It was established in 1972 as the "National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick" and became a university by statute in 1989 in accordance with the University of Limerick Act 1989.
Лимерикский университет (, ) был основан в 1972 году под названием «National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick» и стал университетом в 1989 году, после выхода закона "University of Limerick Act'.