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Limerick residents turn to top legal firm to fight gasification
TOP legal firm Arthur Cox has been brought on board to communities in West Limerick to fight controversial proposals to develop a gasification facility at Gortadroma. The extent of opposition to the...
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Limerick teen's anti-cyber bullying message goes global
SKY News, BBC, MTV, FOX, RTE and UTV have all come calling, such is the power of one 13 year old Limerick boy’s anti-bullying message. Luke Culhane, a first year Castletroy College Student, released...
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Willie O'Dea's bid to scupper Quinlivan and save O'Sullivan
SUPPORTERS of Willie O’Dea are being asked to give their second preference vote to Education Minister Jan O’Sullivan – to stop Sinn Fein councillor Maurice Quinlivan winning a seat. The SF candidate...
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Work on Newcastle West hotel to begin in March
WORK is expected to begin next month on redeveloping Newcastle West’s only hotel, raising hopes of a jobs bonanza later in the year. But it will be at least six months before the renamed Longcourt...
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Paul O'Connell launches LIT scholarship plan
STUDENTS from economically disadvantaged areas are to benefit from a new plan at Limerick Institute of Technology to grow its scholarship programme to a value of €1 million over the next three years....
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Revival of Georgian city stirs debate in Limerick
THE Living Cities initiative in Limerick has received “very little interest” in the city, with less than 30 enquiries received by the local authority. Kieran Reeves, senior executive planner with...
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Leaders' debate was a first for Limerick – but failed to ignite
LAST week, it was Bruce Springsteen. But as the Taoiseach Enda Kenny arrived at UL on Monday night, the soundtrack was somehow less The Boss and more Bette Midler. “Everybody’s got a hungry heart,” the...
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Jan critical of An Taisce objection to LIT's Coonagh plan
EDUCATION Minister Jan O’Sullivan has criticised An Taisce’s “narrow” objection to LIT’s proposed new campus at Coonagh Cross. Our sister newspaper the Limerick Chronicle this week revealed the...
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Limerick gardai feared for their lives during violent incident
A JUDGE has said he wants to give “some deep thought” to the case of a young man who fled the jurisdiction following a violent incident in Rathkeale almost three years ago. Last month, Michael Ryan,...
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Limerick boy born with extra finger and toes 'needs new home'
THE MOTHER of a five-year-old boy who was born with extra fingers and toes and who is expected to lose his sight by the time he is 10, has been waiting for a suitable home for her son for the past six...
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1,000 extra patients seeking surgeries and appointments in Limerick
MORE than 21,000 patients were waiting for appointments and treatment at the University Hospital Limerick by the end of January, according to figures published by the National Treatment Purchase Fund...
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Limerick judges must be driven to distraction by speeding cases
KILMALLOCK Court last week was the busiest this reporter can ever remember in more than five years covering. There was standing room only as people awaited their cases to be called. The reason? One...
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JP McManus to be given council's highest honour in Co Limerick
THE COUNCILLORS of the Cappamore/Kilmallock municipal district are to bestow the highest honour they can on JP McManus. A civic reception, proposed by Cllr Bill O’Donnell, was seconded by Cllr Gerald...
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Offices of Limerick lawyers ransacked during burglary
TWO young men who broke into the offices of four lawyers, including that of state prosecutor John O’Sullivan, ‘hatched’ the plan while viewing the city’s St Patrick’s Day Parade, a court has heard....
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Political Hokey Cokey as part of east Limerick returns to city
A SWATHE of east Limerick is the political version of The Hokey Cokey. They put their foot into the Limerick county constituency for the 2011 election but after another shake-up by the boundary...
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Mungret College site plans delayed after Council vote
PLANS for kitting out the Mungret College site have been further delayed for at least six months, after councillors narrowly voted against the council’s proposal to rezone the 70 acre area for mixed...
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Anti-water charges protestor guilty of assaulting garda
AN anti-water charges protestor was fined €150 after he was convicted of assaulting a detective during a protest outside a city hotel. Joseph Shanahan, aged 64, of St Michael’s Court, Watergate Flats...
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New 24-7 petrol station 'positive sign' for Limerick city
A NEW 24-7 petrol station is currently under const-ruction on a site that has been left vacant for many years, on the Dock Road. The former derelict site at Mount Kennett was previously occupied by Top...
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Inside the battle to crack online crime
ON the second floor of the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation offices on Harcourt Street, Dublin, a team of gardai and civilians engage in an ongoing battle against cybercrime in its many different...
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Limerick Synod conference to examine sport's role
TYRONE manager Mickey Harte and Ger Hartmann will be among the speakers at a major conference in Limerick, focusing on how the Church can learn from sport. Building Community – Lessons from the World...
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