A NEW €1.1m community enterprise centre has been officially opened in Croom providing a much needed boost for the local economy.

THE ANNIVERSARY of all anniversaries has taken place in Castleconnell with 1,600 years of continuous Christian worship celebrated in Stradbally.

Dog litter remains a blight on the city’s streets and the area’s growing band of GLR-inspired joggers are having to take evasive action, while out on their morning runs.

Preparations for the fourth annual Killaloe Pink Ribbon Walk are ramping up with the announcement that Specsavers have seen fit to come on board as sponsor for the breast cancer charity walk.

A CENTURY after it first opened its doors, the final transaction took place in Croom AIB bank shortly before 4pm on Friday, heralding the end of an era for the village.

WHAT BETTER location to place a wedding ring on your bride’s finger than her family’s Bronze age ring fort.

AFTER 15 years a non-profit county Limerick organisation that delivers care in the community has celebrated its past and looked to the future.

THE president of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Britain and Ireland was in Limerick over the weekend.

Deputy Niall Collins has blasted the Minister for Education over his handling of the Susi fiasco that has left 2,200 students without a grant as the college year draws to a close.

SIXTEEN youngsters from St Mary’s Park and the King’s Island have been honoured for taking part in a key project.

Twenty Presentation Secondary School students head for Brussels this week for the trip of a lifetime.

MOTORISTS are being urged to avoid one of the main arteries into the city centre due to roadworks which are set to continue for several weeks.

ELDERLY and vulnerable people in a southside parish have seen their Meals on Wheels service restored.

THREE Limerick amateur athletes went the extra mile to run a half marathon for the first time in aid of Temple Street Children’s Hospital.

THE BROADFORD Community Council have been granted permission by Limerick County Council to construct a long-awaited playground in the West Limerick village.

A GROUP of farmers in Bruff have teamed up with horse trainer Gerry O’Neill and butcher Joe O’Callaghan to sponsor an Angus heifer as first prize in a raffle this Saturday night in aid of a local playground.

CROOM Community Development Association (CCDA) are holding a ‘Night at the Dogs’ fundraiser on Saturday, May 25 at Limerick Greyhound Stadium.

PENNED in beautiful handwriting and featuring perfect spelling and impeccable manners, over 50 letters sent to and from Bruff between the 1920s and 1970s will go on display in the town this summer.

A WEST Limerick woman who was hit with a bill of over €1,500 for a call to the fire service that she did not even make has accused fire fighters of engaging in “a ploy” to justify their wages.

FLOWERS and tasty treats will greet the 1000 or so visitors expected to gather in Adare this weekend when the Adare and Ballingrane Methodist Circuit celebrates 250 years of Methodism in the area.