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Limerick mums face reality of having to bury their sons
FOR long-time friends Joy O’Donoghue and Katie Sheehan securing access to Orkambi for their two sons is literally a matter of life and death. For several years, both mothers have been living with the...
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Council unveils €15m spending proposals for Limerick roads
LIMERICK City and County Council has unveiled over €15m of spending on local roads for 2017. Members of the travel and transportation strategic policy committee were this week given a presentation...
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Foynes Air Show to fly to new heights as part of Aviation Ireland
THE EVER popular Foynes Air Show is expected to soar to new heights this July as part of Aviation Ireland, which is supported by the Irish Aviation Authority. For the first time ever the Foynes air...
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Yellow weather warning in Limerick as Storm Ewan hits
A YELLOW weather warning for Limerick and several other counties remains in effect with Met Eireann predicting high winds and gusts of up to 110kph this Sunday. The State Forecaster say the warning,...
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Grave endeavours highlighted at Limerick Burial Ground Awards
IT WAS Sir William Gladstone that said, “Show me the manner in which a nation cares for its dead and I will measure with mathematical exactness the tender mercies of its people, their respect for the...
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New €200,000 path reinforces Limerick town's historic walled town status
KILMALLOCK was the focal point for government rule in North Munster up to the end of the 17th century – and its historic standing was celebrated at a council meeting in the town. A new walking and...
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Fundraiser to remember Limerick's Lola Nagle
FOR the second year running, the family of a precious little girl who lost her life to meningitis are preparing to honour her memory at a fundraising ball. On April 15, 2015 the family of Lola Nagle’s...
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Deaths in Limerick – February 26, 2017
The death has occurred (peacefully) of Ruth Campbell (née Best) of Ballinamona, Hospital, County Limerick. Late of Ballygawley, Tyrone and South Africa. Wife of the late Derek. Survived by daughters...
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UPDATE: Firearm seized as Limerick gardai arrest three men in organised crime...
GARDAI have confirmed a firearm was recovered during searches in Bruff this Sunday afternoon. The searches, involving local and armed gardai, were carried out during an operation targeting organised...
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Woman airlifted to hospital from Limerick town
A TEENAGER has been airlifted to hospital after suffering a seizure at a house in Kilmallock. Emergency services, including the Kilmallock Fire Brigade, responded to reports that a 19-year-old girl had...
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Limerick's Ruth Negga narrowly misses out on Oscar glory
LIMERICK raised actress Ruth Negga has narrowly missed out on winning an Oscar at tonight's Academy Awards ceremony in LA. Ruth, the 35 year-old star of Loving, lost, as had been expected, to the...
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Get Involved in walking in West Limerick
Precisely why am I doing this again? That is the question I am asking myself as I leap from my Sunday morning slumber and prepare to travel the 56km from the city centre to the West Limerick village of...
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Limerickman charged with possession of sawn-off shotgun
A MAN charged with the possession of a sawn-off shotgun in County Limerick is to seek bail. Brian Healy, aged 51, of Sexton Street North, Limerick city is alleged to have had the gun in the townland of...
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Land deal for athletics track in Newcastle West
CONTRACTS are due to be signed shortly for the sale of land in Newcastle West to facilitate the development of a €1.2m regional athletics track. The proposed development is to include an eight-lane...
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'Bearded man' preaches mental health awareness in West Limerick
ON the day before his 29th birthday, Gary O’Dowd, aka The Bearded Man, opened his heart to the cyber world and got a phenomenal response. It was all part of his own determination to help prevent...
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Teenager attacked by gang of youths in Limerick
GARDAI are appealing for information after a teenager was hospitalised at the weekend with suspected stab wounds following an incident on the northside of Limerick city. It is understood the juvenile...
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Palestinian joins Syrian refugee in giving free Arabic classes in Limerick
A PALESTINIAN who left Syria just as the war broke out is now offering free Arabic classes in Limerick, after the initial offer from a Syrian refugee received unexpected demand in the city. Hala Jaber,...
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University of Limerick students go extra mile for charity
SECOND year University of Limerick Sports and Exercise Science students are banding together to organise a charity event in honour of the late Jacinta O’Brien who passed away in 2004. The Jacinta...
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Deaths in Limerick - February 27, 2017
THE death has occurred of James (Jim) Moloney, Spittle, Glenroe, formerly of Ballinamona, Hospital, at University Hospital Limerick. Sadly missed by his loving wife Patsy, sons Donal and Padraig,...
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Former State witness April Collins weds criminal Thomas O'Neill
A FORMER State witness against the notorious Dundon criminal gang in Limerick has married Cratloe Woods rapist Thomas O’Neill. Mother of four April Collins, 29, who previously dated Ger Dundon, has now...
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