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Graduates of Mary Immaculate College (MIC) were recently asked to describe their college experience in one word. Amazing, eventful, rewarding, memorable, inspirational and motivating are just some of the words they used. To find out more about what makes MIC such an inspiring place to study, join us on Saturday 17 January (10am-1pm) on our Limerick campus for the MIC January Open Day.
Graduates of Mary Immaculate College (MIC) were recently asked to describe their college experience in one word. Life-changing, memorable, creative, close-knit, vibrant, and amazing are just some of the superlatives they used. To find out more about what makes MIC such an inspiring place to study, join us on Saturday, 18 January (10am-1pm) on our Limerick campus for the MIC January Open Day.
Dr Liam Chambers, Head of the Department of History at Mary Immaculate College, has been honoured with the Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Palmes académiques—France’s oldest honorific order—in a special ceremony at Limerick City Hall.
On 5 November, presided over by Mayor of Limerick, John Moran, the new Ambassador of France to Ireland, Her Excellency Céline Place, presented Dr Chambers with the insignia of Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Palmes académiques (‘Knight in the Order of Academic Palms’), which was first created in 1808 by Emperor Napoleon.
Since 1955, the ‘Academic Palms’ are awarded by the French Republic to recognise exceptional achievements in the field of education and Dr Chambers was one of three Limerick residents to receive this prestigious distinction during the ceremony.
The discovery of a large archive of historical documents reaching as far back as the 1600s has been likened to ‘winning the archive lottery’ by MIC academics.
The archive was discovered in a skip outside a house in Limerick by Brendan Dennehy around 30 years ago but only 20%, or 28 boxes, could be saved due to the sheer volume of documents. Mr Dennehy approached MIC historian Dr Paul O’Brien recently after attending a tour on Limerick civic history given by Dr O’Brien.
MIC has honoured its Purcell Cup winning Senior Camogie Team with a medal ceremony and reception.
Held in the Tailteann Sports Complex at MIC Limerick, players and management were officially recognised after emerging as winners of the Division 2 championship in 2025—a decade after the College last won the competition.
Mary Immaculate College (MIC) proudly marked a historic milestone this week with the conferral of 31 doctoral degrees—the highest number of PhD awards ever presented in a single year by the College. The recipients, including members of MIC’s academic and professional services staff, were proudly celebrated during the College’s 2025 graduation ceremonies held on Thursday, 23 and Friday, 24 October at the MIC Limerick campus.
Mary Immaculate College (MIC) will host the Fourth International Finn Cycle Conference this June, in the first time the conference has visited Ireland. Held over three days from Thursday 23 June to Saturday 25 June, the event has attracted Fíanaigecht scholars from all over Ireland, Scotland, Europe and the United States of America.
Mary Immaculate College (MIC) will host a STEM Education Conference on 22-23 May, bringing together educators, researchers and policymakers to discuss the implementation of Ireland’s new primary STEM curriculum.







