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Appeal for former Limerick jockey hit €37,000 in a matter of days
AN ASTONISHING €37,000 has been raised for a Limerick jockey who was left partially paralysed after surgery for an aggressive and rare form of cancer. Laura Barry, Raheen, but currently living in the...
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Record Thomond Park crowd hoping for home European quarter final
A RECORD attendance for a European match will be set at Thomond Park this Saturday evening as Munster face Racing 92 in the Champions Cup. While the province has already secured a place in the quarter...
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'Rembrandt would struggle in today's art market,' says Limerick artist John...
'REMBRANDT would struggle to sell in today's Irish market,' one of the country's most renowned artists has said, as he prepares to hold his first solo show in five years. Limerick artist John Shinnors,...
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COMMENT: Lessons for all in Limerick man's tragic death
THE torrential outpouring of emotion that greeted Majella Cosgrove’s heartfelt and painful address at the funeral of her son, Derek, is indicative in its own way of the scale of mental health problems...
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'It's time for the next adventure; I hope she is there waiting for me':...
IT’S a clear and fresh Sunday morning and 89-year-old Noel Griffin eagerly sits up in his bed in Milford Hospice readying himself for this final interview, after a battle with prostate cancer, days...
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New school major 'part of jigsaw' for evolving Croom
THE new €20m school building for Coláiste Chiaráin is “part of a jigsaw for the evolution of Croom” as a major satellite town. Tony Brazil, chair of the school’s board of management, said that the town...
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'It is quite an incredible story': Peter Clohessy's dog is returned to Limerick
THE KINDNESS of strangers and social media returned one of the dogs stolen from the Murroe home of Peter Clohessy and Anna Gibson Steel this week. When the two Rottweilers were taken last April the...
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Limerick land prices on way up after 'perfect storm in agriculture'
GVM’S Tom Crosse describes 2016 as a difficult year in terms of land sales in Limerick and the Mid-West. Between himself, John O’Connell and Richard Ryan they sold around 1,200 acres at an average...
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Sadness at passing of 91-year-old Glenstal monk
AFTER 67 years in the priesthood, Fr David Conlon went to his eternal reward on Wednesday. Born in Moate, Westmeath in 1925, he entered the Society of African Missions in 1944. After formation there...
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Deaths in Limerick - January 20, 2017
THE death has occurred of Thomas Tobin, formerly of Dublin Road Groody, peacefully at the Lake's Nursing Home, Killaloe. Deeply regretted by his family, sisters Kathleen (Armagh) Patricia (USA) brother...
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Right2Change group to lead Limerick protest against A&E closures
ANOTHER people’s protest against overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick and the closure of emergency departments in the Mid-West is expected to take place in the city in the coming weeks. The...
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New year but same old story with speeding fines in Limerick court
IT’S A NEW year but it was the same old story at the first court of 2017 in Kilmallock. Last year, this reporter wrote a piece about judges being driven to distraction by the speeding fines debacle....
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'Back to normal’ as inspirational Limerick woman Joanne returns to work
LESS than three years after she suffered grievous and life-threatening burns, Limerick's Joanne McMahon is back at work. “I’m really back to normal now,” she laughed as she began her second week at her...
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Limerick garda rape allegation to be aired in Dail by Collins
AN ALLEGATION that a Limerick woman was raped by a member of the gardai is set to be raised next week in the Dail, as renewed efforts are made to have her case re-opened following confirmation that the...
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Limerick man found guilty of indecently assaulting schoolboy
A LIMERICK city man has been found guilty of indecently assaulting a schoolboy at a holiday home in North Kerry almost 40 years ago. Michael Casey, aged 62, who has an address at Verona Esplanade,...
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Tributes paid to respected Shannon lecturer Hans Schmid
TRIBUTES have been paid to Hans Schmid who lectured at Shannon College of Hotel Management for more than half a century. Having grown up in a rural part of East Germany, Mr Schmid, who was aged in his...
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Limerick artist John Shinnors prepares to make his long-awaited comeback
LOOKING out over O’Connell Street, John Shinnors has returned to his natural habitat, his cocoon, his place of work and solace. The trademark cream fisherman’s hat and white pants remain the uniform...
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General Motors jobs 'a terrific vote of confidence' for Limerick
MOVES by US car manufacturer General Motors to expand its footprint at its Dooradoyle offices, which could lead to a further 100 jobs, have been described as a “terrific vote of confidence” by a...
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Limerick councillors in favour of INMO union vote
METROPOLITAN councillors have this week voted in favour of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation’s recent decision to take industrial action. The motion was submitted by Anti-Austerity Alliance...
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Man told he can return to Limerick village
A MAN who is charged in connection with a violent incident in Askeaton more than a year ago has been granted permission to return to the village despite a strong garda objection. Michael Harty, aged...
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