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Deaths in Limerick in the past week
BENNIS Peter, Newboro, Patrickswell. Very deeply regretted by his loving wife Patsy, sons Darragh, Ronan and Ros, daughter Rebecca, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, and family circle. BERKERY...
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Young Innovators event to return to Shannon Airport
MORE than 700 students from 60 schools across Ireland will descend on Shannon Airport next month for a major event for young business minds. For the second time, the Irish Technology Leadership Group –...
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Castletroy shopping centre sells for over €3.4m
THE Castletroy Shopping Centre has sold for over €3.4m - more than 50% above its guide price - and with 60% of retail space vacant, after being on the market for less than seven months. The Limerick...
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JP 'filled with pride' as thousands turn out for Team Limerick Clean-Up
THE BIGGEST clean-up endeavour undertaken in the country is in full swing in Limerick city and county this Friday morning. From 8am volunteers have been rolling up their sleeves across the towns,...
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Device found in Limerick was 'not viable'
A SUSPECT device discovered in Limerick and examined by the Defence Forces is not considered to have been viable. The Army Bomb Disposal Unit was called to the Patrickswell area of Limerick on Thursday...
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The Rubberbandits''talk sense about mental health'
AN interview Blindboy Boatclub of Limerick satirical duo The Rubberbandits recently gave to Channel 4 News ahead of the 1916 centenary celebrations has been making waves online. The interview, billed...
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Limerick Rose to be picked this weekend
TWENTY-THREE young ladies will vie for the title of 2016 Limerick Rose at the selection night on Saturday in the Radisson Blu Hotel. Every one would do the county proud as for the first time since 2007...
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Marching bands to host commemorative concert in Limerick
THE CBS Pipe Band will spearhead a musical performance involving local marching bands, in Limerick city centre this Saturday. They will be joined by the Boherbuoy Brass and Reed Band, Redemptorist...
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Next stop Limerick: Pope blesses icon bound for city
POPE Francis blessed a replica of an icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help at the Vatican this week, which will be brought through the streets of Limerick in a major procession on Monday, April 4. Fr...
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Narrative 4 to open 'first global base' in Limerick
NARRATIVE 4, a global arts-education organisation backed by some of the leading lights of the international cultural world, is to set up its first base outside the US in the city centre, the Limerick...
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Mayor of Limerick backs 40% pay increase proposal for councillors
MAYOR Liam Galvin has backed a proposed 40% pay hike for councillors but says it should be full-time role – with a “full-time salary”. The increase would see their income go from just over €16,000 per...
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Former IRA man marks 50th anniversary of Limerick Prison break
THE former IRA member who escaped Limerick Prison in 1966 has said that people should commemorate the Easter 1916 Rising “with pride that our fathers and their fathers fought for Ireland’s freedom”....
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Construction of Hanging Gardens site to be fast tracked
LIMERICK City and County Council has voted to transfer the asset of the multi-million euro Hanging Gardens site into a wholly owned company, which was also used to advance the development of Troy...
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Ex-servicemen to march in Limerick for 1916
LOCAL ex-servicemen will host a commemorative event at the monument in Pery Square on Easter Sunday, to honour the people involved in the 1916 Rising. At 11am, the Patrick Sarsfield branch of the...
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Templeglantine mourns young Seán Egan
ANOTHER car crash has claimed another young life in West Limerick this week and yet another family and another parish are left mourning their dead. Last Saturday, just hours before 28-year-old Michael...
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Double decker buses return to Limerick city roads
DOUBLE deckers have returned to service on local bus routes for the first time since 1984. Bus Eireann has confirmed that, thanks to funding from the National Transport Authority, it is introducing...
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'Devastation' over green light for Limerick social housing project
THOMONDGATE residents have been left “devastated and frightened” after An Bord Pleanála recently upheld the decision to give the green light to a new social housing project in the area. On August 12,...
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'The Chairman' Ryan to read 1916 proclamation in Hospital
THE village of Hospital will mark the events of 1916 with a special commemoration this Easter Monday. At 12 noon a parade will leave the church car park to the sound of a lone piper and a junior choir...
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Broadford mourns caring young man killed in city crash
THE young Broadford man who died in a road traffic accident in the city last week was buried amid great sadness in his native parish at the weekend. Michael Madigan was one of five brothers and the son...
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Tributes paid to 'gentleman' Andrew, 23, killed in Limerick crash
LOVING tributes have been paid to the 23-year-old Ballinacurra Weston man, who was the second victim of the recent fatal car collision on Hyde Road. Andrew Mason Roche was buried at Mount St Oliver...
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