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Rent Allowance Code Of Practice Needed

November 14, 2010 By Joe Taylor Leave a Comment

A proper code of practice needs to be introduced to deal with issues arising from the rent supplement scheme, warns Kieran O’Donnell, TD. In 2008, rent allowance in Limerick city and county cost €20 million, with more than 3,000 tenants assisted. Concerns have been raised across the city about … [Read More...]

Limerick student’s seven day mission for mental health

November 16, 2014 By Joe Taylor Leave a Comment

A TUTOR at the University of Limerick who lost his mother and uncle to suicide has embarked on a personal odyssey to raise awareness of mental health. Tony Sheridan, a PhD student at UL, took on seven challenges over seven days to raise awareness of suicide and mental health. The Monaghan … [Read More...]

More funding needed to prevent Limerick suicides

March 3, 2013 By Joe Taylor Leave a Comment

CALLS have been made in Limerick for a bigger spend on suicide prevention as the numbers dying by suicide far outstrip the numbers killed on … [Read More...]

The Widow’s Penny

October 10, 2010 By Pat McNamara Leave a Comment

A record of the Limerick - city and county men - who died in the Great War When I started to compile the record of Limerick Men who died in the Great War, I had fewer than ten names. This would turn out to be a gigantic task, but I felt it had to be done. I read in Rudyard Kipling's … [Read More...]

Limerick entrepreneur meets Minister Bruton ahead of IBYE Final

November 20, 2014 By Joe Taylor Leave a Comment

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 … [Read More...]

Sad Farewell to Julie-Anne Dineen

November 23, 2011 By Joe Taylor

Limerick is this week mourning a woman who worked tirelessly and used her singing talents to raise money for breast cancer. Julie-Anne Dineen was diagnosed … [Read More...]

O’Connell Street Limerick

March 31, 2012 By Joe Taylor Leave a Comment

O'Connell Street was named after Daniel O'Connell (1775-1847), who in 1829, after the Catholic Emancipation Bill had been signed by King George IV, became the … [Read More...]

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