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#GE2016 – voting underway in Limerick
VOTING in General Election 2016 is underway in Limerick and across the country. Around 300 polling booths across the city and county opened at 7am and will remain open until 10pm with the votes being...
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Turnout reported to be steady across Limerick constituencies
TURNOUT is said to be steady at polling stations across Limerick as voting in General Election 2016 continues. Around 300 polling booths across the city and county opened at 7am and will remain open...
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Limerick retail park up for sale for €15m
A RETAIL park on the Ennis Road has come up for sale for some €15 million, following the instructions of a receiver. The selling agent Lisney, which has just announced the sale, says the retail park is...
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Polls close across Limerick in general election
POLLING stations have now closed across the two Limerick constituencies in the general election, with turnout reported to have hit as high as 70% in certain areas. Weather may have played a role in the...
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Over €14m changes hands in early-year sale of homes in Limerick
MORE than 100 properties across Limerick city and county have sold so far this year, amounting to more than €14m in sales, according to the latest filings with the Property Price Register. As the...
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Huge bills racked up on phone stolen from Limerick church meeting
CALL charges totaling €235 were racked up on a smartphone within 24 hours of it being stolen during a church meeting, a court has heard. Jonathan Agyeman, aged 37, who lives in an asylum hostel in...
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Challenges for West Limerick Radio station
WEST Limerick Community Radio is carrying a debt of €230,000, most of it an historic commitment to a bank. But the chairperson of the radio board, Mary Lee Geary, has stressed that she is confident...
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Trends emerge at Limerick count for #GE16
THE sorting of votes is well under way in Limerick, with many predicting that Willie O'Dea is on course to the top the poll in the City. With over half of the boxes opened in the city constituency, the...
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County Limerick pub's licence granted to BT Grafton Street
BORED men will be toasting a pub in Cappamore as they can now enjoy a pint of plain in Brown Thomas on Grafton Street – while their better halves shop for style. Circuit Court president Mr Justice...
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Potential shocks in store for Limerick as tally finishes
FIANNA Fail TD Willie O'Dea is on course to top the poll in Limerick City following the final tallying of votes in UL Arena. All 133 of the boxes in Limerick City have been opened, with the former...
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Popular Limerick city pub wins Tidy Towns award
A POPULAR family city pub has won the overall Tidy Towns award for 2015. Bobby Byrne Gastropub and Shop, based in O’Connell Avenue, won the Tidy Towns monthly award for March 2015 after inspectors were...
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First new housing development in county Limerick since crash
THE FIRST new development of houses in the county since the economic crash is to take place in Lacka, Castleconnell. While a number of housing estates have been completed, and in some cases new phases...
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Conn Murray predicts Jan O'Sullivan will lose out in Limerick city
THE CEO of Limerick City and County has predicted that Minister for Education Jan O’Sullivan will be a casualty at the hands of either Cllr Maurice Quinlivan or Deputy Kieran O’Donnell in the Limerick...
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Niall Collins elected after first count in Limerick
THE POLL topper in Limerick county, Deputy Niall Collins, says that he does not think there were two Fianna Fail seats up for grabs in either of the two Limerick constituencies. And the outgoing...
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'Comeback Kid' Willie O'Dea elected on first count
WILLIE O'Dea - Fianna Fail's comeback kid - has topped the poll in Limerick and has won the first seat in the hotly contested Limerick City constituency, after reclaiming his majority from Finance...
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Results of first counts in Limerick constituencies
IN a reversal of fortunes for Fianna Fail in the 2011 general election, the party has rebounded to top the poll in both Limerick constituencies. The first count in Limerick City is now over, with...
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Fianna Fail 'back in business' in Limerick: O'Dea
“FIANNA Fail are back in business,” said Deputy Willie O’Dea with the widest of smiles as he clasped the hand of fellow poll topper in Limerick, Deputy Niall Collins. “My very good friend Niall – we...
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Fourth count in Limerick city now complete
THE fourth count in Limerick City has been completed, with Anti-Austerity councillor Cian Prendiville being eliminated. No further candidates have yet been elected to join polltopper Willie O'Dea in...
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Limerick city count set for grandstand finish
THE vote in Limerick City is heading for a grandstand finish, with Education Minister Jan O'Sullivan moving to within just 176 votes of Kieran O'Donnell in the race for the final seat. Before the...
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