NEWS
New CV, New job
BALLYHOURA Jobs Club has announced a series of CV workshops throughout the Ballyhoura country area.The workshops are designed to help local people prepare a professional CV and cover letter to attract employers. Workshops will take place in Caherconlish, Castleconnell, Bruff and Charleville throughout the month of June. For more information e-mail amoynihan@ballyhoura.org. No related [...]
Turning of the sod for West Limerick hall
THE Feohanagh and Castlemahon communities of West Limerick turned out this week for the turning of the sod for new community hall. A grant of €500,000 from West Limerick Resources was announced in January for the 6850 square foot facility which will be located in Castlemahon village site adjacent to the primary school. The hall will incorporate an area [...]
New boss appointed to Shannon airport
THE Board of the Shannon Airport Authority has announced the appointment of Neil Pakey as the company’s new Chief Executive. With over 30 years’ experience in the industry and a strong track record in delivering airport passenger and revenue growth, Mr Pakey has been Senior Director with the Vantage Airports Group since 2010 with responsibility [...]
SPORT
Limerick GAA Club Notes
SOME news from around the clubs in Limerick GAA. Ahane GAA WHAT a momentous day on Sunday 19 for Ahane GAA Club with the unveiling of the Mick Mackey statue in Castleconnell. Mick must have been looking down as we were blessed with a fine day. The statue of Mick Mackey stands proud [...]
Spot on Limerick FC into quarter-finals
Limerick FC 1-1 Waterford United (AET, Limerick won 4-2 on penalties) IT may have taken a penalty shoot-out to do it, but Limerick FC laid the curse of Waterford United at Thomond Park on Monday night to advance to the quarter-finals of the EA Sports Cup. Vinny Sullivan gave the visitors a first half lead [...]
Limerick GAA Weekly Fixtures
Don’t miss a minute of the action with this week’s Limerick GAA fixtures. Tue 21 May County Senior Hurling League Group 2, Venue: St Johns Park, Hospital Herbertstown V Garryspillane 19:30, Ref: Liam O Sullivan City Junior A Hurling League Group 2, Venue: Rathbane, Old Christians V Ballybrown 19:00, Ref: Donie Browne City Junior B [...]
LIFESTYLE
Limerick welcomes The Kennedys
THE Americana series continues next week at the Locke Bar. Next up in the popular series is critically acclaimed Americana duo, The Kennedys performing a live acoustic set. Over the last two decades, The Kennedys have released a string of albums to critical acclaim in the US, that have traversed a broad musical landscape, surveying [...]
The Altered Hours play Limerick
CORK band The Altered Hours, a veritable swirl of the psychedelic and hypnotic are the latest guests of the exciting series of Seoda Shows. The new EP Sweet Jelly Roll was recorded in Autumn 2012 with Fabien Leseure in Berlin is out now on ‘A’ Records Ltd home to Brian Jonestown Massacre, Dirty Beaches. Their [...]
New Grand Cherokee Jeep due here in July
WITH the introduction of Grand Cherokee, more than two decades ago, Jeep reinvented the premium Sport-utility vehicle (SUV) segment and set a new standard within the category. Today, after nearly 5 million sales worldwide, the most awarded large SUV ever continues to evolve and features a new exterior and interior design, new advanced technological contents [...]
BUSINESS
New boss appointed to Shannon airport
THE Board of the Shannon Airport Authority has announced the appointment of Neil Pakey as the company’s new Chief Executive. With over 30 years’ experience in the industry and a strong track record in delivering airport passenger and revenue growth, Mr Pakey has been Senior Director with the Vantage Airports Group since 2010 with responsibility [...]
Limerick brothers score with fantasy football
by Liam Togher MANCHESTER United are not the only success story of the English Premier League season – two brothers from Castletroy are responsible for a hugely successful fantasy football website based on the league. Simon and Robert Hunter set up Ultra Fantasy Football (UFF) in November 2012 and the website offers a blog which [...]
Limerick retail boost as stores exit examinership
by Kathy Masterson kathy@limerickpost.ie OVER 100 retail jobs in Limerick City have been saved this week as DIY chain B&Q and fashion outlet Pamela Scott both successfully exited examinership. The joint receivers for movie rental chain Xtra Vision also announced that its three Limerick stores will not be among the 20 branches nationwide that have [...]
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Limerick GAA Club Notes
SOME news from around the clubs in Limerick GAA. Ahane GAA WHAT a momentous day on Sunday 19 for Ahane GAA Club with the unveiling of the Mick Mackey statue in Castleconnell. Mick must have been looking down as we were blessed with a fine day. The statue of Mick Mackey stands proud [...]
New CV, New job
BALLYHOURA Jobs Club has announced a series of CV workshops throughout the Ballyhoura country area.The workshops are designed to help local people prepare a professional CV and cover letter to attract employers. Workshops will take place in Caherconlish, Castleconnell, Bruff and Charleville throughout the month of June. For more information e-mail amoynihan@ballyhoura.org. No related [...]
Turning of the sod for West Limerick hall
THE Feohanagh and Castlemahon communities of West Limerick turned out this week for the turning of the sod for new community hall. A grant of €500,000 from West Limerick Resources was announced in January for the 6850 square foot facility which will be located in Castlemahon village site adjacent to the primary school. The hall will incorporate an area [...]
New boss appointed to Shannon airport
THE Board of the Shannon Airport Authority has announced the appointment of Neil Pakey as the company’s new Chief Executive. With over 30 years’ experience in the industry and a strong track record in delivering airport passenger and revenue growth, Mr Pakey has been Senior Director with the Vantage Airports Group since 2010 with responsibility [...]
Spot on Limerick FC into quarter-finals
Limerick FC 1-1 Waterford United (AET, Limerick won 4-2 on penalties) IT may have taken a penalty shoot-out to do it, but Limerick FC laid the curse of Waterford United at Thomond Park on Monday night to advance to the quarter-finals of the EA Sports Cup. Vinny Sullivan gave the visitors a first half lead [...]
