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Limerick council lists 15 city estates for stricter speed limits
FRESH calls to introduce safer traffic calming measures across the city were made at this week’s metropolitan district council meeting. Ahead of Monday’s meeting at City Hall, councillors were...
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Markets expert to discuss Brexit concerns at Shannon Chamber seminar
Indigenous industries in the Shannon Region worried about their export prospects following Brexit will have an opportunity to get expert advice on how to react at a seminar organised by Shannon...
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Limerick gardai investigate stabbing incident
Gardai are appealing for information following an incident during which a man was stabbed when he confronted a burglar at his home. The attack happened at around 8.15pm on Sunday at the Castlecourt...
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Limerick youth club's urgent appeal for volunteers
CAHERDAVIN Youth Club is in danger of closing for the first time in 40 years if new youth leaders do not volunteer. The club is the longest-running one of its kind in the city and county, with the...
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Rents continue to rise in Limerick as supply falls
THE average rent for all dwellings in the private rented sector in Limerick in the second quarter of this year climbed to €671. The figures, based on those registered with the Residential Tenancies...
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Limerick teenager avoids ban for 'unacceptable' driving
A YOUNG man who admitted driving in an “unacceptable” manner through the city centre has avoided a disqualification. Jordan Mitchell, aged 19, of Clarina Avenue, Ballinacurra Weston pleaded guilty to a...
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Council seeking input into multi-million euro plans for Limerick's O'Connell...
LIMERICK City and County Council is seeking input from the public on plans to remodel and revitalise O’Connell Street. Design Consultants Arup along with local authority staff will be on Bedford Row on...
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Fresh appeal to Limerick road users as death toll rises
THE family of a toddler who died in a horror road crash on the M20 at the weekend have appealed for privacy in the wake of the tragedy. Three-year-old Kellycia Nudiri died after she sustained...
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Our Limerick Love Story: Niamh and Niall
IT PROVED fortuitous that stormy weather led to Niamh’s flight to Barcelona being cancelled one December. A silver lining moment was about to slip through the clouds. She donned her gladrags and made...
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Hike in property tax in Limerick prompts outrage
HOMEOWNERS and members of the public across Limerick city and county are incensed over the council’s decision to increase Local Property Tax by 10%. During a late council meeting at County Hall on...
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Recent deaths in Limerick
The death has occurred of Kevin Murphy of Cross Roads, Thomondgate and formerly of Killeely. He died peacefully at Milford Care Centre. Beloved son of Mary and the late Kevin, he is deeply regretted by...
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Limerick priest warns of 'hell' for drug dealers
A PRIEST based in Moyross has warned drug dealers that ‘hell awaits them’ in a hard-hitting homily delivered at Mass. The parish priest for the area, Fr Tony O’Riordan, has said that drug dealers and...
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Garda warning as dogs are 'poisoned' in Limerick and Clare
GARDAI have issued a warning to dog owners from Limerick and Clare to be vigilant when out walking by the river Shannon between the Ardnacrusha and Clonlara Bridges. A number of complaints have been...
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Family prepare for funeral of toddler following horror crash in Limerick
THE heart-broken family of a three-year-old girl, killed in a traffic accident on the M20 in Limerick at the weekend, have appealed for privacy in their grief as they prepare for her funeral. The...
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Decision due on patronage of new Limerick schools
LABOUR deputy and the former Minister for Education, Jan O’Sullivan, has condemned the delay in announcing the new patrons for two post-primary schools in Limerick. The Limerick and Clare Education and...
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Limerick surgeon gets top job with UL Hospitals Group
ONE of the most well surgeons in Limerick, Paul Burke, has been appointed chief clinical director of the UL Hospitals Group. Mr Burke has been a consultant general and vascular surgeon at UHL and St...
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Limerick city residential complex to get €1.7m boost
LIMERICK councillors this week agreed to raise a Government loan, which will see the “significant” refurbishment of the Watergate residential complex. At the metropolitan district meeting and the full...
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Crime down in Limerick as gardai target top ten offenders
THE head of the Limerick garda division says the intensive targeting of the city’s top ten offenders has seen a reduction in crime of more than 25%. Chief Superintendent David Sheahan says the city’s...
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Recent deaths in Limerick
Margaret (Peg) Reville (née Fielding), from Corbally, has died peacefully in the kind care of the staff of Athlunkard House Nursing Home. Predeceased by her husband Gerrard and daughter Guilmuir. Sadly...
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Paul O'Connell not missing pitch battles as he prepares for book's launch
SEVEN months after announcing his retirement from rugby, former Munster, Ireland and Lions captain Paul O’Connell says the end of his playing career feels like 10 years ago “as so much has happened in...
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