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My Grandad…Plastered

September 26, 2010 By billymulqueen 1 Comment

My grandad, plastered all his life, though he never drank alcohol. He plastered walls and ceilings. And a master plasterer he was too. Bill Magner was his name, a tall thin bald man, and to my childhood eyes, always seemed to be stooped, as he rummaged his pipe bowl - which always seemed … [Read More...]

Broad Street Limerick

October 31, 2010 By Joe Taylor Leave a Comment

[streetview width="100%" height="250px" lat="52.665529" lng="-8.619838999999956" heading="0" pitch="0" zoom="1"][/streetview] Broad Street. This name goes back to at least the middle of the 18th Century … [Read More...]

Limerick cycling instructor supports fines for cyclists

July 26, 2013 By Joe Taylor Leave a Comment

A cycling instructor has supported the Government’s new proposed regulations which will allow gardai to impose fines for cyclists who break a red light, cycle on the footpath and overtake dangerously. Transport Minister Leo Varadkar is set to implement minimum €50 on-the-spot fines for negligent … [Read More...]

Caroline Kennedy on visit to ancestral home town of Bruff, Co Limerick

June 24, 2013 By Joe Taylor Leave a Comment

Caroline Kennedy, daughter of the late US President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, has visited Bruff in Co Limerick. Ms Kennedy took part in a number of ceremonies celebrating her ancestral links with the town. JFK's great-grandfather, and Caroline's great-great-grandfather, Thomas Fitzgerald left … [Read More...]

Mayor of Limerick, Cllr Gerry McLoughlin ready to hand on the baton

June 23, 2013 By Joe Taylor Leave a Comment

MAYOR Gerry McLoughlin is reaching the end of what he has described as “the most amazing” 12 months of his life. The rugby legend says he has preferred his time wearing the red robe of Limerick City Council to the period wearing the same coloured Munster jersey. On Monday night next, he will … [Read More...]

Angela’s Ashes as Gaeilge for New York

November 1, 2011 By Joe Taylor 1 Comment

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 … [Read More...]

Still no sign of Limerick village getting a mention on motorway

October 20, 2017 By Leave a Comment

MORE than a dozen road signs will be impacted by any decision to add the Limerick village of Castleconnell to signage on the M7 motorway.That’s according to a senior engineer at Limerick City and County Council who was responding to a motion put forward, this week, at a meeting … [Read More...]

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