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Recent deaths in Limerick
The death has occurred of Patrick (Lanny) Skehan, of 24 Talbot Avenue, Prospect, Limerick City, late McMahon’s, Dock Road and Banta Global, on October 24, 2016, peacefully at Limerick University...
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Stunning WestFest claim as band are left short after Limerick festival
TOP Irish band The Stunning have claimed they were left short after playing a festival in Limerick last year. The band played at the WestFest music festival in Newcastle West in September 2015 and have...
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Limerick man jailed over drugs and cash seizure
A COUNTY Limerick man who admitted having significant quantities of drugs and illicit cash on farmlands in Montpelier has been jailed for two years. Kenneth Moore, aged 46, of Portcrusha, Montpelier...
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€5m worth of cocaine seized off Clare coast
A HUGE haul of cocaine has been found off the Clare coast, located in a 'torpedo type' device. Revenue officers seized approximately 75kg of cocaine with an estimated street value of over €5 million on...
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Anthony Foley's family 'overwhelmed' by support for Facebook campaign
ANTHONY Foley's family have thanked the public for an 'amazing response' to an online campaign set up by his 11 year old son. Foley's son Tony launched the #8masses4no8 Facebook campaign on Monday,...
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Shots fired at house in Limerick estate
GARDAI have described as ‘callous’ and ‘indiscriminate” a shooting incident on the outskirts of Limerick city in the early hours of this Tuesday morning. A number of shots were discharged at the front...
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Big Limerick city office project is Hanging on €16m loan
THE redevelopment of the Hanging Gardens as prime office space has taken a huge leap forward after councillors sanctioned a €16m loan for the project. Conservation work is already under way to...
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Investigation into assault on elderly couple at University of Limerick
GARDAI are investigating a daylight attack on an elderly couple who were walking their dog on a river footpath at University of Limerick earlier this week. According to gardai, the two victims, aged in...
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Limerick hospital staff take part in flu vaccination programme
STAFF at Limerick hospitals are taking part in a major vaccination programme to protect patients from flu during the forthcoming winter months. The HSE has this month launched its annual flu campaign,...
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Limerick man charged over threats faces trial in June 2017
A TRIAL date has been set in the case of a Limerick man who is charged with threatening to kill his sister’s father-in-law. Larry McCarthy Jnr, aged 38, who has an address at Towerlodge, Old Cork Road,...
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Limerick authors shortlisted in Bord Gais Book of the Year awards
THREE authors are flying the flag for Limerick in the upcoming Bord Gais Energy Irish Book Awards 2016. Hundreds of books were submitted for consideration this year and the public is now being asked to...
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Recent deaths in Limerick
The death has occurred of Briege Kiely (née Montgomery), Cappacove, Kilrush, Clare and Limerick. Survived by son Wesley, daughter Nicola, granddaughter Aria, brother Eddie, sisters Catherine, Annette...
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Schools across Limerick expected to close as teachers go on strike
HUNDREDS of secondary school teachers across Limerick are set to take to the picket lines tomorrow as a row over pay for younger teachers escalates. Members of the ASTI overwhelmingly voted in favour...
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Limerick man told school children they 'would be shot'
A YOUNG man who robbed a number of “vulnerable school-going children” during a 20 minute “violent crime spree” was motivated by a need to fund his chronic drug addiction, a court has heard. Clyde...
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Images that defined a week as Limerick mourned Anthony Foley
THE LIFE and untimely passing of rugby legend Anthony Foley has produced many homages to the man, father, son, team-mate, Heineken Cup winner, and coach that he was. Among the striking images which...
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US Secretary of State John Kerry to fly into Shannon
THE United States Secretary of State, John Kerry, will fly into Shannon next week ahead of an engagement in Tipperary. Mr Kerry will land in Shannon on the morning of Sunday, October 30 for the one day...
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Long-running US gameshow Wheel of Fortune films in Adare
THERE was a buzz of excitement in Adare this Wednesday when a television production crew from long-running US gameshow Wheel of Fortune was spotted filming in the village. The show’s presenters, Pat...
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Limerick man avoids prison sentence following assault
A COUNTY Limerick man who assaulted another young man after a row broke out between two women in a taxi has avoided a prison sentence. Cathal Kelly, aged 22, of Water Street, Bruree pleaded guilty,...
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Two landmark Limerick hotspots are primed to re-open
IN another boost for business in Limerick city, two pubs are set to re-open this Thursday night, with a third in the offing. Legendary hotspot Ted’s at 102 O’Connell Street will re-open its doors on...
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Former Thomond College students share €20k scholarship
NEW LIMERICK secondary school Thomond Community College commenced an annual scholarship programme this week when two past-pupils were presented with funds to the value of €20,000. The academic...
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