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Sunday evening last saw the young ladies of Caherdavin’s Frontline Stage School take to the bright lights of the Lime Tree theatre for the annual Gala Performance. Frontline Stage School was founded and continues to be led by Gerdi McGlynn. 32 Years ago, Gerdi set upon starting a stage school from humble beginnings with husband […]
Independent Local Election candidates Des Hayes and Ruth Clarke celebrated with Limericks Deaf Community and the Hands in Harmony Deaf Choir after scooping the overall runners up prize in the Riverfest International BBQ on Limericks beautifully sunny boardwalk. The BBQ team of Ruth Clarke, Mary Kiely, Emily, Theodora and Des Hayes. “ What a great […]
North Circular road man Des Hayes and Ruth Clarke found a photo taken back in the 1970’s of the clean up of Iona Drive on the North Circular Road by the ‘Kids on the Street’. This sparked a journey of finding the people in the picture and getting them back on the drive on Good […]
Andy Lee’s retirement is being described as a sad day for Irish boxing. The Castleconnell fighter has confirmed he is hanging up his gloves, following a 16 year career at both amateur and professional level. The 33 year-old former world champion and Olympian retires with 35 wins from 39 fights, 24 of those by way […]
He had just been rushed in an ambulance from Limerick to Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin, with a collapsed lung. An hour later he was in theatre but his smile is so wide you would think it was taken on Christmas morning after Santa had been. Evan’s first anniversary was on Sunday. He was just […]
THE new Irish National Opera has launched its 2018 programme, which includes a show in Limerick later this year. The body, which was created through the merger of two award-winning companies, Opera Theatre Company and Wide Open Opera, launched its programme in Dublin this week and announced details of a show for the Lime Tree […]
MERCURY Rev are to play an ‘intimate, acoustic’ show in Limerick as part of a tour in support of classic 1998 album Deserter’s Songs. The American indie group will play Dolan’s Warehouse on Wednesday, April 18, on a 20th anniversary tour celebrating the seminal album. The intimate, acoustic evening featuring many of the stories and songs surrounding Mercury Rev’s album, […]
THE Limerick-based Fresh Film Festival has put out a final call for entries for Ireland’s Young Filmmaker of the Year 2018. Fresh, which encourages young people to make films by hosting annual film festival for young people, takes place in Limerick from March 20 – 25 and is open to young people from 7-18 years […]
ALMOST 30 theatre Limerick makers are to create five short plays in one venue which will be written, rehearsed and directed in one 24 hour period. Belltable:Connect is about to embark on an ambitious time-limited challenge that will see thespians write, direct and star in five original plays across the course of one day and one […]
