This event proved highly successful for the club and for attending archers. The club itself benefited in a number of ways. This is our third year in a row of hosting an IV for the national league and this was perhaps our most well attended IV, with 196 attending archers from 14 different colleges. We’d like to thank all who attended. These record numbers also saw us bring in a record profit from the event and it greatly boosted our income for the year. We are planning on using this income to further develop the club by buying more equipment and upgrading some of our older equipment so we can run an even better event next year!
As well as financial success, we also had colossal success in the competition itself. Our archers performed amazingly and brought home some pins for their achievements. Our very own Charlie McGreevy also came first in his category and is now topping the national league, breaking our previous inhouse record! As well as this incredible feat, Charlie and Carla made their judging debut at our IV.
Our social media presence on the day was greatly elevated by our snapchat takeover of the Student Life account. This allowed us to reach the wider UL community and we saw a surge in membership requests the week after. We also created our own filter for the event. This is something which was relatively cheap but made for a lot of fun on the day and was used by most attending archers. And of course, what event would be complete without wolfie? We had a great tome showing him off and he caused some mischief as well. Thanks to everyone who engaged with our social media on the day
Speaking of first time archers, we couldn’t have held such a successful IV without the help of our members. Our first year members were outstanding and worked really hard to support the committee the day before and the day of the event. They also put up with my jokes for the year so that in itself deserves an honourable mention! In fairness, the club is in good hands for the next few years with the drive and motivation coming up

By Luke Vickery UL Captain 2017-2018

The University of Limerick was delighted to host seventeen colleges from around the country for the third student inter-varsity of the academic year. With almost 180 archers taking part, it was a well-attended event that saw stiff competition across all categories. A big thank you goes out to Kevin and Philip, the two judges that oversaw the shooting. Anyone who was there on the day will remember the different layout set up as for most it was the first time shooting back to back down two pitches. We at UL are very grateful to the Delta Sport Dome for accommodating us. As with any event which has so many participating it can be a stressful set up but they did all they could to make things go as smoothly as possible. A software glitch on the day meant we reverted to the old-school system of the judge’s whistle being used instead of the buzzer but by the time the practice ends were complete I think all involved took it in their stride. At least the pizza order went to plan, which as we all know is the most important part of the day.

The UL Snapchat takeover was a resounding success and the IV was almost the entire content on the UL story for the day. Over 5000 people viewed the story and had a chance to see archery in action. We hope this will work to spread awareness of the sport and get more people involved. Thanks to all who participated and sent in content or allowed pictures of them to be taken and sent in. We will have a video of the days story soon and will post it on the I.S.A.A Facebook page for you all to see.

So thanks to all for coming down to Limerick for the day despite the poor travelling conditions and we look forward to seeing you all at the next competition.