NEWS
Newcastlewest man wins short story competition
A NEWCASTLEWEST man has won first prize in RTE Radio 1′s Francis MacManus Short Story Competition. Mike Mac Domhnaill claimed the honour for his story ‘Uncle Ned’, which will be broadcast on RTE Radio 1 next Tuesday June 24. He will also receive €3,000 after his short story beat off competition from more than 600 [...]
That’s Limerick showcases city and county’s highlights
THE ‘That’s Limerick’ event, which took place on Tuesday, June 18 in Dublin’s Temple Bar, showcased all the city and county has to offer as a conference and sport event location. Attended by key business leaders and well-known Limerick personalities, the event played host to Limerick hotels, venues, academic institutes, sporting facilities and festivals. Those [...]
Pilgrimage cancelled
THE 2013 Limerick Diocese Lourdes Pilgrimage, scheduled to depart from Shannon Airport on Friday, June 21 and return on Wednesday, June 26 has been cancelled due to flooding in the Lourdes area. Canon Donal McNamara, director of the Limerick Diocesan Lourdes Pilgrimage, said the area has been “absolutely devastated by flooding” and the hotel the pilgrims [...]
SPORT
Thomond swim set for July 20th
SOME of the biggest names in Irish swimming were in Limerick recently for the launch of the Thomond Swim, which takes place on the banks of the River Shannon on Saturday July 20. Cllr Gerry McLoughlin, Mayor of Limerick, was joined by the likes of Grainne Murphy, Bernard Cahill and Chris Bryan to launch the [...]
Limerick GAA fixtures
DON’T miss a single score, with this week’s Limerick GAA fixtures. COUNTY Friday 21st June County Senior Football Championship Group 2 Round 2 Ballysteen v Fr. Caseys in Newcastle West at 8.00pm County Senior Football Championship Group 1 Round 2 St. Patrick’s v Adare in Mungret at 8.00pm Saturday 22nd June County Intermediate Football League [...]
The week that was
Golfers are usually disappointed when they post over-par scores, but there was one clear exception this week in the case of Justin Rose. The Englishman ended the US Open with a final day round of 70 to finish on an overall score of +1, but in a fiendishly difficult tournament at Merion it was enough [...]
LIFESTYLE
Limerick nightclub venue set to reopen
One of Limerick’s most iconic nightclub venues at the Granary on Michael Street is set to re-open in July. Savage Management, made up of local businessman Philip Geraghty, Patrick Purcell, a veteran of the Limerick nightclub industry together with Limerick publicans Clem Smith (former Limerick hurler and owner of Clem Smiths Bar) and Anthony O’Dwyer [...]
New Limerick hospital theatre will improve cancer treatment
Finance Minister Michael Noonan has officially opened a state of the art high tech minimally invasive colorectal theatre at the Mid Western Regional Hospital in Limerick. The Mid-Western Hospitals Development Trust spent a six-figure sum equipping the fully Integrated Stryker iSuite Theatre which is the first voice activated integrated operating theatre of its type in [...]
Sean to Light Up the summer
SOMETIMES timing can be everything and that is certainly the case for Limerick based singer-songwriter Sean T MacLeod. He will be a special guest at the opening night of the Acoustic Café, which begins in the Sallymills Bakery in the Milk Market on Thursday 13, 8:30pm. This coincides with the release of his new single [...]
BUSINESS
Café Cupcake nominated for national award
A CAFÉ on Henry Street has been nominated for a national award by the Restaurants Association of Ireland. Café Cupcake, which opened as recently as August 2012, was shortlisted among just eight nominees across Ireland for Best Café in the Irish Restaurant Awards 2013. Proprietor Tim Clements was overjoyed with the nomination, explaining that such [...]
Limerick construction decline continues
The decline in construction activity in Limerick is underlined in the latest figures from the National Housing Construction Index. The figures show that the county had the fourth largest decrease in planning applications in the country and the second highest drop in commencements. From January to April 2013, the county and city had a drop of [...]
Retailer Xtra-vision saved as Receivers sell to Hilco Capital Ireland Limited
Ernst & Young, Joint Receivers of Ireland’s leading film retail and rental brand, Xtra-vision Limited, have today completed the sale of the business and its assets to a number of companies backed by Hilco Capital Ireland Limited for an undisclosed sum. The sale of the business includes the business, stock and head office in Tallaght, [...]
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Thomond swim set for July 20th
SOME of the biggest names in Irish swimming were in Limerick recently for the launch of the Thomond Swim, which takes place on the banks of the River Shannon on Saturday July 20. Cllr Gerry McLoughlin, Mayor of Limerick, was joined by the likes of Grainne Murphy, Bernard Cahill and Chris Bryan to launch the [...]
Newcastlewest man wins short story competition
A NEWCASTLEWEST man has won first prize in RTE Radio 1′s Francis MacManus Short Story Competition. Mike Mac Domhnaill claimed the honour for his story ‘Uncle Ned’, which will be broadcast on RTE Radio 1 next Tuesday June 24. He will also receive €3,000 after his short story beat off competition from more than 600 [...]
That’s Limerick showcases city and county’s highlights
THE ‘That’s Limerick’ event, which took place on Tuesday, June 18 in Dublin’s Temple Bar, showcased all the city and county has to offer as a conference and sport event location. Attended by key business leaders and well-known Limerick personalities, the event played host to Limerick hotels, venues, academic institutes, sporting facilities and festivals. Those [...]
Pilgrimage cancelled
THE 2013 Limerick Diocese Lourdes Pilgrimage, scheduled to depart from Shannon Airport on Friday, June 21 and return on Wednesday, June 26 has been cancelled due to flooding in the Lourdes area. Canon Donal McNamara, director of the Limerick Diocesan Lourdes Pilgrimage, said the area has been “absolutely devastated by flooding” and the hotel the pilgrims [...]
Spirit of Limerick
PHOTOGRAPHY enthusiasts are being invited to take part in the Spirit of Limerick Photographic Competition, which is seeking images that portray Limerick in a positive way. The competition is a joint venture by the Limerick Communications Office and sponsored by Limerick-based photo agency Press 22, who will judge the entries. Submissions must include an entry form and [...]
