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							<title>New York-based influencer celebrates lavish three-day wedding at iconic Limerick venue</title>
							<link>https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/arts---entertainment/2056125/new-york-based-influencer-celebrates-lavish-three-day-wedding-at-iconic-limerick-venue.html</link>
							<guid>https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/arts---entertainment/2056125/new-york-based-influencer-celebrates-lavish-three-day-wedding-at-iconic-limerick-venue.html</guid><description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td><img src="https://www.limerickleader.ie/resizer/300/200/true/2026_04_07/IMG_5263-1775554815391_1775558196.jpeg--erika_fox_wedding.jpeg?1775558196645" alt="" align="left" />Kerry woman Erika Fox has shared stunning photos from her wedding to her long-term partner Tommy O'Callaghan in at Adare Manor <br /> POPULAR Irish influencer Erika Fox has married her long-term partner Tommy O'Callaghan in a lavish ceremony at the iconic Adare Manor. The Kerry woman who has been ba</td></tr></table><hr />]]></description>
							<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:34:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<category>Weddings,fashion,Adare Manor,Kerry</category>
<dc:creator>Kayley Hardiman</dc:creator></item>
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							<title>High demand expected for annual Easter Egg Hunt event in County Limerick village</title>
							<link>https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/what-s-on/2052614/high-demand-expected-for-annual-easter-egg-hunt-event-in-county-limerick-village.html</link>
							<guid>https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/what-s-on/2052614/high-demand-expected-for-annual-easter-egg-hunt-event-in-county-limerick-village.html</guid><description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td><img src="https://www.limerickleader.ie/resizer/300/200/true/2026_04_02/Patricia_Ryan_and_Edel_Fitzgerald_-1775123603427_1775123732.jpg--high_demand_expected_for_annual_easter_egg_hunt_event_in_county_limerick_village.jpg?1775123732658" alt="" align="left" />For those seeking an extra challenge, the search for the elusive golden eggs will take place across Croom Town Park <br /> CROOM Community Development Association (CCDA) has announced the return of its annual Easter Egg Hunt, taking place in Croom Town Park on Good Friday, April 3. The event feature</td></tr></table><hr />]]></description>
							<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:15:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<category>Croom,County Limerick,Easter</category>
<dc:creator>Kayley Hardiman</dc:creator></item>
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							<title>Dawn Mass set to herald the first light of Easter in Limerick</title>
							<link>https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/what-s-on/2050665/dawn-mass-set-to-herald-the-first-light-of-easter-in-limerick.html</link>
							<guid>https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/what-s-on/2050665/dawn-mass-set-to-herald-the-first-light-of-easter-in-limerick.html</guid><description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td><img src="https://www.limerickleader.ie/resizer/300/200/true/2026_03_30/WhatsApp_Image_2026-03-30_at_13.36.44-1774874675334.jpeg--dawn_mass_set_to_herald_the_first_light_of_easter_in_limerick.jpeg?1774874675738" alt="" align="left" />City centre parish, St Joseph's organises inaugural event beside Shannon Bridger <br /> THE FIRST light of Easter will be celebrated with a Dawn Mass at 6.15am this Sunday. It’s being led by Fr Derek Leonard, the Parish Priest of St Joseph’s Church, at O’Connell Avenue in the city centre. All are we</td></tr></table><hr />]]></description>
							<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 05:59:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<category>Limerick,Churches Trust,Easter</category>
<dc:creator>Nick Rabbitts</dc:creator></item>
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							<title>PICTURES: Men&#8217;s Shed display their hidden talents in art and craft exhibition in Limerick library</title>
							<link>https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/what-s-on/2048943/pictures-mens-shed-display-their-hidden-talents-in-art-and-craft-exhibition-in-limerick-library.html</link>
							<guid>https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/what-s-on/2048943/pictures-mens-shed-display-their-hidden-talents-in-art-and-craft-exhibition-in-limerick-library.html</guid><description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td><img src="https://www.limerickleader.ie/resizer/300/200/true/2026_03_27/WhatsApp_Image_2026-03-13_at_15.59.31-1774614483280_1774614512.jpeg--pictures__men_s_shed_display_their_hidden_talents_in_art_and_craft_exhibition_in_limerick_library.jpeg?1774614512898" alt="" align="left" />The stunning pieces are available to view in Dooradoyle Library until Saturday, April 11 <br /> HANDS that may have laid blocks, milked cows, driven machinery or piked hay have now shown their artistic side thanks to Doon and District Men’s Shed. The talents are displayed at an art and craft exhibit</td></tr></table><hr />]]></description>
							<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 18:00:07 GMT</pubDate>
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<category>County Limerick,Doon,Limerick City and County Council</category>
<dc:creator>Donal O&apos;Regan</dc:creator></item>
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							<title>BREAKING: Note-worthy winners of Limerick Persons of the Year 2025 announced</title>
							<link>https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/2048666/breaking-note-worthy-winners-of-limerick-persons-of-the-year-2025-announced.html</link>
							<guid>https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/2048666/breaking-note-worthy-winners-of-limerick-persons-of-the-year-2025-announced.html</guid><description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td><img src="https://www.limerickleader.ie/resizer/300/200/true/2026_03_27/Limerick_POTY_2026-2-1774627006962_1774627076.jpg--breaking__note_worthy_winners_of_limerick_persons_of_the_year_2025_announced.jpg?1774627076444" alt="" align="left" />Mick and Valerie Dolan, the duo behind Limerick’s internationally renowned live music institution Dolan’s Warehouse, were celebrated with a lifetime achievement award <br /> ST JOHN'S Brass and Reed Band has been named Limerick Persons of the Year 2025 at a ceremony in the Clayton Hotel this Friday </td></tr></table><hr />]]></description>
							<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:55:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<category>Limerick Person of the Year,Clayton Hotel Limerick,Limerick city</category>
<dc:creator>Kayley Hardiman</dc:creator></item>
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							<title>Hottest tickets going aren&#8217;t in Prague, they&apos;re in Limerick for new drama group&#8217;s plays!</title>
							<link>https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/what-s-on/2048017/hottest-tickets-going-arent-in-prague-they-re-in-limerick-for-new-drama-groups-plays.html</link>
							<guid>https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/what-s-on/2048017/hottest-tickets-going-arent-in-prague-they-re-in-limerick-for-new-drama-groups-plays.html</guid><description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td><img src="https://www.limerickleader.ie/resizer/300/200/true/2026_03_26/lanahrone_players_1-1774526985867_1774527066.jpg--hottest_tickets_going_aren_t_in_prague__they_re_in_limerick_for_new_drama_group_s_plays.jpg?1774527066277" alt="" align="left" />Lanahrone Players' three performance over two nights this weekend have sold out <br /> THE HOTTEST tickets in Ireland at the moment aren’t in Prague for the World Cup play-off between Ireland and Czechia - they are in Limerick! The early birds have caught the worms when it comes to Lanahrone Players</td></tr></table><hr />]]></description>
							<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:00:17 GMT</pubDate>
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<category>Limerick city,Corbally</category>
<dc:creator>Donal O&apos;Regan</dc:creator></item>
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							<title>Former National Museum director set for lecture series in Limerick</title>
							<link>https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/what-s-on/2041644/former-national-museum-director-set-for-lecture-series-in-limerick.html</link>
							<guid>https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/what-s-on/2041644/former-national-museum-director-set-for-lecture-series-in-limerick.html</guid><description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td><img src="https://www.limerickleader.ie/resizer/300/200/true/2026_03_18/Dr_Pat_Wallace-1773835228748.jpg--former_national_museum_director_set_for_lecture_series_in_limerick.jpg?1773835228844" alt="" align="left" />Dr Pat Wallace returns to home territory to give a history of West Limerick town of Askeaton <br /> THE former director of the National Museum of Ireland Dr Pat Wallace will be back near home territory this Friday night when he gives a talk in Ballysteen’s Carnegie Library. The archaeologist and his</td></tr></table><hr />]]></description>
							<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 06:59:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<category>Limerick,Askeaton,Histories and Mysteries</category>
<dc:creator>Nick Rabbitts</dc:creator></item>
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							<title>Sunny Limerick beamed into hundreds-of-thousands of UK homes ahead of St Patrick&apos;s Day</title>
							<link>https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/2040231/sunny-limerick-beamed-into-hundreds-of-thousands-of-uk-homes-ahead-of-st-patrick-s-day.html</link>
							<guid>https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/2040231/sunny-limerick-beamed-into-hundreds-of-thousands-of-uk-homes-ahead-of-st-patrick-s-day.html</guid><description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td><img src="https://www.limerickleader.ie/resizer/300/200/true/2026_03_16/donal_skehan_2-1773687151721_1773687207.jpg--sunny_limerick_beamed_into_hundreds_of_thousands_of_uk_homes_ahead_of_st_patrick_s_day.jpg?1773687207473" alt="" align="left" />Celebrity chef Donal Skehan full of praise for Limerick after visit for This Morning TV show <br /> STUNNING scenes of a sunny Limerick were beamed into hundreds-of-thousands of homes in the UK ahead of St Patrick’s Day. Celebrity chef Donal Skehan visited the city for ITV’s This Morning, hosted by </td></tr></table><hr />]]></description>
							<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:00:53 GMT</pubDate>
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<category>Limerick city,Limerick City and County Council</category>
<dc:creator>Donal O&apos;Regan</dc:creator></item>
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							<title>Thousands brave cold weather for International Band Championship in Limerick</title>
							<link>https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/st-patrick-s-day/2039230/thousands-brave-cold-weather-for-international-band-championship-in-limerick.html</link>
							<guid>https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/st-patrick-s-day/2039230/thousands-brave-cold-weather-for-international-band-championship-in-limerick.html</guid><description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td><img src="https://www.limerickleader.ie/resizer/300/200/true/2026_03_15/Limerick_St_Patricks_Band_Parade_001-1773586294606.jpg--thousands_brave_cold_weather_for_international_band_championship_in_limerick.jpg?1773586296499" alt="" align="left" />Tipperary band triumph at curtain-raiser for 2026 St Patrick's celebrations in Limerick <br /> LIMERICK danced to a different beat this Sunday, as thousands braved wet, cold and windy weather to enjoy the 54th International Band Championship. And it was a group from across the border in Tipperary wh</td></tr></table><hr />]]></description>
							<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 15:03:46 GMT</pubDate>
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<category>Limerick,Limerick city,St Patrick&#8217;s Day Limerick</category>
<dc:creator>Nick Rabbitts</dc:creator></item>
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							<title>TY students to stage Gatsby-inspired fashion show at County Limerick school</title>
							<link>https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/what-s-on/2035046/ty-students-to-stage-gatsby-inspired-fashion-show-at-county-limerick-school.html</link>
							<guid>https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/what-s-on/2035046/ty-students-to-stage-gatsby-inspired-fashion-show-at-county-limerick-school.html</guid><description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td><img src="https://www.limerickleader.ie/resizer/300/200/true/2026_03_10/795_TY_Fashion_Show-1773155470547_1773155894.jpg--an_evening_of_style.jpg?1773155894426" alt="" align="left" />Sustainability will also be highlighted during the fashion show at Scoil Mhuire agus Íde Secondary School, Newcastle West with a special segment dedicated to fashion from local charity shops <br /> SCOIL Mhuire agus Íde Secondary School, Newcastle West is set to host its much-anticipated annual tran</td></tr></table><hr />]]></description>
							<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 08:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<category>Newcastle West,fashion,County Limerick</category>
<dc:creator>Kayley Hardiman</dc:creator></item>
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							<title>PICTURES: LGFA and GAA clubs team up with school to launch Limerick parish&apos;s Darkness into Light</title>
							<link>https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/pictures---videos/2036644/pictures-lgfa-and-gaa-clubs-team-up-with-school-to-launch-limerick-parish-s-darkness-into-light.html</link>
							<guid>https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/pictures---videos/2036644/pictures-lgfa-and-gaa-clubs-team-up-with-school-to-launch-limerick-parish-s-darkness-into-light.html</guid><description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td><img src="https://www.limerickleader.ie/resizer/300/200/true/2026_03_12/ilim_Launch_of_Knockainey_Darkness_Into_Light_23-2-26_3-1773307076667_1773307107.jpg--pictures__lgfa_and_gaa_clubs_team_up_with_school_to_launch_limerick_parish_s_darkness_into_light.jpg?1773307107121" alt="" align="left" />Community unites as one to shine a light on ‘those difficult days’ and raise funds for Pieta <br /> KNOCKAINEY joined the list of Darkness into Light walks in Limerick last year and have already launched this year’s event which is set to take place on Saturday, May 9. John Macnamara, chairperson of </td></tr></table><hr />]]></description>
							<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:19:43 GMT</pubDate>
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<category>Limerick,Knockainey,Lough Gur,Darkness Into Light</category>
<dc:creator>Donal O&apos;Regan</dc:creator></item>
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							<title>Limerick&apos;s Treaty flag to fly proudly over the River Trent as Nottingham link-up confirmed</title>
							<link>https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/st-patrick-s-day/2034430/limerick-s-treaty-flag-to-fly-proudly-over-the-river-trent-as-nottingham-link-up-confirmed.html</link>
							<guid>https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/st-patrick-s-day/2034430/limerick-s-treaty-flag-to-fly-proudly-over-the-river-trent-as-nottingham-link-up-confirmed.html</guid><description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td><img src="https://www.limerickleader.ie/resizer/300/200/true/2026_03_09/34421417-1773098269279.jpg--limerick_s_treaty_flag_to_fly_proudly_over_the_river_trent_as_nottingham_link_up_confirmed.jpg?1773098271173" alt="" align="left" />St Patrick's Day celebrations in Robin Hood's city will have a Limerick flavour this year as Croom man leads the way <br /> THE TREATY flag will fly high over the River Trent this St Patrick’s Day as Limerick enjoys a one-year twinning with the British city of Nottingham. Each year, the organisers o</td></tr></table><hr />]]></description>
							<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 08:00:16 GMT</pubDate>
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<category>Limerick,St Patrick&#8217;s Day Limerick,Croom</category>
<dc:creator>Nick Rabbitts</dc:creator></item>
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							<title>Inside the Late Late Show: Limerick Live reporter visits studio four!</title>
							<link>https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/what-s-on/2031466/inside-the-late-late-show-limerick-live-reporter-visits-studio-four.html</link>
							<guid>https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/what-s-on/2031466/inside-the-late-late-show-limerick-live-reporter-visits-studio-four.html</guid><description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td><img src="https://www.limerickleader.ie/resizer/300/200/true/2026_03_05/34368781-1772731340293.jpg--inside_the_late_late_show__limerick_live_reporter_visits_studio_four_.jpg?1772731340367" alt="" align="left" />Second longest-running talk show in the world still 'appointment' television on RTÉ <br /> IN an era when we can stream whatever we want, true “appointment viewing” is rare. Yet still flying the flag is The Late Late Show. Almost 64 years on air, it can still pull in huge live audiences for RTÉ on a</td></tr></table><hr />]]></description>
							<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:59:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<category>Late Late Show,RT&#201;,Dublin</category>
<dc:creator>Nick Rabbitts</dc:creator></item>
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							<title>Man with Limerick connections to lead one of largest St Patrick&apos;s Day parades on earth</title>
							<link>https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/what-s-on/2030420/man-with-limerick-connections-to-lead-one-of-largest-st-patrick-s-day-parades-on-earth.html</link>
							<guid>https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/what-s-on/2030420/man-with-limerick-connections-to-lead-one-of-largest-st-patrick-s-day-parades-on-earth.html</guid><description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td><img src="https://www.limerickleader.ie/resizer/300/200/true/2026_03_04/GM_Marty-1772642060277_1772642281.jpg--man_with_limerick_connections_to_lead_one_of_largest_st_patrick_s_day_parades_on_earth.jpg?1772642281867" alt="" align="left" />Marty Hogan is to be grand marshal at the St Patrick's Day parade in Savannah, Georgia <br /> A BUSINESSMAN, who can trace his family’s roots back to Mary Street, in the city centre is set to lead one of the largest St Patrick’s Day parades in the world. Martin S Hogan is gearing up to be the grand </td></tr></table><hr />]]></description>
							<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:29:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<category>Limerick,Limerick city,County Limerick</category>
<dc:creator>Nick Rabbitts</dc:creator></item>
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							<title>Documentary by Oscar-nominated director on saved Limerick pub premieres at Dublin Film Festival </title>
							<link>https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/what-s-on/2029420/documentary-by-oscar-nominated-director-on-saved-limerick-pub-premieres-at-dublin-film-festival.html</link>
							<guid>https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/what-s-on/2029420/documentary-by-oscar-nominated-director-on-saved-limerick-pub-premieres-at-dublin-film-festival.html</guid><description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td><img src="https://www.limerickleader.ie/resizer/300/200/true/2026_03_03/kilteely_pub_film_fesitval_ilim_02-03-26-1772557929411_1772557958.JPG--documentary_by_oscar_nominated_director_on_saved_limerick_pub_premieres_at_dublin_film_festival.JPG?1772557958710" alt="" align="left" />The Pub That Refused To Die in Kilteely hits the big screen <br /> A BUS set-off from Kilteely on Saturday morning but it wasn’t to a GAA match, the occupants were heading to the Dublin International Film Festival. A documentary entitled The Pub That Refused To Die premiered in the Light House Cinem</td></tr></table><hr />]]></description>
							<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:00:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<category>County Limerick,Kilteely</category>
<dc:creator>Donal O&apos;Regan</dc:creator></item>
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							<title>A treasure trove of musical memories goes on show at Limerick&apos;s Mary Immaculate College</title>
							<link>https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/what-s-on/2028806/a-treasure-trove-of-musical-memories-goes-on-show-at-limerick-s-mary-immaculate-college.html</link>
							<guid>https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/what-s-on/2028806/a-treasure-trove-of-musical-memories-goes-on-show-at-limerick-s-mary-immaculate-college.html</guid><description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td><img src="https://www.limerickleader.ie/resizer/300/200/true/2026_03_03/ilim_St_Marys_Fife_and_Drum_Prize_Band_exhibition_2-3-26_6-1772530301377.jpg--a_treasure_trove_of_musical_memories_goes_on_show_at_limerick_s_mary_immaculate_college.jpg?1772530303652" alt="" align="left" />Photographs, instruments, and batons on display as part of St Mary's Fife and Drum band exhibition <br /> A TREASURE trove of memorabilia from more than 140 years of music-making in Limerick is on display in Mary Immaculate College this week. Ahead of St Patrick’s Day later this month, there will be</td></tr></table><hr />]]></description>
							<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 10:59:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<category>Limerick,Mary Immaculate College,Music for Hope,St Patrick</category>
<dc:creator>Nick Rabbitts</dc:creator></item>
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							<title>&apos;This is the right thing to do&apos;: Culture Minister on new national museum for Limerick</title>
							<link>https://www.limerickleader.ie/video/pictures---videos/2028387/this-is-the-right-thing-to-do-culture-minister-on-new-national-museum-for-limerick.html</link>
							<guid>https://www.limerickleader.ie/video/pictures---videos/2028387/this-is-the-right-thing-to-do-culture-minister-on-new-national-museum-for-limerick.html</guid><description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td><img src="https://www.limerickleader.ie/resizer/300/200/true/2026_03_02/Museum_Limerick_2-1772469137761.jpg--.jpg?1772469138692" alt="" align="left" />Limerick TD Patrick O'Donovan reveals when plan for International Rugby Experience formed in his mind <br /> PATRICK O'Donovan has revealed it was in the midst of a storm that he began to formulate plans to bring a branch of the National Museum of Ireland to Limerick. Just moments after being appoin</td></tr></table><hr />]]></description>
							<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 16:34:35 GMT</pubDate>
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<category>Limerick</category>
<dc:creator>Jerome O&apos;Connell</dc:creator></item>
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							<title>New play penned by Cappamore man to premiere in Limerick village this weekend
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							<link>https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/what-s-on/2023929/new-play-penned-by-cappamore-man-to-premiere-in-limerick-village-this-weekend.html</link>
							<guid>https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/what-s-on/2023929/new-play-penned-by-cappamore-man-to-premiere-in-limerick-village-this-weekend.html</guid><description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td><img src="https://www.limerickleader.ie/resizer/300/200/true/2026_02_24/WhatsApp_Image_2026-02-22_at_17.41.34-1771956424694_1771956584.jpeg--new_play_penned_by_cappamore_man_to_premiere_in_limerick_village_this_weekend.jpeg?1771956584972" alt="" align="left" />A Playwright in the Western World was written by Cappamore man Joe Diggins <br /> A NEW play penned by Cappamore man Joe Diggins will premiere in Pallasgreen this weekend. Grean Drama Productions will present A Playwright in the Western World in the community centre this Friday, Saturday and Sunday </td></tr></table><hr />]]></description>
							<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 07:00:12 GMT</pubDate>
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<category>County Limerick,Cappamore,Pallasgreen</category>
<dc:creator>Donal O&apos;Regan</dc:creator></item>
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							<title>Cut in volunteering blamed for move to spend more money on council events in Limerick</title>
							<link>https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/what-s-on/2022461/cut-in-volunteering-blamed-for-move-to-spend-more-money-on-council-events-in-limerick.html</link>
							<guid>https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/what-s-on/2022461/cut-in-volunteering-blamed-for-move-to-spend-more-money-on-council-events-in-limerick.html</guid><description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td><img src="https://www.limerickleader.ie/resizer/300/200/true/2026_02_23/28113675-1771848001936.jpg--council_blames_cut_in_volunteer_hours_for_move_to_spend_more_on_events_in_limerick.jpg?1771848010695" alt="" align="left" />Independent councillor Maria Donoghue queries rise in spending for festivals and events like Riverfest <br /> A DECLINE in the level of volunteering after Covid-19 is one of the reasons the council has given for increased spend in its festivals and events budget. At this month’s metropolitan distric</td></tr></table><hr />]]></description>
							<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:59:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<category>Limerick,Riverfest,Limerick City and County Council</category>
<dc:creator>Nick Rabbitts</dc:creator></item>
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							<title>   &#8216;Ridiculous&#8217; cost of St Patrick&apos;s Day parades in Limerick towns and villages slammed</title>
							<link>https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/politics/2013959/ridiculous-cost-of-st-patrick-s-day-parades-in-limerick-towns-and-villages-slammed.html</link>
							<guid>https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/politics/2013959/ridiculous-cost-of-st-patrick-s-day-parades-in-limerick-towns-and-villages-slammed.html</guid><description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td><img src="https://www.limerickleader.ie/resizer/300/200/true/2026_02_18/ILIM_17-3-25_St_Patrick_s_Day_Parade_in_Adare_6_31267289-1771419267855_1771419400.jpg--_ridiculous__cost_of_st_patrick_s_day_parades_in_limerick_towns_and_villages_slammed.jpg?1771419400714" alt="" align="left" />The organisers of local parades face rising costs for acts, insurance and road closures as funding is sought ahead of this years celebrations <br /> THE COSTS associated with arranging St Patrick's Day parades in towns and villages across Limerick have soared to as high as €40,000, it has been claim</td></tr></table><hr />]]></description>
							<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 08:01:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<category>Limerick,Adare,Rathkeale,Askeaton,St Patrick&#8217;s Day,St Patrick&#8217;s Day Limerick,Limerick City and County Council</category>
<dc:creator>Paige Foley</dc:creator></item>
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