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'Let's stay together': Divorce rates in Limerick fall from peak
LIMERICK has many monikers – but the divorce capital of Ireland is no longer one of them. Nonetheless, new figures show there have been 786 successful legal orders allowing couples to split in Limerick...
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Limerick artist Barbara Hartigan brings her famous faces to book
IF YOU agree that a picture paints a thousand words then Castleconnell artist Barbara Hartigan has the perfect book for you this Christmas. Putting Names on Faces - Confessions of a Portrait Painting...
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Leading ladies: Laurel Hill Colaiste tops list of Limerick schools
LIMERICK city's all-girls school, Laurel Hill Colaiste FCJ, has again been highlighted as one of the top schools in the country, based on the number of students who progress on to third level courses...
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Jobs boost as communications firm opens in Limerick
LIMERICK has received a further jobs boost this Wednesday morning, with the news a communications firm is to open its European headquarters here. Acacia Communications, which provides optical...
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Limerick crime boss Christy Keane questioned over kidnap of €1m greyhound
GANG boss Christy Keane is one of a group of men being questioned by gardai following the theft of a Limerick syndicate-owned greyhound, with a stud value of €1m. As first reported by the Limerick...
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Manhunt underway following theft of safe from Limerick post office
A MANHUNT is underway after a safe containing a significant quantity of cash was stolen from a post office in County Limerick. The alarm was raised at around 3am after a number of men broke into the...
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'Miracle' Limerick toddler Neil Shanahan visits Dreamland
TWO year old Neil Shanahan, who survived a fall from the sixth floor of the Strand Hotel in Limerick earlier this year, has visited Dreamland. The Farranshone boy, who was recently invited to flick the...
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Star of Christmas crashes to earth on Limerick city street
A CHRISTMAS decoration has come crashing to earth in Limerick city. The star, part of Limerick City and County Council’s Christmas light display, came down on Catherine Street in the early hours of...
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Limerick raised actress Ruth Negga lands cover of US Vogue
LIMERICK raised actress Ruth Negga, who is a hot tip for a Best Actress nomination at the Oscars, has now been featured on both the covers of US Vogue and the New York Times magazine. Both...
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Limerick man banned from driving for a decade
A YOUNG man has been sentenced to nine months imprisonment for his role in more than 70 road traffic offences. Owen Treacy Jnr, aged 20, who is originally from St Munchin’s Street, St Mary’s was also...
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Deaths in Limerick - December 7, 2016
THE death has occurred of Donal O'Regan, Killeline Heights, Newcastle West and formerly of Ballincollig and Passage West Co. Cork. Late Sgt of Collins Barracks, Cork. Died unexpectedly at his...
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Limerick motorist and children in lucky escape from car fire
A LIMERICK motorist and her children had a lucky escape at the weekend when their car burst into flames at a city shopping park. The family narrowly avoided injury when the BMW caught fire on Saturday...
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Man killed in county Limerick road accident
A MAN has lost his life following a collision in county Limerick this Wednesday evening. The 53 year old man was killed in the collision on Main Street in Kilmallock. He was pronounced dead at the...
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Limerick man Liam Keane charged with aggravated burglary
A Limerick city man who is accused of threatening a pregnant woman after forcing his way into her home is to stand trial on indictment, writes David Hurley. Liam Keane, aged 32, of Singland Gardens,...
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Milford Hospice to hold Light Up A Memory event
MILFORD will host its 17th Light Up A Memory event to remember loved ones this Sunday at 6pm. The annual fundraiser will see the tree at Milford adorned with thousands of sparkling lights, each one...
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Limerick TD says medicinal cannabis bill should progress
THERE IS “no reason” why the proposed Bill for medicinal cannabis cannot progress, Limerick County TD Tom Neville recently said following a private members meeting in Dáil Éireann. Last week, the Dáil...
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Two Sundays remain in #8masses appeal for Anthony Foley
LIMERICK artist Una Heaton has created a portrait to honour the late Munster and Ireland rugby player and coach Anthony Foley. Una, who is the curator of the Frank McCourt museum on Hartstonge Street,...
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Man killed in 'tragic accident' in Limerick is named
THE man who lost his life in a road traffic accident in County Limerick on Wednesday evening has been named locally as Tadgh McCarthy from Kilmallock. Mr McCarthy, 53, suffered fatal injuries when he...
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Missing Limerick teen found 'safe and well'
MISSING Limerick teenager Chloe Elderfield has been located ‘safe and well’, according to gardai. The 17 year old, who is originally from Drombanna, went missing from Glanmire, Cork on Tuesday,...
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A Voice for the voiceless: UL newspaper carried in Limerick Leader
UNIVERSITY of Limerick is showing off the journalistic stars of the future this week, with the launch of the ninth annual Limerick Voice newspaper — a 40-page tabloid distributed in this weekend’s...
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