poetry Archives

They Want Your Limericks

Limerick’s newest literary festival – Limerick Summer Literary Festival – will take place this coming July. A joint venture between The Limerick Writers’ Centre and Campus Life Services of UL, the festival will run from Friday 18th July to Sun 20th July, and this year it will incorporate the Bring Your Limericks to Limerick International […]

The Sarsfield Bar

I must have been twelve or thirteen when I had my first prohibitive glimpse inside No. 1 Rutland Street. My father had told me to wait in the car as he delivered a case of whiskey and a gift of blinking black & white dogs. He had problems negotiating the heavy door so I held […]

High compliance figures in Limerick for septic tank registrations

July 23, 2013 By Joe Taylor Leave a Comment

20,776 Limerick householders have registered their septic tanks representing 85% of owners. The high compliance rate has been welcomed by Limerick City and County Manager Conn Murray who has also welcomed the Government’s decision to provide grant assistance for householders whose septic tanks … [Read More...]

Heritage Week event urges public to ‘Bring Out Your Lace’

August 6, 2015 By Joe Taylor Leave a Comment

Limerick Museum and Archives will host a public event later this month to help people discover if they own a precious piece of Limerick’s history and heritage. ‘Bring Out Your Lace’, which takes place in City Hall on Tuesday 25 August as part of National Heritage Week 2015, will have experts on … [Read More...]

Martins Coach Hire in Limerick expands bus fleet to meet growing demand

July 31, 2013 By Joe Taylor Leave a Comment

Martins Coache Hire in Limerick announced today that it has taken delivery of two new state-of-the-art coaches to add to it's current fleet of 25 coaches. The latest delivery brings the total investment in new buses for 2008 to around €600,000. The new vehicles will be immediately rolled out … [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...]

They Want Your Limericks

May 10, 2014 By Joe Taylor Leave a Comment

Free parking incentives for Ennis and Kilrush

May 11, 2015 By Joe Taylor Leave a Comment

Clare County Council has announced the introduction of free parking initiatives on a trial basis in Ennis and Kilrush. Two-hour free parking is being made available in Kilrush while free parking is also being provided in the Council’s car parks in Ennis from 2.00 p.m. each Saturday. Parking … [Read More...]

Living and Dying in Limerick

October 10, 2010 By Jan Rice Leave a Comment

Frank Thompson, one of Limericks oldest established Funeral Undertakers, was born at 43 Roches Street on the 30th. of November 1919. He had an unusual birth because he was born with a broken leg which resulted from a beating his mother received from the Black and Tans when they broke into his house … [Read More...]

About us