BISHOP of Limerick Donal Murray has said he does not intend to resign, after being implicated in a report which details how members of the Dublin Archdiocese handled complaints of child sexual abuse. Speaking at the Social Service Centre on Henry Street this Thursday evening, Bishop Murray, who served 14 years as auxiliary bishop in [...]

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 antisocial behaviour relating to housing let [...]

What is an Amazon Kindle? It is a wireless reading device created by Amazon that allows you to read newspapers, books, ebooks, magazines, blogs and more from a handheld device. The kindle is about the size of a regular size paperback book. It connects to the Amazon Kindle Store, so you don’t need to get [...]

IRISH soccer great John Giles has paid a special visit to Limerick, signing copies of his new autobiography on Thursday evening, before visiting CBS Sexton Street on Friday. Hundreds of soccer fans queued to meet the former midfield great on at O’Mahony’s books on Thursday, braving gale force winds to meet the soccer legend, who [...]

Former Clare manager Tony Considine believes that Limerick can be competitive again next year under new boss Donal O’Grady. The former Cork manager was appointed in September after a bitter battle between Justin McCarthy and his panel saw Limerick field an under-strength side for the 2010 championship. Now with O’Grady in charge, Considine thinks they [...]

Limerick City Gallery of Art (LCGA) is to launch a solo photographic exhibition by French photojournalist Philippe Chancel. The exhibition preview takes place at LCGA’s offsite venue Istabraq Hall, City Hall on November 11th, from 6 to 8 pm, and will be opened by Cllr. Tom Shortt. The exhibition continues from November 12th to December [...]

Clothing the Confederacy: Taits of Limerick Sir Peter Tait was born in Scotland in 1828, but moved to Limerick at a young age. In 1844 he obtained a job working as a shop assistant in the Cumine and Mitchell department store. However, when trade grew slow Tait lost his position, … Publish Date: 05/11/2010 19:16 [...]

Update: Racing Cancelled today at Limerick Racecourse Today’s meeting at Limerick has been cancelled after the track was found to be waterlogged following an inspection. The decision was made after stewards and official’s inspected the course this morning. Irish Turf Club officials will stage a precautionary inspection at 7.30am ahead of their scheduled Monday afternoon [...]