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Limerick’s newest literary festival – Limerick Summer Literary Festival – will take place this coming July. A joint venture between The Limerick Writers’ Centre and Campus Life Services of UL, the festival will run from Friday 18th July to Sun 20th July, and this year it will incorporate the Bring Your Limericks to Limerick International […]
Limerick will this week become an official member of the Intercultural Cities Network, an international grouping of cities which works to develop new ideas and practices concerning migrant integration. A delegation from the Council of Europe arrived in Limerick today as part of a four-day expert verification visit which will see the City and County […]
Visitors to the twin towns of Killaloe and Ballina are being invited to step back in time and experience a glimpse of life in medieval Ireland during the Brian Ború Millennium Weekend from April 11-13th. Organisers have announced a comprehensive programme for the event, which marks the 1000th year anniversary of the death of Brian […]
There were a few businesses on the Internet before Netscape, but it’s not exaggeration to say that the chances are overwhelmingly good that if you’re using the Web, you’re using it because this company existed. In the world of business there are people and entities that “game” value. They figure out how to manipulate existing […]
Rapparee Productions with the support of Bishop Brendan Leahy and the Limerick Diocesan Office have announced the launch of the Sarsfields Run, a 5km and 10km fun rub around five medieval parishes of Limerick. The parishes include: St. Munchins, St. Marys, St. Patricks and St. Michaels. The run is planned for Sunday August 10th, as […]
To celebrate Mother’s Day, Limerick Racecourse are offering a fantastic special deal in the Panoramic Restaurant at Greenmount Park. Enjoy admission, race card and a 3 course lunch for only €49.99 per person. And that is not all – Children under 12 years dine free of charge. Be wined and dined in the enchanting surroundings […]
Members of the Irish Diaspora who are unable to travel to Ireland to attend family funerals are set to benefit from a newly launched service providing internet broadcasts of Irish funeral services to clients. ‘Funerals Live’ is the brainchild of County Clare businessman Alan Foudy who has announced plans to create up to 10 new […]
The Government is examining the possibility of setting up a fund to provide small loans to help people avoid illegal moneylenders. According to a Department of Finance spokesperson, more people are driven into the hands of moneylenders due to their difficulty in getting loans from banks and credit unions. “There is now a greater cohort […]
A Limerick man left paralysed overnight is back home in the loving arms of his family for the first time in 245 days. John Mangan, from Manister, contracted Guillain–Barré syndrome. It is so rare that there are only one to two cases per 100,000 annually. Despite this, ambulance personnel and staff in Limerick University Hospital […]
