Regional Writing Centre, UL

23/02/2026

Friendly reminder that the Regional Writing Centre, UL, is hosting its 15th Annual Essay Writing Competition!
This is an excellent opportunity for TY and 5th years!
Competition requires students to take a decisive stance on the following prompt, explored in an essay of 800-1,000 words:
Vinchon and colleagues (2023) argue that “…AI can act as a powerful support tool, accelerating the creative process and providing new perspectives. But it is also a reminder that despite its capabilities, AI is not an independent creator, but rather a collaborative creative agent.”
Others firmly believe that "AI poses an existential threat to the livelihoods and thus work of an entire class of professional creatives due to its ability to produce work of a sufficient technical standard to achieve these instrumental goals at a lower cost" (Wade, 2024).
However, Ehrhardt (2025) acknowledges that AI "can simulate sadness but never really suffer,” and thus will never replace human creativity that stems from deep feelings and emotions.
Respond to this prompt:
Is AI a threat to human creativity? Are artists and creatives being empowered or undermined by AI tools? Can something generated by AI be considered original?
The deadline for submissions is the 27th of February 2026.
Winners will be announced on the 16th of March 2026.
The award ceremony will take place on 25th March 2026.

03/02/2026

Friendly reminder that the Regional Writing Centre, UL, is hosting its 15th Annual Essay Writing Competition!

This is an excellent opportunity for TY and 5th years!

Competition requires students to take a decisive stance on the following prompt, explored in an essay of 800-1,000 words:
Vinchon and colleagues (2023) argue that “…AI can act as a powerful support tool, accelerating the creative process and providing new perspectives. But it is also a reminder that despite its capabilities, AI is not an independent creator, but rather a collaborative creative agent.”

Others firmly believe that "AI poses an existential threat to the livelihoods and thus work of an entire class of professional creatives due to its ability to produce work of a sufficient technical standard to achieve these instrumental goals at a lower cost" (Wade, 2024).
However, Ehrhardt (2025) acknowledges that AI "can simulate sadness but never really suffer,” and thus will never replace human creativity that stems from deep feelings and emotions.

Respond to this prompt:
Is AI a threat to human creativity? Are artists and creatives being empowered or undermined by AI tools? Can something generated by AI be considered original?

The deadline for submissions is the 27th of February 2026.
Winners will be announced on the 16th of March 2026.
The award ceremony will take place on 25th March 2026.

26/01/2026

LA now. This is why authoritarian rulers fu***ng hate art and artists. You can’t silence imagination.

26/01/2026

05/01/2026

Hello everyone! Happy New Years!!

Regional Writing Centre is back and running. If you have a question, do not hesitate to pop in.

Located in Main Building, C1-065.
We missed you!!

20/11/2025

Regional Writing Centre, UL, announces its 15th Annual Essay Writing Competition!

This is an excellent opportunity for TY and 5th years!

Competition requires students to take a decisive stance on the following prompt, explored in an essay of 800-1,000 words:

Vinchon and colleagues (2023) argue that “…AI can act as a powerful support tool, accelerating the creative process and providing new perspectives. But it is also a reminder that despite its capabilities, AI is not an independent creator, but rather a collaborative creative agent.”

Others firmly believe that "AI poses an existential threat to the livelihoods and thus work of an entire class of professional creatives due to its ability to produce work of a sufficient technical standard to achieve these instrumental goals at a lower cost" (Wade, 2024).

However, Ehrhardt (2025) acknowledges that AI "can simulate sadness but never really suffer,” and thus will never replace human creativity that stems from deep feelings and emotions.

Respond to this prompt:

Is AI a threat to human creativity? Are artists and creatives being empowered or undermined by AI tools? Can something generated by AI be considered original?

The deadline for submissions is 27th of February 2026.

08/09/2025

It's officially Week 1!!🎉

Check out our tutoring schedule for Week 1-2, and book an appointment before it's too late.

📍C1-065, Main Building
Or email us: [email protected]

01/09/2025

Regional Writing Centre is back, baby!

Break is over. We have missed you😊

15/08/2025

Hoekstra:"[Canadian politicians] will attack them personally, not on the policy, but them personally."

What policy? The Trump Whimsy Policy?

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28/05/2025

Congratulations to the Top Three Finalists in our 14th Annual National Secondary School Essay-Writing Competition!

The themes of the Irish language in education and the role, if any, it plays in integration in Ireland, were eloquently debated in a series of award-winning essays at University of Limerick this week.

The winning submission came from Swasti Sahoo, from Adamstown Community College, Lucan, Co. Dublin, for her brilliant essay “Is Ireland without Irish still Ireland?”.

Prizes were also presented to Emily Walsh, from Loreto Secondary School, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary and Anna Rose Nic Mhuire, from Coláiste Íde, Daingean Uí Chúis, Co.Chiarraí for their excellent essays.