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Limerick SIPTU council to step up opposition to home help cuts
A CALL has been made on the government to restore home help hours, which have been cut significantly in recent months.
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Traffic gridlock as works for green route begin
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.
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Meals on Wheels service is back up and running
ELDERLY and vulnerable people in a southside parish have seen their Meals on Wheels service restored.
New playground gets the green light
THE BROADFORD Community Council have been granted permission by Limerick County Council to construct a long-awaited playground in the West Limerick village.
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JP McManus to host party to mark opening of new GAA ground
THE finishing touches are being put to Staker Wallace GAA club grounds ahead of next week’s celebratory party to mark the official opening of the sports facility.
Limerick woman prosecuted for not paying fire brigade
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.
Heifer up for raffle at fundraising dog night
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.
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Still no planning application for Rathkeale mart on the horizon
NO planning application has yet been lodged to develop the former mart site in Rathkeale, the area’s councillors were told this week.
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Councillor says there is support for Limerick Youth Service project
Labour councillor Tom Shortt says his party’s grass roots all back plans by the Limerick Youth Service to build on the northside.
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County Limerick Christian Brothers school to close after 122 years
GENERATions of young men have been taught in St Fintan’s CBS, Doon which was founded in 1891.
Limerick teachers in pain after school’s active week!
IF HERBERTSTOWN National School aren’t awarded an active flag there will be a stewards enquiry.
Kerry and Limerick councils hoping for consensus on trail row
AFTER three months of brinkmanship, hopes are now emerging that a consensus on the extension of the Great Southern Trail into North Kerry may be on the horizon.
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Fun, games and dancing at White River Fest
THE success of last year’s inaugural White River Fest whetted the appetite for a local festival in Loughill/Ballyhahill and encouraged the organisers so much they have decided to run it again.
Rugby hero drops into Limerick youth centre
FORMER Munster and Ireland star Jerry Flannery was happy to give rugby advice and tips to a group of children when he visited the West End Youth Centre in Ballinacurra Weston.
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New centre for community services
Ballinacurra Weston turned out in force to welcome the relocation of four community services to Garryglass House, Garryglass Avenue.
Council seeks new site for neighbourhood park
SEVENTEEN acres of land, originally earmarked for a neighbourhood park at Ballykeeffe, have still not been transferred into the ownership of Limerick County Council.
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Southill Men’s Shed Project celebrates 2nd anniversary
Southill Men’s Shed Project celebrated its 2nd anniversary with the unveiling of a hand crafted sailboat at Southill Area Centre.
Limerick residents protest as horses are seized
AROUND 40 people staged a protest outside the regeneration offices in Moyross this Wednesday to highlight their frustration and anger over Limerick City Council’s policy of seizing horses in the area.
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Abbeyfeale ‘running out of time’ to find new graveyard site
ABBEYFEALE is “running out of time” to find a location for a new burial ground as the current site is coming close to capacity, local councillors have warned.
Greenway planned for Rhebogue Road area in Limerick
A NEIGHBOURHOOD ‘greenway’ is being proposed for the Rhebogue area under the €9m Smarter Travel programme.
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