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06 Sept 2025

Popular charity Christmas lights display reopens following cold snap

This will raise money for four charities including Limerick Suicide Watch and Milford Care Centre

Popular charity Christmas lights display reopens following cold snap

Tony Noonan's Christmas lights pictured at his home in Templeglantine

TONY Noonan's Christmas Lights in Templeglantine will reopen due to "popular request" tomorrow evening.

Mr Noonan said they decided to reopen the display this weekend because many people couldn't attend their closing ceremony due to the snow, which they fully understood.

He lights up the sky of West Limerick over the Christmas season every year to bring joy to the thousands of visitors at his family home in Tullig North, Templeglantine and has chosen to reopen due to "popular request."

This year the festive lights display will raise money for four Mid-West region charities; Limerick Suicide Watch, Milford Care Centre, Slí Eile in Churchtown, Co. Cork - Ireland’s only residential mental health service and Recovery Haven Cancer Support House in Co. Kerry.

The lights will be on for three nights from 5.30pm to 9.30pm from tonight until this Sunday.

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Mr Noonan added that people are "delighted" they decided to reopen the festive lights display. 

"Last weekend was our closing ceremony but we had to abandon it on account of the snow. "

The Limerick man said he was the first person in Ireland to organise a Christmas lights display for charity. Mr Noonan has a special needs daughter who enjoys Christmas lights so he decided to establish the annual festive event. 

He has also set up a GoFundMe where the public can donate to the worthy causes here.

The figure raised for the four charities will be revealed in April or May.

Mr Noonan marked 25 years lighting up faces in 2024 with his wide array of festive light ornaments.

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