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Limerick Council Finances Sound…

November 7, 2010 By Joe Taylor Leave a Comment

RUMOUR that the government is to cut funding to local authorities by 10%, was raised by city manager Tom Mackey at a recent meeting, where it emerged that while the city coffers were in good nick, developers were finding it difficult to source loans. Responding to a query from Cllr Pat Kennedy, Mr … [Read More...]

Cancer fundraiser event announced at the Limerick Strand Hotel

September 25, 2013 By Joe Taylor Leave a Comment

LAST week saw members of the Board of the Mid-Western Cancer Foundation and organisers of the annual Butterfly Ball gather at Limerick Strand hotel on the Ennis Road to announce details of this year’s black-tie fundraiser. Other invited guests like rugby legend Anthony Foley, Richard Lynch from … [Read More...]

Limerick Nurses Working For Free

November 7, 2010 By Joe Taylor Leave a Comment

Nurses are working for free at a Limerick hospital due to staff shortages and budget constraints. SIPTU says it's aware of nurses working overtime without being paid, due to increasing pressure on the health system. The Mid-Western Regional Hospital in Dooradoyle and the Mater and Beaumont in … [Read More...]

Meelick man’s 1916 journal sold at auction

November 10, 2014 By Joe Taylor Leave a Comment

A journal and autograph book that provides a unique insight into life and conditions at Frongoch prisoner of war camp, where an estimated 1,800 Irish participants of The Easter Rising were interned between June and December 1916, has been acquired at auction by Clare Museum. Belonging to IRA … [Read More...]

The Irish Peers and the House of Lords

October 2, 2010 By Charles Lysaght Leave a Comment

The right of the Irish peers to be represented in the House of Lords was part of the unfinished business of Ireland left behind when the Irish Free State was established in 1922, reflecting the fact that the arrangements then made were regarded by all sides as an interim settlement. Most of … [Read More...]

When Newcastle West hosted the Ten Knights of Desmond festival

August 25, 2013 By Joe Taylor Leave a Comment

Scottish knights, glamerous grannies and an overworked Garda band - for one week in the summer of ‘78, there wasn’t much going on in Newcastle West that failed to draw a smile. The Ten Knights of Desmond summer festival has since vanished into local lore, but 35 years ago it was a barmy, … [Read More...]

Limerick City centre in line to benefit from huge University investment

July 30, 2013 By Joe Taylor Leave a Comment

Approval for a €100 million loan from the European Investment Bank should accelerate plans by the University of Limerick to invest €224 million in Plassey, at University Hospital Limerick and - crucially - in the city centre. Just how much of the gold dust is to be sprinkled in the city centre … [Read More...]

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