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Limerick students doodling for €10,000 Google prize
MOST pupils would be scolded for distractedly doodling in class, but for four creative city students, their artistic Doodle 4 Google efforts could bring a big cash award. The winner of Doodle 4 Google...
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Deaths in Limerick - February 14, 2017
THE death has occurred of Eileen (Eily) Norris (née Reynolds), Feenagh and formerly of Broadford, peacefully in her 96th year, at the residence of Pat and Helena Norris, Killee, Mitchelstown. Eily,...
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Gardai probe 'Rag week vandalism' at Limerick's Mary Immaculate College
GARDAI have launched a probe after drunken students smashed up a lecture theatre in Limerick's Mary Immaculate College – with one urinating on the floor, the Limerick Leader can reveal. Revellers at...
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Investigation underway following Limerick road accident
The N69 has fully reopened following a serious road accident near Askeaton this Tuesday evening. It is understood an SUV and a car were in collision at Wallace’s Cross on the Limerick side of the...
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Blood stains found throughout house in Limerick estate following killing
A JURY has been told that blood belonging to a dead man was found throughout a house in Castletroy and there was evidence that a clean-up had taken place. Monika Matracka, aged 35, with an address at...
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Limerick city in Wild Atlantic Way bid
LIMERICK City could be added to the Wild Atlantic Way after a motion was passed by councillors. At this week's economic policy committee meeting, members passed a motion from Fine Gael councillor...
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'Diabetes doesn't spell career death,' Limerick cyclist tells kids
A DIAGNOSIS of type 1 diabetes does not have to spell “career death” for elite athletes. Speaking passionately during a recent visit to the Children’s Ark at University Hospital Limerick, Stephen...
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Elderly man 'preyed upon' while walking in Limerick city centre
AN elderly man with heart problems was set upon and robbed while walking in the city centre last year. One of the two culprits – Rebecca McNamara, aged 21, of no fixed abode – has pleaded guilty to...
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Motorist 'blocked' two disabled spaces in Limerick car park
GARDAI are appealing to able-bodied motorists not to park in disabled parking spaces following an incident in Askeaton earlier this week. A photograph posted on social media of a car blocking two...
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Syrian refugee to give free Arabic classes in Limerick to help integration
A SYRIAN refugee whose family has been resettled in Portlaoise is extending his free Arabic language classes to the public in Limerick to promote integration with the Irish community and foster greater...
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Late Limerick poet Teri Murray to be remembered at event
LIMERICK poet Teri Murray, who sadly passed away this week, will be remembered at a special event in Brendan O’Brien’s pub this Wednesday night. Darragh Roche, the organiser of Limerick’s poetry open...
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Driver failed to remain at scene of Limerick collision
Gardai have confirmed they are looking to locate the driver of a vehicle who left the scene of a serious road collision in County Limerick. A number of people, including two children, were taken to...
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Overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick is highest in country
THE figure for overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick has reached the highest in the country this Wednesday – but has actually seen a slight decline in the past 24 hours. The number of patients...
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Limerick gardai seize five cars at checkpoint
GARDAI seized five vehicles during an operation in Dooradoyle this Wednesday morning. The vehicles were impounded under the provisions of the Road Traffic Act after a number of offences were detected...
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Facebook messages sent to man killed in Limerick were 'delivered and opened'
A WITNESS has told a murder trial that Facebook messages he sent the deceased were delivered and opened, days after he was last seen alive. Monika Matracka (35), with an address at The Pines,...
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Limerick man's 'torment' at the hands of thugs
A LIMERICK man says he is “living in fear of his life” after his home was targeted by young “thugs”. Sixty-year-old Billy King, who lives at Monabraher Road in Ballynanty, is seeking a transfer out of...
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Deaths in Limerick - February 15, 2017
THE death has occurred of Kevin Magee, Beechwood House Nursing Home, Newcastle West and formerly of The Glebe, Ardagh. Kevin, pre-deceased by his wife Maura (nee Sheehan), sisters Theresa, Maura and...
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Jury to begin deliberations in trial of man accused of murdering flatmate at...
THE jury in the trial of a man accused of murdering his flatmate at their home in the city, is expected to begin its deliberations this Thursday. Ms Justice Deirdre Murphy spent much of this Wednesday...
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'McCabe crisis won't dissolve Dail just yet', say Limerick deputies
THE FALLOUT from the Sergeant Maurice McCabe controversy will not bring down the Dail – at least in the short term, Limerick deputies have claimed. Fianna Fail deputy Niall Collins said he has received...
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OPINION: It is time to make Limerick a 'Living City'
A REPORT by Daft.ie released this week shows that rents across Ireland increased at the fastest pace since Daft started compiling statistics back in 2002. Across the country average rents rose by 13.5%...
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