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Racing Review – Historic double for Gary Noonan
Newcastle West jockey Gary Noonan enjoyed his first career double at Killarney on Sunday. Trainer Eoin McCarthy of Athea and Noonan teamed up to win the two-mile-one-furlong handicap hurdle with […]
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M/N20 Cork/Limerick road to be completed by 2031, says report
A report released by the Department of Public Expenditure has stated that work on the upgrade of the N20 road between Cork and Limerick, including bypasses of Mallow, Buttevant […]
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TFI Local Link Limerick Clare enhances bus services from Newcastle West to Charleville
TFI Local Link Limerick Clare has announced an enhanced bus service from Newcastle West in Co. Limerick to Charleville in Co. Cork from this Sunday 1st October. This enhanced route […]
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Flying high at Foynes
Following its latest €5 million redevelopment, Foynes Flying Boat and Maritime Museum is now the largest of its kind in the world! New additions include an interactive library that features […]
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Local glory at European Tang Soo Do Championships
Students from Munster Martial Arts which has classes in Newcastlewest travelled to Belfast last weekend to compete in the European Tang Soo Do Federations International Championships with the Limerick team […]
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€3 million Regional Athletics Hub opens in Newcastle West
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar will officially fire the starting pistol to mark the opening of the €3 million Regional Athletics Hub in Newcastle West this Thursday afternoon, 3.30pm. It had been […]
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Launch of Éigse Michael Hartnett Literary and Arts Festival
A WEALTH of talent and some of Ireland’s best-known names will gather in Newcastle West for this year’s Éigse Michael Hartnett, which will run over four days from Thursday, October […]
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Mervyn dives to victory for Australia
For those who love high adrenaline sports, sky diving has to be one of the most exhilarating events to take part in, and certainly not for the faint hearted. Imagine […]
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STARS ALIGN FOR NEWCASTLE WEST GOLF PRO-AM
The signs were ominous on Friday evening last, the eve of the much-anticipated STL Logistics sponsored Pro-Am, when Storm Betty threatened to rain on the parade. Yellow weather warnings, together […]
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Co. Limerick stars align as RÓisín wins Rose of Tralee
The stars aligned for two areas of Co. Limerick this week as New York Rose Róisín Wiley became the 2023 International Rose of Tralee, writes John Barrett. The 27-year-old, whose […]
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It’s showtime in Cappamore and Limerick
The organisers of two of the most popular shows in the region will be hoping for some late rays of summer sunshine for their respective events over the coming two […]
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Documentaries on flight disasters
A Foynes man has commenced work on a film series that will chronicle the flight disasters – which overall claimed around 300 lives – sadly associated with Shannon International Airport. […]