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Clare County Council has announced the introduction of free parking initiatives on a trial basis in Ennis and Kilrush. Two-hour free parking is being made available in Kilrush while free parking is also being provided in the Council’s car parks in Ennis from 2.00 p.m. each Saturday. Parking charges will continue to apply to on-street […]
The Irish Chief Fire Officers Association (CFOA) will host its annual Conference and Fire Technology Exhibition in Tullamore, County Offaly, tomorrow (Wednesday 6th May) and Thursday. Fire Officers, academics, industry experts, and Government and Local Government officials from Ireland and overseas will gather for the annual showcase event for Ireland’s Fire and Emergency Services sector. […]
Application Type Codes referred to below: P – Planning Permission R – Retention Download full planning details here… NAME AREA TYPE Gearoid & Ann Marie Yelverton Lisnagry P John & Roisin Cleary Ballinacurra Road P Limerick City East Educate Together School Mungret R Les Byrne Rosbrien R Lorna Ryan Crecora P University of Limerick Plassey R Mike […]
Former RTE newsreader and lighthouse enthusiast, Anne Doyle was in West Clare today where she joined Councillor John Crowe, Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council, in launching Loop Head Lighthouse’s 2015 tourist season. The historic landmark commenced its 5th year of operations when it reopened to the public on 03 April last. Clare County Council, which […]
AFTER 18 months of residing in a homeless centre, Liz O’Sullivan is back on her feet. The causes of homelessness are well established – addictions, marital breakdowns, and a litany of other personal and familial problems. For Liz, it was the tragic and inexplicable death of her 16 year-old daughter Shauna, “a bright, bubbly and […]
An important new book profiling the 200-year history of Limerick lace will be launched tomorrow (Wednesday, 10 December, 2014). Researched and written by Dr. Matthew Potter and edited by Jacqui Hayes, both of Limerick Museum and Archives, ‘Amazing Lace, A History of the Limerick Lace Industry‘ documents how Limerick lace manufacturing emerged as the largest in […]
A group of Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) students have narrowly missed out on claiming the top prize in a competition recognising third level campuses that go the extra mile to promote sustainable travel. Limerick Smarter Travel hosted the National Transport Authority’s prize giving event for Limerick entrants to the Student Cycling Challenge on […]
The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton T.D. today met Paddy Finn from Castletroy-based Electricity Exchange, a national finalist in this year’s ‘Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur’ competition. Mr. Finn is being supported in the competition by the Local Enterprise Office Limerick which last month awarded him a €20,000 investment after being named Limerick’s […]
Representatives from the transport and business sectors across Limerick and Clare are joining forces in an effort to establish the Limerick-Shannon Gateway as a strategic freight logistics hub with direct connections to some of the world’s global logistics hubs. The new regional freight transport forum is the result of the EU co-funded Weast?ows INTERREG IVB […]
