- Cabinet ministers stay, hints Kenny
- Kenny defends human rights stance
- Race row ex-mayor loses party whip
- PayPal to hire 1,000 more staff
- Family anger at gun suspect hearing
- U-turn made over cuts to schools
- Bank donates artworks to taxpayers
- Fury at child hospital overcrowding
- 3bn euro in state assets to be sold
- Families 'numb' over farm deaths
- Plea to ban smoking in playgrounds
- Road rage killer offers apology
- Bosses 'should pay for sick leave'
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Family evicted from house in Limerick housing estate
AN eviction took place yesterday in the estate of Fairview Crescent in Garryowen, the second repossession order carried out by Limerick City Council in an estate troubled by anti-social behaviour.
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BREAKING: Limerick ‘was never in running’ for PayPal as 1000 jobs set to be announced for Dundalk
LIMERICK has lost out in the competition to bring 1000 jobs to the city with online payments firm PayPal, the Limerick Leader has learned.
Limerick City Council employs ‘new gum technologies’ to clean up Cruises Street
LIMERICK City Council have teamed up with the Civic Trust and city traders to clean up Cruises Street, with a particular focus on chewing gum.
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Pedestrianisation to restore historic Limerick street to “former glory”
ONE of the most historic areas of the city is in line for a long-awaited upgrade following the acquisition of derelict buildings and plans to pedestrianise the street.
Residents vow to fight plans for new road on outkirts of Limerick
RESIDENTS from the Parteen area say they will continue to fight against proposals for a dual carriageway which they insist will drive through the heart of their village.
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No sale yet at Pfizer plant in County Limerick
PFIZER is not expected to make any further announcement about the sale of its baby-food plant in Askeaton until later this year. Meantime, it is business as usual at Askeaton and all Pfizer Nutrition plants, a spokeswoman for the company said this week.
Frustrated Limerick motorists face delays for a further six months
Two bridges on the N24 Limerick to Waterford route were due to be replaced last October; then it was put back to this week and now the Leader has learned it will be next August.
Brian flying high after winning New York trip with Shannon Airport
SIMPLY keeping up with the news at Shannon Airport has landed one lucky Limerick man a shopping spree and a trip for two to New York.
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New Council HQ must be in the heart of Limerick: Scully
THE new single authority for Limerick “has to be headquartered in the heart of the city”, Cllr Diarmuid Scully has said in welcoming a comprehensive new plan to be drawn up for the city centre.
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President of Limerick Chamber has swipe at local agencies
THE outgoing Limerick Chamber president has indicated agencies like Shannon Development and local enterprise creation agencies are “past their sell-by date”.
Limerick brothers’ firm worth $100m
A TECHNOLOGY start-up run by two Limerick brothers in their early twenties has been valued at over $100m after some of the top investors in the US flocked to buy a stake in the company.
Five ‘distressed’ properties in Limerick up for auction
FIVE ‘distressed’ properties and sites across Limerick will go under the hammer for a fraction of their boom prices in the Allsop Space property auction in Dublin next month.
Shannon Development expects increase in French tourists with Rennes route
AER Lingus Regional’s new Shannon-Rennes route “opens up another valuable market” for this year’s tourism season, according to Shannon Development’s Dr Pat Daly.
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Willie O’Dea raises plight of St Enda’s sports centre staff in Dail debate
FIANNA Fail’s enterprise spokesman Willie O’Dea has called on Minister Richard Bruton to investigate why redundant workers at St Enda’s Leisure Centre have not been paid their full entitlement.
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Protest march in Parteen over preferred route of relief road
PARTEEN residents fearful that their community will be “split in two” by the Limerick northern distributor road are to stage a protest in the village on Saturday.
Jan O’Sullivan promises new housing projects for Regeneration
THE chief of the regeneration housing scheme Brendan Kenny has admitted he was hoping for a bigger announcement on the future of the project.
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Limerick City Council secure funding for new foothpath
LIMERICK City Council is to undertake a survey of Roxboro Road Bridge with a view to installing a footpath.
Luxury eight-bed home in Adare now on sale for €1.9m
A STATELY home built for a property developer in Adare during the last days of the Celtic Tiger has had its price slashed for a fourth time.
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Varadkar pours cold water on proposal to merge port company with airport
SHANNON Foynes Port Company “is going very well” and should be in a position to pay a dividend to the state for the first time in 2014, the Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar has said at Limerick Chamber.
Limerick secures €9m in funding to transform city and suburbs
LIMERICK has beaten 38 other towns and cities across the country to secure a multi-million euro travel investment.
€175m spent on local authority housing in Limerick city over past five years
LIMERICK City Council has received more than €175m in funding for housing over the last five years, new figures have shown.
Varadkar approves €2 million to bring Limerick northern relief road to tender
THE €40 million first phase of the northern distributor road from Coonagh to Knockalisheen, including a new link to Moyross, should be delivered within the lifetime of the present government, Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar has said.
Transport study calls for improved integration of public transport in Limerick city
A MAJOR new study has called for a better integration of public transportation services in the city.
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Limerick city’s image is a “stumbling block” for foreign investment
THE biggest stumbling block in securing foreign direct investment in the Limerick region is the image of the city according to IDA Ireland’s regional manager Sean Denvir.
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Process underway to appoint head of joint Authority for Limerick
WITH the impending retirements of City Manager, Tom Mackey, and County Manager, Ned Gleesonthe recruitment process for a new manager for the new joint authority is set to begin in earnest.
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Varadkar to address Limerick Chamber on future of Shannon Airport
TRANSPORT Minister Leo Varadkar is to set out his vision on the future of Shannon Airport in an address to Limerick’s business community this Friday morning.
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Limerick deli gets plaice in seafood circle
EACH morning at dawn Brian Mortell and wife Maggie wake up and take delivery of a fresh catch of fish before deboning them, ready for public consumption.
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Shannon Airport sees ‘some positives’ ahead for 2012
PASSENGER traffic at Shannon suffered a further seven per cent decline in 2011 but acting airport director Niall MacCarthy said there were “some positives” in 2011 and for the year ahead.
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- Family evicted from house in Limerick housing estate
- Trial of Limerick’s Dundon brothers is adjourned at Special Criminal Court
- Court hears details of threats allegedly made by Limerick brothers
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