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Happy St.Patrick’s Day 2024
Limerick will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day (Sunday) with parades across the county, including, after an absence, in the county capital of Newcastle West. Newcastle West will hold its parade on […]
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Askeaton woman set to curate prestigious Tulca Festival of Visual Arts in Galway
Askeaton native Michele Horrigan takes the reins this year for the 22nd edition of TULCA Festival of Visual Arts in Galway. Since 2002, TULCA Festival of Visual Arts has captivated […]
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Rathkeale is second Limerick community to develop Town Centre First plan
Limerick City and County Council is welcoming the inclusion of Rathkeale in the second phase of the Town Centre First initiative. Rathkeale is one of the 26 towns across the […]
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Scoil Iosaf Abbeyfeale change-makers win funding for promoting inclusivity in their school
A team of young people from Coláiste Íde agus losef in Abbeyfeale have been awarded €500 in funding to create a welcome booklet in multiple languages for students who are […]
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Limerick Chamber CEO seeks FF nomination for mayoral candidacy
The Chief Executive Officer of Limerick Chamber, Dee Ryan, has confirmed her intention to seek the nomination of the Fianna Fáil party as its candidate for the upcoming Directly Elected […]
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Significant progress on Foynes-Limerick Railway Line
The Foynes-Limerick railway line is “progressing very well” and is on target to open for freight movement inside two years, Irish Rail’s CEO Jim Meade has informed a Joint Oireachtas […]
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Please help brave Noah!
The community of Croom and surrounding areas have responded with open-hearted generosity to a GoFundMe appeal for 7-year-old Noah Twomey who was diagnosed with leukaemia. In the blink of an […]
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Carol Liston-O’Connor Fund launched
The communities of Dromcollogher, Broadford and Athea will come together over the weekend of April 12th – 14th to raise €200,000 for 41-year-old Carol Liston-O’Connor who is suffering from […]
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BT Young Scientist winner unveiled as Parade Grand Marshal for Limerick St. Patrick’s Festival 2024
Limerick City and County Council has announced Limerick student Seán O’Sullivan as the Parade Grand Marshal for Limerick City’s St. Patrick’s Day parade, part of the Limerick St. Patrick’s Festival […]
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Independent Emmett O’Brien to leave local politics
There will be at least two new councillors in the Adare/Rathkeale Electoral Area after this Summer’s Local Elec-tions with the long-flagged imminent retirement of Fianna Fáil veteran Kevin Sheahan, and […]
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Huge farming protest in County Limerick
Led by the local IFA (Irish Farmers Association) Chairman Seán Lavery, dozens of tractors hit the roads of County Limerick on Thursday night last in an extraordinary show of solidarity […]
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The completed Patrickswell Village Renewal Scheme, which has been completed by Limerick City and County Council’s Active Travel team and funded by the National Transport Authority (NTA), has been officially launched
The Scheme aims to prioritise pedestrians and traffic calming measures, with controlled crossing points installed and improved sightlines designed for safety purposes. New bus stops in the village centre have […]