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'Spectacular' Women's Mini-Marathon draws thousands to University of Limerick
MORE THAN 2,700 athletes, fitness fanatics, charitable participants and men in quirky drag embraced the glowing sunshine at Sunday’s Cook Medical Women’s Mini-Marathon. The 18th annual run honoured the...
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'Lies' replies Limerick man charged with sex assaults
A COUNTY Limerick man aged in his thirties has been charged with three sexual assaults on an underage female at Kilmallock Court. The court heard that after he was arrested and charged with the alleged...
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Councillors' motion calls for Croagh link to new road
COUNCILLORS have formally passed a motion calling for a link to Croagh to be included in the Limerick-Foynes road upgrade. Residents, and business owners in the West Limerick village were dismayed when...
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Bands 'stung' as WestFest leaves debts of up to €120,000
TOP Irish band The Stunning was one of a number of music acts owed thousands of euro following last year’s WestFest in Newcastle West. However, lead singer with the The Stunning, Steve Wall said they...
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'Every parent's worst nightmare became a reality': fundraiser for toddler
THE PARENTS of a happy go lucky 20-month-old boy have had their lives turned upside down overnight. Paddy and Marisa Jones, from Newport, noticed a droopy eyelid and wheezy chest in their beloved son...
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Prestigious book summit set to open new page in Limerick
WASHINGTON DC, Paris, Singapore, Alexandria — and this week, Limerick. The Treaty City will be in good company as it hosts one of the most prestigious book events in the world, an honour only bestowed...
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Shanagolden man raises over €110k for EB charity
A WEST Limerick man who has helped raise over €110,000 for the charity that supports people with butterfly skin disease says he is inspired to do even more by the incredible courage shown by those...
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Family of Axel Foley 'thrilled' with response to remembrance campaign
MUNSTER legend Anthony Foley’s young son, Tony, lit a special candle in memory of his dad, as crowds flocked to churches in Killaloe and beyond, in response to the campaign to have departed loved ones...
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Limerick musician and Bressie's Lust For Life rewarded
OOLA’S Susan Quirke and Niall Breslin have received a prestigious award for promoting mental health and well-being. They co-founded the A Lust For Life organisation a year ago as a pioneering new...
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Talks set to resume in effort to resolve teacher's strike
TALKS are set to resume later this week in an effort to prevent further industrial action by secondary school teachers. The majority of secondary schools across Limerick were closed last Thursday as...
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Limerick driver denied careless driving and said man 'slipped and fell'
AT a contested case at Newcastle West court, Charlie McDonagh, 31 Sharwood Estate, Newcastle West denied a charge of careless driving in which his car hit a volunteer traffic marshal during WestFest...
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Christmas food campaign begins for those in need in Limerick
OVER 7,000 food hampers will again be distributed to those in need across Limerick city and county this Christmas. Fr Seamus Enright, rector of the Redemptorists at Mount St Alphonsus, told the...
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Man charged with alleged sexual assault in Limerick city
A MAN in his 20s is due to appear in court this Monday morning in connection to an alleged sexual assault of a woman in the city over the bank holiday weekend. The 25-year-old, who cannot be named,...
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Successful fourth outing for Limerick's Richard Harris festival
ORGANISERS of this year's Richard Harris International Film Festival in Limerick will meet over the next few days to reflect on the success of the Bank Holiday festival. The weekend line-up included an...
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Recent deaths in Limerick
THE death has occurred of Sr. Ellen (Lana) O'Donoghue, of Limerick City and formerly Ballinadee, Bandon, Co. Cork. Peacefully at the University Hospital, Limerick, Sisters of Marie Reparatrice,...
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New supermarket in Kilmallock to create 15 jobs
UP to 15 jobs are to be created in Kilmallock with the opening of a “comprehensive” retail area in the town. A state-of-the-art supermarket is to open on the premises which was formerly the Centra...
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Promising Limerick rugby player avoids jail term over 'single sucker punch'
A PROMISING young rugby player who punched a bouncer knocking him unconscious has avoided a prison sentence. Toby Ademakin, aged 21, who has an address at Oakfield, Fr Russell Road pleaded guilty, at...
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Sadness at death of popular Limerick solicitor
TRIBUTES have been paid following the recent passing of one of Limerick's most well-known solicitors, Patrick A. Glynn, has died. Known to many as Paddy, he practised law for more than 50 years and was...
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Limerick €40m riverside office plan put on hold after objections
MASSIVE plans for a €40m skyscraper on Limerick's riverside have been placed on hold amid submissions from two local businesses and the Irish Georgian Society. Rudi Butler, the son of former...
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Michael Noonan opens Limerick's new 'Phoenix Park'
A NEW playground and exercise trail, nestled in the lush green fields at the foot of Mungret College, has been officially opened and hailed the ‘Phoenix Park of Limerick’. The ribbon on Mungret Park’s...
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