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EPA takes Limerick County Council to court over landfill odours
COURT proceedings have been launched against Limerick County Council after a number of complaints were made about excessive odours at the Gortadroma landfill in West Limerick.
500 students in Limerick seeking ‘sugar daddies’
NEARLY 500 female students across a number of Limerick colleges have allegedly signed up with a website to find a ‘sugar daddy’ to help fund their studies, those behind a global site have claimed.
Limerick castle highlighted in Wall Street Journal
A COUNTY Limerick castle which is on the market for €3m has beaten off stiff competition from properties including a Viennese villa with a price tag of €25m to be named European House of the Week on the prestigious Wall Street Journal.
Limerick accountant appointed HIQA chairman
LIMERICK accountant Brian McEnery has been appointed by Minister for Health James Reilly as the new chairperson of the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA).
Limerick mansion fails to sell for €450k at auction
A SIX-bed mansion in Murroe failed to sell at an auction in Dublin this week, after it went under the hammer for a reserve of €450,000.
Green light for Limerick National Technology Park extension
THE third extension to Hamilton House in Plassey’s National Technology Park has been given the go-ahead by Limerick County Council.
Leanne Moore’s dream Eurovision-run continues
DUSSELDORF, Baku and now Malmö - Limerick’s Leanne Moore is seeing the world through a Eurovision prism.
Plan for day clinic on the Dock Road in Limerick
ONE of the developers behind a stalled plan to build a private hospital on the Dock Road is seeking to build a day clinic on the adjacent site.
Limerick company in fundraiser for Temple Street Childrens Hospital
LIMERICK company Fleming Medical aims to raise thousands of euro for the care of sick children by making a donation every time a pharmacy cash register rings a sale of their plasters.
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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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Limerick bus services resume as talks begin
Bus services across Limerick are returning to normal after the National Bus and Rail Workers Untion (NBRU) agreed to suspend its strike action for 48 hours pending talks at the Labour Relations Commission (LRC).
Limerick minister defends party’s record in Government
Jan O’Sullivan says she would never try to “muzzle” Labour stalwart Joe Kemmy - but said the party has been successful in tackling pay rates of ministers.
3 comments![John Lyons, Tournafulla and Gerard Kelliher, Templeglantine, check out the imported hay at Abbeyfeale Mart [Picture: Dave Gaynor]](/webimage/1.5078314.1368120450!/image/1883031238.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_109/1883031238.jpg)
Foreign hay is helping, but better weather is essential say Limerick farmer
THERE HAS been nothing boring about watching the grass grow for farmers.
County Limerick students prepare to bring farming product to Europe
THEY took the pressure, held their nerve and emerged triumphant. The successful trio of Patrick O’Shaughnessy, Patrick Brynes and Aaron Coughlan lifted the trophy in the national Junior Achievement Awards and brought it back to their school, the Salesian College in Pallaskenry, for the second year in a row.
€6m worth of property sold in Limerick during April
THIRTY six properties sold in Limerick this April - the lowest number of sales for the same period over the past four years.
Belfast developer committed to €50m Limerick project
BELFAST developer Suneil Sharma has said he’s committed to building the controversial €50m Parkway Valley site on the Dublin Road, which councillors believe could further damage trade in the city centre.
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Volunteers wanted to promote Limerick during The Gathering
VOLUNTEERS are being sought for the role of Gathering Ambassadors in Limerick from the end of May through to early August.
7 comments![Pictured at the launch of the new Flybe services at Shannon Airport were Susan McMahon, Caherdavin with Niall Carey [Picture: Liam Burke / Press 22]](/webimage/1.5056392.1367918931!/image/2906166333.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_109/2906166333.jpg)
Faro and Glasgow routes take off from Shannon
SUMMER has arrived at Shannon Airport with the launch of new seasonal routes to the Algarve and Glasgow,
Historic Limerick home on sale for €1.2m
A PROPERTY with a century and a half of history on the North Circular Road has gone on the market with a price-tag of €1.2m.
Councillor’s fury at refusal to release records on Limerick relief road
CLLR Cathal Crowe has expressed his fury at Clare County Council’s refusal to release records on the €100 million second phase of the Limerick northern distributor road.
7 comments![Gary O'Hanlon (above) won the men's marathon in the Barringtons Hospital Great Limerick Run [Picture: Michael Cowhey]](/webimage/1.5054446.1367762661!/image/1768949796.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_109/1768949796.jpg)
Thousands take part in Great Limerick Run
More than 10,000 people have taken part in the Barringtons Hospital Great Limerick Run, with thousands more lining the 26-mile route to support those taking part.
World renowned chef gives Dunraven Arms the thumbs up and tweets in praise
IN a world now teeming with master chefs, the name of Michel Roux Snr still stands out.
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Limerick hotel unveils new wine....at €228 a glass
You mightn’t get it at the best of dinner parties ... not even at Martinstown or in Aras an Uachtarain. Limerick’s ardent connoisseurs of wine would only expect to see a bottle by visiting the famous Margaux vineyards in Bordeaux – but now you can buy it by the glass in the city. That’s if you’re happy to pay a cool €228.
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Thousands descend on city for Great Limerick Run
CLOSE to 10,000 walkers, joggers and runners will pound the streets of Limerick today for the fourth annual Great Limerick Run.
Putting West Limerick high on the tourist trail
LONELY Planet writer and travel expert Fionn Davenport has been brought on board to help promote West Limerick as a tourist destination.
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State-backed companies create 1,000 jobs in Limerick
COMPANIES in Limerick backed by development agency Enterprise Ireland created almost 700 new jobs last year, according to government figures.
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King Charles II letter fetches €5,500 at Limerick auction
aN “extremely rare” document written during the time of King Charles II’s reign in Ireland in the 17th century has fetched over €5,000 at an auction in Limerick.
Limerick County Council urged to tackle dumping like Boston bombings
ILLEGAL dumping in County Limerick needs to be tackled in the same manner as the investigation into the Boston marathon bombings, a county councillor believes.
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Councillor claims that Limerick credit union lost €250k in IBRC bonds
A LIMERICK credit union has lost €250,000 after it invested in the now-defunct Anglo Irish Bank, a local councillor has claimed.
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A cut above: total of 1,200 bales made on Shannon Airport’s land
SHANNON Airport’s runways returned solely to aeroplane pilots and not tractor drivers this Monday.
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Jobs under threat in Limerick as Xtra-vision goes into receivership
AN ESTIMATED 20 jobs are under threat in Limerick after it emerged DVD rental retailer Xtra-vision is to go into receivership.
Purchase of Granary would ‘clear way’ for Opera Centre redevelopment
PURCHASING The Granary would clear the decks for Limerick City Council to redevelop an entire block as part of its ambitious regeneration plans for the Opera Centre site, it was stated this week.
ALDI in talks to open new store in County Limerick
LIMERICK County Council has sought to clear the way for discount grocery retailer ALDI to open a new store in the centre of Newcastle West, after it removed a number of on-street parking spaces.
‘Mutiny’ on Ryanair flight diverted to Shannon
GARDAI had to be called to Shannon Airport after what has been described as a “mutiny” took place among passengers on a diverted Ryanair flight last week.
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NRA ‘not of any assistance’ in bid to get Adare bypass back on table
THE NATIONAL Roads Authority (NRA) “has not been of any particular assistance” to date in attempts to break the impasse over the proposed Adare bypass, Limerick County Council has said.
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West Limerick farmer’s protest reaches 250 day mark
THE WEST Limerick farmer who barricaded himself and his five children into their home in order to stave off the threat of eviction has reached another landmark in his protest.
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County Limerick mansion up for auction for €425,000
AN EXPANSIVE period house in Murroe, Co Limerick, has been put up for auction in the coming weeks for a reserve price of €425,000.
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Farmers queue for English hay in County Limerick
DAIRYGOLD are bringing in 180 truck loads of hay into the country, with more to come, to support farmers in the fodder crisis.
€17m worth of property sold in Limerick
JUST over 130 properties in Limerick sold in the first three months of this year, figures from the {http://www.propertypriceregister.ie|Property Price Register} reveal.
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Farmers at breaking point over fodder shortage
As THE fodder crisis deepens every day some Limerick farmers have been unable to see a way out and have taken their own lives.
City Hall closes in on deal to purchase The Granary
limerick City Council expects to complete the purchase of The Granary building “in the coming weeks”, director of economic development and planning Tom Enright has reported to elected members.
Limerick aims to cash in on Far East travel
THE WEST coast has long lured tourists from America, but travel agents in Limerick are looking east in seeking to attract more tourists from India.
Brazen thieves take their time to pick steal best cattle on Limerick farm
BRAZEN thieves took their time to pick the best when they stole three cattle from an outside shed in Ahane.
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New home for Limerick’s Griffith College
Griffith College has announced that it is to move its campus to the bulding which which was formerly used by HSI
Limerick Business School premises on Quinlan Street,
Limerick city pub up for auction
THE TRIPLE Crown pub on Athlunkard Street, once run by Mayor Gerry McLoughlin is one of seven Limerick properties up for sale in the next Allsop Space quickfire auction of ‘distressed’ properties around the country.
Limerick County Council committed to Adare bypass
LIMERICK County Council remains committed to providing a bypass in Adare. But it now looks likely that the process of selecting a route must begin all over again.
Adare keen to make a French Connection
ADARE is all set to make a French Connection and has a twinning with French town Villecresnes in its sights.
Sale agreed on former AIB branch in County Limerick
SIX MONTHS after the doors of Doon’s AIB branch were closed, the sale of the property has been agreed.
Liquidator appointed to Limerick hotel
A LIQUIDATOR has been appointed to the company behind Patrick Punch’s hotel, which closed earler this month.
Durty Nelly’s pub sold by Bank of Scotland
ONE of the country’s most famous pubs, which spawned hundreds of Irish bars across the world, has been sold for “a fraction” of its €12m sale during the boom.
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