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Bypass fears in Croagh over new Limerick to Foynes road
RESIDENTS and business owners in Croagh are calling for access to and from the village to be included in plans for the new Limerick to Foynes road. There was disappointment in the area when the latest...
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More success for Limerick's Gilhooly brothers – at home and abroad
THE GILHOOLY brothers from Lisnagry keep striking the right chords both at home and abroad. Last week, John was presented with the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. The...
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Limerick pub can sell alcohol on mornings of marts
A COUNTY Limerick publican has been granted permission to sell alcohol on mornings when cattle sales are being held at Kilmallock Mart. Barra O’Dwyer sought a renewal of the general exemption order...
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Chance for young Limerick entrepreneurs to shine
SOME OF Ireland’s most successful entrepreneurs are calling on local primary schools to sign up to this year’s Junior Entrepreneur Programme (JEP). The free nationwide programme gives children between...
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Limerick PhD student get top award in data science
A UNIVERSITY of Limerick PhD student has been named student of the year in this year’s inaugural Data Science Awards. Kevin Brosnan, of the Mathematics and Statistics Department at UL, entered the...
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Recent deaths in Limerick
The death has occurred (peacefully) of Julie Ryan (née Martin) of Cosgrove Park, Moyross, (formerly of Ballinacurra Weston). Deeply regretted by her husband John, son Mark, daughters Jaqueline, Rosie,...
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Safeguarding unique medieval settlement at Castletown Conyers
THE history of an unique medieval settlement at Castletown Conyers, is being uncovered and revealed as part of a concerted local effort to preserve the remains of the building known locally as the...
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Limerick residents stop NCR housing project on appeal
RESIDENTS have succeed-ed in their appeal to stop the construction of four new houses on the North Circular Road after An Bord Pleanála refused planning permission for the development. Up to 20...
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Limerick council prosecutes farmer over no septic tank
A FARMER in his fifties, who lives on his own in a rural cottage, is being taken to court for not having a septic tank. William O’Keeffe, of Ardroe, Pallasgreen is being prosecuted by Limerick City and...
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Limerick doctor's life on the frontline of maternity care in Uganda
ACROSS the dusty, red terrain in Gulu, a doctor from Castleconnell makes her way to work, some 10,000km from home, leaving before 8am to care for the most vulnerable of human beings. Gulu, in northern...
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Homes in Limerick worth a combined €27m are sold
HOMES in Limerick city and county worth over €27.2m combined have sold in the past two months, according to preliminary figures filed with the Property Price Register. The national database of all...
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Limerick jockey JT McNamara posthumously honoured at Press Ball
JOCKEY John Thomas McNamara was posthumously honoured at the weekend for the courage and strength he displayed following a horse-riding accident in 2013 which left him paralysed from the neck down. The...
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Casa Systems to create 50 jobs in Limerick
ANOTHER jobs boost has been confirmed for Limerick with the announcement that Casa Systems is to create 50 jobs in the city. Casa – a worldwide leader in next-generation ultra-broadband access...
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Health minister to inspect overcrowded A&E in Limerick
MINISTER for Health Simon Harris will this week inspect and review the emergency department at University Hospital Limerick, following a month of unprecedented levels of overcrowding. Invited by...
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The day a shadow was cast over Pallasgreen
IT was 70 years ago, near midnight, and a lukewarm, south-easterly breeze swept through the pastoral landscape of Mount Catherine — a hushed part of Pallasgreen where there were, at most, a dozen...
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Almost €7,000 raised for Limerick man who needs kidney
ALMOST €7,000 has been raised to help a Limerick man who needs a kidney transplant Down Under. Shane Doyle, 32, moved from his home in the Hyde Road to Melbourne, Australia, three-and-a-half years ago...
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Inquest told Limerick man died after eating firelighters
A VERDICT of misadventure was recorded following the inquest of a St Mary’s Park man who ate firelighters following a day-long drinking binge. The body of Christopher Kelly (50), who was originally...
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Recent deaths in Limerick
THE peaceful death has occurred of Nancy Sheahan (née Fitzgerald) of Croaghane, Foynes. Loving wife of the late Dan; deeply regretted by her loving daughter Anne Marie (Donovan), son-in-law Denis,...
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Limerick gardai to prosecute speeding driver whose tax was out of date
A MOTORIST who was caught driving more than 50kph above the speed limit is to face prosecution in the district court for not having motor tax. According to the gardai, the offender has been issued with...
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Garda Blue Flu could halt All-Black clash in Limerick
THE highly anticipated clash between Munster and the Maori All Blacks could be under threat if proposed industrial action by rank and file gardai goes ahead. The match is due to take place at Thomond...
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