Meet the ladies behind the Hired Men!
Since its foundation in 2000, Limerick Musical Society (LMS) has firmly established itself as a young and exciting musical society bringing to Limerick audiences shows such as Jesus Christ Superstar, Chess, Copacabana and most recently Hot Mikado....."»Read More

Non Nationals Driving in Ireland
It is extremely important for all non - national Drivers or all those who are contemplating taking up driving in Ireland for the first time to aquaint themselves with all the regulations before starting off !....."»Read More

Growing Up In Ahane
Growing up in Ahane in the late '60's and 70's was quite similar to growing up in any rural community in Ireland. Many of the old ways were on the wane, as mechanisation was taking over....."»Read More

The Famine Soup Kitchens
As the leaders of the G8 agreed earlier this year to write off the debts of some African countries, whose people are literally starving, it is a sobering thought that some one-hundred and sixty years ago this country was itself in the throes of The Great Famine......"»Read More

"Me Fahdur And Me Muddur"
Me fahdur packed up and left us whin I was only eight years old, just whin I was gettin' to know and really love him. For some reason or other, I don't know what, a fella called Jeezez 'called him away'. ....."»Read More

The Battling Bishop
The publication by the Four Courts Press of "Bishop Edward Thomas O Dwyer of Limerick 1842 - 1917" by Dr. Thomas Morrissey SJ, is a long overdue study of one of the most extraordinary members ever of the Irish Catholic Hierarchy....."»Read More

Ballyagran to Bayside
When I phoned William Geary at his Bayside, New York apartment I was about to hear a fascinating story from the man who has lived in three centuries...."»Read More

Far Off Land
I have read many little stories from the beautiful writers of Limerick, sure enough, some are maybe my school mates whom I have little recollection of now since 60 odd years have been like a slow drawn blotter on the blackboard of my life..."»Read More

On Bended Knees
Paschal Ryan was born and reared in Limerick City, Ireland. Were it not for the noise of screaming pigs from Matterson’s Bacon Factory, he would have lived out his life and probably would have died there on Taylor St..."»Read More

Losers and Sinners
No. The above is not a keen observer's description of my friends and myself. Well, maybe it is but it is also the title of Sean O'Neill's first album, which he says he recorded accidentally ..."»Read More

My Irish Thing
'Tis all a blemish on humanity, to foster the rumor: "the Irish have a tendency to tell tall tales." Why it's just that we're prolific in the art of relating events, things that could be, should be, or might have been....
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A Limerick man's Adventure in Long Island Sound
I learned to sail on the Shannon from my father Paddy Dooley; a lot of people will remember him as he used to own the Dainty Dairy in Bedford Row and Cecil Street. He taught me well, as the lessons learned on the Shannon between Foynes and Carrigaholt stood me in good stead when the following little adventure happened....
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Limerick Musings
The annual summer visit to Limerick this year was marked by the turn of the key in the door of the house that is now the family home without my mother. I wrote about that feeling of absence many years ago, in a poem called Emptynest, on the death of my father, when we children...
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If Walls Could Talk
This is the story of how a small Theatre - The Athenaeum/The Royal transformed the cultural life of Limerick city. It's a fascinating story that brings a spotlight on a totally new aspect of Limerick's past and present; from the opera star Catherine Hayes to Dolores O' Riordan of the Cranberries.
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Profile of a Showman
ONE of Limerick's most famous sons of entertainment and one of her most colourful figures- Joe Malone, recalls some of his memories from the world of cinema and theatre.
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The Widow's Penny
Pat McNamara was born in Fish Lane, in the parish of St. Mary's in Limerick in 1940. A retired civil servant and lecturer, with a special interest in both the civil and military history of Limerick. He has compiled a unique record of the Limerick - city and county men - who died in the Great War. »Read More

University of Limerick
The University of Limerick is situated just 2 miles outside the city of Limerick. On its campus it houses a technological industrial park, business incubation centre, two separate student residential villages, a Concert Hall, two pubs, seven restaurants and the main University buildings themselves.
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In search of the quintessential Limerickman
Michael Curtin author of a number of books depicting his local Limerick and the many characters living there, goes in search of that elusive animal - Limerickman, now, according to Michael, almost an extinct species.
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Someday My Time Will Come
Controversial author, journalist and broadcaster Gerard Hannan talks about his Limerick childhood, his brush with the international media, his popularity as a tamed Irish shock-jock and his globally famous row with Pulitzer prize-winning author of Angela's Ashes Frank McCourt.
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