […]
Category: Opinion
Efficient acceleration: not just for the sprinter. Evan Crotty
‘I think my acceleration is very good. That’s the key for me’ – Usain Bolt Usain Bolt wasn’t wrong. Numerous biomechanical analyses of Bolt’s World Record of 9.58 s from the 2009 World Championships have […]
Recent Remarkable Achievements in PESS – Dr Giles Warrington
It is hard to believe that we have already completed the first semester of the academic year, with staff and students alike now switching their focus from classes to exams, followed by a well-earned break […]
Insights from UL International Student Chaoyue Ma
My name is Chaoyue Ma, I come from Harbin, the north east part of China, and am currently studying Olympic and Sports Sociology in Beijing Sport University (BSU). The cooperation program between BSU and the […]
Outside the World of Academia. Emmet Crowley
From the beginning of my PhD, I have always been keen to gain as much practical experience as possible, in my case as a coach and practitioner within a sporting organisation. My motivation was financial […]
The National Sports Policy 2018-2027, So What! Gary Ryan
“Government Policy”, two words that generally make you reach for the remote, make you click on that Youtube video of Dogs doing gymnastics instead of reading further, or ask the sensible question of “So What”? […]
Maintaining our mental well-being while completing a PhD. Jessie Barr
“I don’t think there’s anything darker than doing a PhD”. I first came across the title of this Irish Times article on the day it was published back in December of last year while “taking […]
Personalised exercise prescription: one size doesn’t always fit all! Tom Aird
Research in the last number of decades has clearly outlined the overall beneficial effects of exercise on human health and performance, but explanations for why some people do not respond favourably to exercise remain poorly […]
Life after the hot chicken roll ; could healthier food on campus facilitate better health for life. Dr Catherine Norton
Beginning university is an exciting, yet stressful time for many young adults (Von Ah et al. 2004). Many of our first year registrants at the University of Limerick are aged eighteen or nineteen years and […]
What is an injury? Caithriona Yeomans
What is an injury? On the surface it seems like a simple question. An injury is some kind of physical insult to the body, right? Well what about an overuse injury, where no physical insult […]
