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Patrick Sarsfield

Posthumous deification is always a danger, particularly with someone who is the very stuff of…

Peter Tait A Limerick Entrepreneur

Peter Tait A Limerick Entrepreneur

Clothing the Confederacy: Taits of Limerick Sir Peter Tait was born in Scotland in 1828,…

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Guitar Video Lessons Are The New Way To Learn To Play The Guitar

Download Free Beginners Guide here… Name: Email: Why Guitar Video Lessons? The popularity of online guitar video lessons is exploding. Industry leaders such as Guitar Superstars, now provide hundreds of hours of lessons from professional online instructors. Guitar video lessons offer a unique learning opportunity for anyone who wants to learn to play this popular…

Guitar Video Lessons Are The New Way To Learn To Play The Guitar

Andy’s ‘Dead Dog Bounce’ Achieves Success.

ANDY O’Gorman, who took part in a Limerick Writers’ Centre scriptwriting course in 2010, recently complimented LWC for encouraging him to pursue his dream.Andy’s first script, Dead Dog Bounce, was among 40 long-listed from hundreds of entries for the RTÉ Filmbase Short Script Awards. Originally from Patrickswell, he did the LWC scriptwriting course with tutor,…

Andy’s ‘Dead Dog Bounce’ Achieves Success.

The Leaving of Thomondgate

Even the promise of a bed to myself would not entice me from my hiding- place in the loft of McNamara’s house. Jim Mack, or Black Jim as he was known to his fellow fishermen, stood at the bottom of the ladder which led to the loft. ”Come down”, he said, ”they are gone”. I…

The Leaving of Thomondgate

Alphonsus Street Limerick

Named after the founder of the Redemptorist Congregation, whose church and monastery is located nearby. St. Alphonsus Street was formerly called Clyde Road/Street, because an early leaseholder and occupier of a major portion of this street was the Clyde Shipping Company. var myLatlng = new google.maps.LatLng(52.657648,-8.636261); var panoramaOptions = { position: myLatlng, addressControl: false, pov:…

Alphonsus Street Limerick

RTE decides not to screen Willie Casey’s world title fight

MAYOR of Limerick, Cllr Maria Byrne, has hit out at RTÉ’s decision not to screen Willie ‘Big Bang’ Casey’s WBA Super Bantamweight world title fight in March. RTÉ Sport have confirmed that they will not be carrying the fight between the Southill man and Cuban world champion, Guillermo Rigondeaux, due to the “financial climate”. “I…

RTE decides not to screen Willie Casey’s world title fight

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Local Business On The Web

Local Business On The Web

On this page we endeavour to provide local businesses and trades throughout Limerick City and County Limerick with a link to their websites. The main goal of the page is to encourage local searchers to utilise local businesses in the Limerick…

Call for Rate review for businesses in Limerick City

Call for Rate review for businesses in Limerick City

A review of rates for businesses that are struggling with rising costs and decreasing footfall…

Limerick Racecourse Charity Ride to Cheltenham

Limerick Racecourse Charity Ride to Cheltenham

The Crescent Shopping Centre in Dooradoyle Limerick was awash with colour as Limerick Racecourse launched…

Locals warned to be “Winter Ready” for cold snap

Locals warned to be “Winter Ready” for cold snap

Limerick residents have been urged to make early preparations in advance of the cold weather…

Frank McCourt

Documentary On Limerick’s Frank McCourt Goes Online

Documentary On Limerick’s Frank McCourt Goes Online

A Three-part documentary on Frank McCourt and the legacy of his book, Angela’s Ashes, has…

Angela’s Ashes as Gaeilge for New York

Angela’s Ashes as Gaeilge for New York

A Gaelic version of Frank McCourt’s, Angela’s Ashes, is to be launched in New York. The Irish language publication of the Pulitzer Prize winning memoir will be launched at the Irish Consulate, at 5:30-7:30p.m., on 15th November, as part of…