Clik here to view.
Limerick traffic returns to normal following road collisions
TRAFFIC on the northside of Limerick city has returned to normal after a number of early-morning road accidents resulted in major delays and long tailbacks. Emergency services attended the scene of a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pay It Forward Kindness festival returns to Limerick
A SPECIAL festival which focuses on random acts of kindness returns to Limerick for a second time this weekend. The Pay it Forward Kindness Festival starts this Friday evening, with free events centred...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Emergency exercise tests response times at Shannon Airport
UPWARDS of 150 personnel were involved in an emergency drill at Shannon this week, as the airport tested its reponse time to a major aviation incident. The three hour exercise, code-named ‘Exercise...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Molly Martens ordered to return property removed from home she shared with...
The widow of Limerick man Jason Corbett has been ordered to return property she removed from the home they shared in the United States after she was charged with his murder. The 39-year-old, who was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Number on trolleys at UHL hits 50
FIFTY patients are waiting to be admitted to University Hospital Limerick, according to the latest Trolley Watch figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO). According to the INMO,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Limerick principal in bid to block misconduct investigation
THE high profile principal of Coláiste Chiaráin in Croom is seeking a High Court order to block an investigation into alleged misconduct on his behalf. Noel Malone has been suspended from his post...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Limerick parents' plea for school place for son with autism
A LIMERICK couple has spoken of their frustration and heartbreak after years of unsuccessful attempts to get suitable education for their son who has autism. The difficulties in finding a suitable...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Limerick's Collopy brothers to plead guilty over heroin seizure
TWO brothers who are charged in connection with a significant drugs seizure intend pleading guilty to the charges, a local court has heard. Kieran Collopy, aged 40, of St Ita’s Street, St Mary’s Park...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Limerick cancer survivor Alice to launch new charity cookbook
FIFTY restaurants in the Mid-West have signed up to back a Limerick woman’s initiative to support local cancer services. Alice O’Farrell, from O’Connell Avenue, is marking five years of being cancer...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Woman tells jury she was raped in office of Limerick pub
A WOMAN who was allegedly raped in the office of a Limerick pub has been accused of “pouring poison and prejudice into the case” by lawyers representing the accused man. The alleged victim has told a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Nurses at University Hospital Limerick to be balloted on strike action
NURSES at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) are to be balloted on industrial action up to an eight-hour work stoppage in Dooradoyle. Siptu, which represents around 300 staff at the hospital, has...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Limerick TDs take seats in new Dail
LIMERICK's seven elected TDs have arrived at Leinster House for the first sitting of the 32nd Dail. Friends and family joined Limerick's two newest TDs Maurice Quinlivan, Sinn Fein and Tom Neville,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Limerick councillor Maria Byrne to run for Seanad seat
LIMERICK councillor Maria Byrne has confirmed that she is seeking a Seanad seat. The Fine Gael councillor has been nominated for the Agricultural Panel and is now beginning her campaign which will take...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Limerick deaths in the past week
LAIRD Raymond, Dromsally Woods, Cappamore, March 1, peacefully at UHL. Deeply regretted by his loving wife Anne (nee Flannery), daughters Amanda, Sharon, Diane and Elizabeth, son Garry, step children,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Parteen school evacuated after suspected gas leak
A SCHOOL on the outskirts of Limerick has been evacuated after a suspected gas leak. Parteen National School was evacuated this Thursday morning after a construction vehicle damaged a gas pipe on the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Nestlé to invest €25m in 'significant expansion' of Wyeth plant in Limerick
NESTLÉ has announced it is to invest €25 million in a ‘significant expansion’ of its Research and Development Centre in Limerick. The expansion will take place at Wyeth, Nestlé`s existing plant in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Crashes on N18 to Limerick leave three injured
A NUMBER of people were hospitalised following two road collisions this Wednesday morning which paralysed rush-hour traffic on the northern approach to the city. Amid chaotic scenes, hundreds of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UL's failure to reinstate two whistleblowers is 'notorious' says O'Dea
ONE month after a report into allegations regarding financial practices at the University of Limerick was published, the failure to reinstate two suspended employees in light of the findings has been...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Limerick mother and daughter fined over street brawl
A MOTHER and daughter from the northside of the city were each fined €300 for their role in a violent street brawl outside a fast food restaurant in the city centre. Marcella Ryan, aged 44, and her...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Victim of fatal West Limerick road crash named
THE woman who died in a road accident between Rathkeale and Newcastle West on Saturday night was named as 40-year-old Risikat Oyebanji. Ms Oyebanji was a Nigerian native living in Tralee. It is...
View Article