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Record number object to Irish Cement's €10m plan for Limerick
A RECORD 1,000 groups and individuals have objected to €10m plans by Irish Cement to burn tyres at its Mungret plant. Those objecting have written to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which is...
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Limerick is last council to introduce library fines
LIMERICK City and County Council is the last one in the country to introduce fines on late library books but they won’t break the bank. A new Library Management System across Ireland is being...
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Disappointment as Limerick rower misses out on Olympic medal
MEMBERS of St Michael’s Rowing club have paid tribute to rower Sinead Lynch following her appearance in the Olympic Final in Rio The 39-year-old and her partner Claire Lambe finished sixth in the...
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Limerick Regeneration revealed: €257m spent since 2008
AN average of more than €28m a year has been spent a year on the Limerick Regeneration project since 2008 – almost €258m since the programme kicked off in 2008. But just 110 new housing units have been...
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New digital hub for Limerick to feed into Troy Studios
THE establishment of a new production and digital skills academy in the city is the “first phase” in the creation of a digital hub in Limerick. Following the council’s €2.25m purchase of the former...
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Limerick councillor's tweet sends Twitterati into a royal funk
IT all started as a bit of banter but, in the end, Cllr Michael Collins had to take down his tweet. Slagging off Olympian hopeful Paddy Barnes was, in some people's minds, a step too far and he came in...
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Multimillion euro windfall for West Limerick projects
FIVE projects in West Limerick, including the proposed athletics track in Newcastle West and the Great Southern Trail, are set to benefit from a windfall of €1.75m. The funding has become available as...
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Augustinians get permission for student halls in Limerick
LIMERICK’s Augustinian Community has secured conditional planning permission to provide student accommodation in the heart of the city. The former St Augustine’s school at Augustinian Lane is to be...
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Call for volunteers for suicide crisis team in Limerick
SIX months after it was set up, CCRT, the Community Crisis Response Team is looking for new volunteers to help in the work of responding in person to those who are suicidal and in distress in west...
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Young Limerick priest denies Maynooth 'gay culture' claims
A COUNTY Limerick priest, who is one of the youngest in Ireland, has defended the national seminary in Maynooth from anonymous allegations of “homosexuality and misconduct”. Fr Ger Fitzgerald,...
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Fine Gael candidate calls for 'suspension of voting rights for Limerick branch'
FERGUS Kilcoyne has called for Fine Gael’s biggest branch in the city to be stripped of its voting rights for 12 months. It comes as the controversy continues over the eligibility of members to vote in...
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Limerick Person of the Month: Gerard reclaims history with Footsteps to...
A GENEALOGIST who rallied 2,500 people to attend a re-enactment of a march by Irish Volunteers to Glenquin Castle, has been named the Limerick Person of the Month. One of the biggest single events of...
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The story behind the photograph: Learning from a Limerick master
LIFE happens when you're busy making other plans, but award-winning photographer Shane Larkin didn't miss his chance to take a shot of this personal moment between a Limerick grand-father and his...
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Q&A: Where are we now on regeneration in Limerick?
To date how much has been spent in Limerick on Regeneration? Expenditure in the first phase of regeneration from start up in 2007 to June 2012 is €152,282,611, when regeneration was managed by the...
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Poitín 'key' to Limerick solicitor's recovery and rising spirit
THE JURY has been out on whether Limerick solicitor John Devane would ever see the inside of a court again but he pledges to be back for the beginning of the new term in September. The well-known legal...
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Thousands attend Milford Hospice Harvest Fair
UP to 20,000 people flocked to the University of Limerick yesterday for the annual Milford Hospice Harvest Fair. Within minutes of the gates opening at 11am, almost every parking space was taken such...
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Sweet sounds of family bliss with Limerick's 'von Hogans'
IT’S 1.15pm on Friday and we’re lost. Somewhere between Reardon’s pub at Holycross and the village of Knockainey, there is a house with a red roof which is home to 12. “Is that it?” the photographer...
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Limerick woman's 'unforgettable' Wild Atlantic Way odyssey
“I WOULD do it again,” Marie O’Connor declared, smiling and glowing after her unforgettable 2,500km cycle along the Wild Atlantic Way. But next time, she said, she would do it the other way round,...
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'Regeneration projects are for everyone': Carmel Kirby
IN 2012 Limerick City Council took over the running of the regeneration project, with a new, sustainable and achievable plan for the four areas developed. Following one of the most extensive and...
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A&E steering group established at University Hospital Limerick
A NEW steering group is being formed ahead of the much-awaited opening of a new emergency department at University Hospital Limerick. Construction of new unit has been completed and work to fit it out...
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