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IMPORTANT NOTICE News: notice

Posted On 30th Sep 2025
Posted By Yoga
Author Julia Bourque (President)

Hello fellow members of the Yoga Society!

As some of you may know, over the summer Aaliyah and I discovered that past committee members—encouraged by the former President and Vice-President—were transferring substantial amounts of money from the UL Yoga Society bank account to themselves. They claimed this money was 'payment' for serving on the committee, however, this is considered embezzlement, as our committee positions are strictly volunteer only. As a result, Aaliyah and myself have been working diligently over the summer with the C&S Office to return the money taken back to Society. We, your new committee, would also like to be very transparent now with what funds and payments are used for, as your payments toward the society should be for events run by the society. The bank account is now in Aaliyah and I's names, and we have cut ties with all past committee members. Our list of costs and payments made are down below.

What payments are used for (this semester):

  1. 5 euro membership fees goes towards paying our instructors better for the classes they teach weekly (our instructor's pay is generally 40 euro for one, one hour class, which are also free for all approved members.)
  2. 2-3 euro activity fees for our workshops go towards paying the outside instructors to come in for the one class (their pay is generally around 60-70 euros per one hour class)
  3. All money "made" from workshop fees will go back towards paying instructors for the weekly classes. 
  4. The 10 euro activity fee for the day meditation retreat is for the 500 euro cost to rent the bus to the Buddhist centre. All additional costs not covered by the activity fee are covered by the Yoga Society.
  5. We are asking for the 10 euros in cash for the meditation retreat due to transfer costs from the Wolves website to our bank account. This bypasses the extra fees so we can make the event cost as low as possible. 
  6. All Revolut and PayPal links on our socials have been deleted as they went into the direct, personal accounts of the previous Vice-President. 


We understand if this news puts some distrust in us as a committee, but we wish to work hard this year to regain that trust back. Please be assured that we are working diligently to run the society to its full potential, and are open to any suggestions that you might have. C&S is also helping us to recover the funds taken over the years, however this is taking longer than we had originally thought. This is mostly due to the amount of people they have to contact. Please feel free to email us with any questions/concerns/comments you have in regards to this. 

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Julia Bourque,
President,
University of Limerick Yoga Society

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