Dear Graduate,
Today marks a significant milestone on your personal journey of growth. Take a moment to reflect and to recognise your immense achievement during your time spent at this institution.
In a world where we face challenges on many levels and in many areas of society, we also welcome new opportunities, and you have emerged from your journey of learning equipped with the means to harness and shape new prospects.
Most importantly, the award you receive today befits your efforts. No one gets to graduate without a great deal of hard work and sacrifice, commitment and persistence, and none of you came to college without the basic desire to help others fulfil their potential.
By realising your own potential here at UL, you now join a global community of over 130,500 UL alumni – people who contribute to and make a difference to the lives of individuals, communities and nations on a daily basis.
Now, more than ever, we need to nurture our sense of community and solidarity to tackle the pressing issues facing society. I extend my heartfelt congratulations to you on your graduation and wish you the very best as you grow your professional skills and navigate new, challenging environments – whether as part of a team, as leaders or as active citizens.
Today, take pride in yourself, your accomplishments and being a UL graduate. Cherish the best memories, recognise your resilience during tough times, and go forth to make a meaningful impact on the world.
Professor Shane Kilcommins
Acting President
University of Limerick
A chéimí, a chara,
Cloch mhíle shuntasach ar do thuras pearsanta fáis is é linniu. Tóg nóiméad le machnamh a dhéanamh ar an éacht atá déanta agat le linn an ama a chaith tú san institiúid seo.
Sa saol seo ina dtugann muid aghaidh ar dhúshláin ar go leor leibhéil agus i go leor réimsí den tsochaí, fáiltímid freisin roimh dheiseanna nua, agus tú ag deireadh do thuras foghlama agus fios feasa agat chun deiseanna nua a thapú agus a mhúnlú.
Níos tábhachtaí fós, tagann an dámhachtain a gheobhaidh tú inniu leis na iarrachtaí a rinneas. Ní fhaightear saill gan saothrú a deir an seanfhocal agus is fíor é sin. Ar an gcaoi céanna ní fhaightear céim gan dianobair agus íobairtí, tiomantas agus díogras agus níor tháinig aon duine agaibh go dtí an coláiste gan an bhunmhian a bheith agaibh cabhrú le daoine eile barr a gcumas a bhaint amach.
Trí bharr do chumais féin a bhaint amach anseo in Ollscoil Luimnigh, is cuid tú anois de phobal domhanda de bhreis is 130,500 alumni de chuid OL – daoine a chuireann le agus a dhéanann difríocht do shaolta daoine aonair, pobail agus náisiúin ar bhonn laethúil.
Anois, níos mó ná riamh, ní mór dúinn ár mbraistint pobail agus dlúthpháirtíochta a chothú chun dul i ngleic leis na saincheisteanna práinneacha atá roimh an tsochaí. Déanaim comhghairdeas ó chroí leat ar do chéim agus guím gach rath ort agus tú ag cur le do scileanna gairmiúla agus ag dul i ngleic le timpeallachtaí nua, dúshlánacha - mar chuid d'fhoireann, mar cheannairí nó mar shaoránaigh ghníomhacha.
Inniu, bí bródúil asat féin, as an méid atá bainte amach agat agus as a bheith i do chéimí de chuid Ollscoil Luimnigh. Biodh na dea-chuimhní leat go deo, aithin an teacht aniar atá ionat nuair a bhíonn an saol crua, agus bíodh tionchar fiúntach agat ar an domhan mórthimpeall ort.
An tOllamh Shane Kilcommins
Uachtarán Gníomhach
Ollscoil Luimnigh