NEWS
President of Mary Immaculate College to be Awarded Honorary Doctorate
THE President of Mary Immaculate College to be Awarded Honorary Doctorate Prof Michael A Hayes is to be awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters (L.H.D) from De Sales University, Pennsylvania, USA this weekend. De Sales University is a private Catholic university situated in Center Valley, with a student population similar in size to MIC, [...]
Awards for Limerick fashion students
MICHAEL Stewart (24) from Kilkishen in Clare was announced the overall winner of The Limerick School of Art & Design, LIT, Graduate Fashion Show 2013 which took place in The Milk Market last night. The winning design by graduate student Michael Stewart from Kilkishen, County Clare. Michael’s collection was inspired by worship, pagan rituals, shamanic [...]
TD in mourning after father’s death
LIMERICK Fine Gael TD Patrick O’Donovan and his family are in mourning following the death of his father this week. John O’Donovan (82) from Churchtown Road in Newcastle West passed away at his home on Wednesday, May 15 following an illness. Mr O’Donovan, who was a painter and decorator, passed away peacefully at home surrounded [...]
SPORT
Local soccer brings value from Paddy Power
At the time of writing, Thursday evening’s fixtures – particularly Geraldines vs Carew Park and Ballynanty Rovers vs Pike Rovers – had yet to be played. Consequently, we can’t be sure who’ll be on top of the Limerick Premier Division table when Sunday’s crucial tie between the two league leaders kicks off, but we do [...]
Limerick legend Mackey to have statue unveiled
HE ALREADY has a GAA stadium stand and roundabout named after him but one of Ireland’s greatest ever hurlers has now been immortalised in bronze. A statue in memory of the late GAA legend Mick Mackey will be unveiled in his native Co Limerick village of Castleconnell this weekend. Born in 1912 Mackey was an [...]
Andy Lee makes victorious return to the ring
ANDY Lee marked his return to the boxing ring in Manhattan last night with a first round knockout victory over Daryl Cunningham. The Castleconnell man wasted little time in getting the job done, jabbing at Cunningham right from the first bell before launching a southpaw that left his opponent on the ropes. Lee then got [...]
LIFESTYLE
‘Oliver Reed – Wild Thing’
“OLIVER Reed – Wild Thing” is a play that Arts page flagged a month back when Reed’s eldest son Mark was around to launch a tour of this one-man spectacular. Mark Reed did not originate the play but rather, was so taken by work he saw by actor-writer Rob Crouch and producer/writer Mike Davis [...]
A homecoming for DruidMurphy
DRUID’S relationship of three decades with Tom Murphy is the bedrock for acclaimed productions coming to Lime Tree Theatre, June 18 to 22. DruidMurphy is the production company behind ‘Conversations on a Homecoming’ (1985) and ‘Whistle in the Dark’ (1961), and there are co-producers to this juggernaut that has played to 30,000+ already. Interest [...]
Colm Wilkinson’s ‘Bring Him Home’ tour
IF superstar behaviours were to follow success in four of the world’s most commercially successful musicals, and in film, Colm Wilkinson wouldn’t know himself. After groundbreaking roles in ‘Jesus Christ, Superstar’ (Judas), ‘Evita’ (Che), ‘Phantom of the Opera’ and ‘Les Miserables’ (Valjean on stage, Bishop of Digne in Tom Hooper’s 2012 film), Mr Wilkinson is [...]
BUSINESS
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 [...]
A Summer full of promise at Shannon
by Bernie English A JUMP of almost one-quarter in US passenger numbers and a 10 per cent increase in European traffic is being predicted at Shannon airport this year. As the summer officially began for the newly independent airport over the May bank holiday weekend, Shannon launched its schedule for the busy months ahead. In [...]
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‘Oliver Reed – Wild Thing’
“OLIVER Reed – Wild Thing” is a play that Arts page flagged a month back when Reed’s eldest son Mark was around to launch a tour of this one-man spectacular. Mark Reed did not originate the play but rather, was so taken by work he saw by actor-writer Rob Crouch and producer/writer Mike Davis [...]
A homecoming for DruidMurphy
DRUID’S relationship of three decades with Tom Murphy is the bedrock for acclaimed productions coming to Lime Tree Theatre, June 18 to 22. DruidMurphy is the production company behind ‘Conversations on a Homecoming’ (1985) and ‘Whistle in the Dark’ (1961), and there are co-producers to this juggernaut that has played to 30,000+ already. Interest [...]
President of Mary Immaculate College to be Awarded Honorary Doctorate
THE President of Mary Immaculate College to be Awarded Honorary Doctorate Prof Michael A Hayes is to be awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters (L.H.D) from De Sales University, Pennsylvania, USA this weekend. De Sales University is a private Catholic university situated in Center Valley, with a student population similar in size to MIC, [...]
Awards for Limerick fashion students
MICHAEL Stewart (24) from Kilkishen in Clare was announced the overall winner of The Limerick School of Art & Design, LIT, Graduate Fashion Show 2013 which took place in The Milk Market last night. The winning design by graduate student Michael Stewart from Kilkishen, County Clare. Michael’s collection was inspired by worship, pagan rituals, shamanic [...]
Colm Wilkinson’s ‘Bring Him Home’ tour
IF superstar behaviours were to follow success in four of the world’s most commercially successful musicals, and in film, Colm Wilkinson wouldn’t know himself. After groundbreaking roles in ‘Jesus Christ, Superstar’ (Judas), ‘Evita’ (Che), ‘Phantom of the Opera’ and ‘Les Miserables’ (Valjean on stage, Bishop of Digne in Tom Hooper’s 2012 film), Mr Wilkinson is [...]
