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Funding of €1m allocated to Limerick-Cork motorway project
TRANSPORT minister Shane Ross has confirmed an allocation of €1m to re-start the planning process on the Limerick to Cork motorway project. Hopes that the M20 motorway will get off the ground received...
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Paul O'Connell wins Irish sports book of the year award
PAUL O’Connell has taken home the prize for Irish sports book of the year at tonight’s Bord Gais Energy Book Awards. The former Munster, Ireland and Lions captain won the award at a ceremony in Dublin...
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Noonan: 'No request' for meeting with President elect Trump
MINISTER for Finance Michael Noonan has moved to allay fears that jobs from American companies in the pipeline for Limerick could be under threat from new President elect of the United States, Donald...
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Convicted sex offender ordered to stay away from house in Limerick city
A MAN who has admitted sexually assaulting two young girls has been ordered not to come within 500 metres of a house in city where three other young children are living. Last month, the 46-year-old...
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Limerick's Dorothy Meaney is Ireland's Carer of the Year
LIMERICK'S Dorothy Meaney has been named Ireland’s national carer of the year at a ceremony in Dublin this Wednesday. Dorothy, from Dooradoyle – who could not attend the event due to the sad death of...
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Large increase in Limerick's cultural spend for 2017
LIMERICK City and County Council has been commended for increasing its spend on arts and culture next year. An additional €600,000 has been allocated to arts and culture in the city and county. This...
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Limerick council to increase provision for the homeless
LIMERICK City and County Council is to increase its emergency homeless bed capacity after the tragic death of Louise Casey. Councillor John Gilligan, a member of the local authority’s homeless action...
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Limerick's public agencies urge older people to wrap up during cold snap
THE chief executive of the UL Hospitals Group is appealing to older people to ensure they keep warm during the upcoming cold-snap. Met Eireann is warning that temperatures could drop below zero in some...
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Concern as road death figures rise in Limerick
LESS than 36 hours after the latest fatality on Limerick roads, several public agencies came together this week to launch a major appeal to all road users to take care as winter approaches. Fourteen...
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Limerick's John Moran's to be made a Knight of the French Order
LIMERICK man John Moran is to receive one of the highest honours France can award, by decree of President Francois Hollande. The Hunt Museum chair and former secretary general at the Department of...
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'Degrading' wall sparks Mexican standoff in Limerick
AS DONALD Trump plans to build a wall along the Mexican border, Limerick residents want to demolish a huge wall which they say bars their estate from the city. A Mexican stand-off is developing as...
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Deaths in Limerick - November 17, 2016
The death has occurred of Frank McDonagh, of Lisheen Park, Patrickswell, Limerick, on November 15, 2016, peacefully in the wonderful care of all the staff at St. John's Hospital, Limerick. Very deeply...
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Who was Louise Casey, who died alone on a city street?
IN THE end, it was heartache that killed Louise Casey. Her family always knew she would die young, but not this young, not at 31, and not in the manner in which she slipped away. Others will take a...
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Grave concerns as road deaths rocket in Limerick
THE head of the divisional traffic corps says gardai are ‘gravely concerned’ at the increase in road deaths in Limerick so far this year. As of this Wednesday, 14 people had died in road accidents...
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Limerick mechanic admits stealing €26k from employer
A FORMER employee of a Limerick branch of Advance Pitstop has admitted stealing more than €26,000 from the company over a six month period. When formally arraigned at Limerick Circuit Court, Pat...
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Damages for Limerick couple over baby's death
A COUNTY Limerick couple whose baby daughter died around six hours after she was born at University Maternity Hopital Limerick have been awarded €98,000 in damages. Teresa and Shane Arnold of Raheen,...
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Doon coursing is back on track
WHEN IT was announced last year there was going to be no coursing the Doon the club vowed they “would be back bigger and better in 2016”. True to their word – they are pulling out all the stops for...
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Mother is powerful voice for daughter murdered in Limerick
THE mother of one of four young people murdered in Newcastle West six years ago has said that the time was right to speak out on domestic violence. Maria Dempsey made national headlines this week after...
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Capital gains for Limerick with launch of group
A NEW group designed to promote Limerick in Dublin has been launched this Friday, with over 250 people attending an event in the capital. Capital Limerick is a group of Shannonside professionals and...
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Limerick council has plenty of salt to shake on roads this winter
TEMPERATURES hit a balmy 16 degrees on Monday but a cold spell has snapped later this week and Limerick City and County Council says it is well prepared. It currently has 2,704 tonnes of salt to shake...
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