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Archive for January, 2016
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Salesian Students WIN AWARDS AT YOUNG SCIENTIST
Salesian Secondary College Pallaskenry’s visit to the BT Young Scientist Exhibition was a tremen-dous success! The students brought back 6 of the 120 awards presented to over 550 projects exhibited […]
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PEOPLE OF LIMERICK TAKE ON OPERATION TRANSFORMATION
Almost 1,500 people from across County Limerick gathered in Newcastle West last Saturday for the annual Operation Transformation walk. The sixth annual event, which was organised by Limerick Sports […]
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Kilfinny Come Dancing
On Saturday 2nd January 2016, Kilfinny School Childcare hosted the first ‘Strictly’ event of 2016 in the South Court Hotel. A fantastic night’s entertainment was served up by all dancers, […]
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MIKE MAKES NOSTALGIC RETURN
For Carlow man Mike Murphy, a trip back to Glenroe and Ballylanders over the festive season revived some very fond and nostalgic memories. It is a journey that Murphy has […]
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Up to €2m support for farmers affected by flood damage
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, has launched a scheme of assistance for farmers who have suffered fodder losses as a result of severe flooding […]
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Mallow successfully battles severe flooding
Severe weather caused major disruption and flooding throughout Co. Cork over Christmas and new year, but Mallow emerged relatively unscathed, thanks to the flood barriers which kept the lower end […]
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Death of Lt. Gen. William O’Callaghan
A Buttevant man who held the two most important United Nations appointments in the Middle East during a period in the 1980s died over the Christmas period. Lieutenant General William […]
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Knockfierna Rambling House on New Year’s Day
A very large crowd attended the 30th anniversary of the Rambling House at Knockfierna on New Year’s Day. The day’s events commenced with the annual walk to the top of […]
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The Towns and Villages of West Limerick – Shanagolden
Shanagolden can lay claim to be one of the oldest urban settlements in county Limerick. The earliest mention of Shanagolden in the historical record is in 968, when Mahon, King […]
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Community to support Clare’s Operation Transformation
Clare Scanlan from Monagea is a leader in this year’s Operation Transformation on RTE, and the local community has started a group to follow and support her in her journey. […]