Nostalgia

John O'Donovan recorded the Irish language names of the places in the 1840s

Then and now: 'What’s in a place name? - Tom Aherne

30/05/20

Out in the open: 'Always marginally ahead of the censor' - John B Keane

29/05/20

'Kilmallock barracks attack' - 100 years on

28/05/20

News

Then & Now: 'Blackbirds ‘Sing a Song of Sixpence’ - Tom Aherne

25/05/20

Out in the Open: A pathetic note near death bed: anyone interested?

23/05/20

Columns/Opinion

Then & Now: 'Story of Gaelic Ground continues' - Tom Aherne

15/05/20

Columns/Opinion

Then and Now: 'Tradition of games will return' - Tom Aherne

08/05/20

Then and Now: Start of summer? - Tom Aherne

01/05/20

Lifestyle

School children in Doon pictured in 1943 during the height of 'The Emergency’

Then & Now: This too shall pass

30/03/20

County Limerick had very extensive woods mainly oak woods Picture: Pixabay

Then & Now: Why not plant a tree this week?

22/03/20

St Patrick himself pictured with Charles McDonagh and Aaron O'Connor at the St Patrick's Day Parade in Newcastle West last year. Sadly all parades have been cancelled this year due to the virus

Then&Now: Our patron saints has numerous connections to Limerick

15/03/20

PICTURE THIS! Reflections on the fields by the river Groody taken on last Thursday morning by Denis Hickey

Out in the Open: No, I don’t begrudge moochers their dole

15/03/20

'A host of golden daffodils': Reader Grace O'Brien, Westbury sent this picture from the Corbally Road. She said that she hope it cheered us up during stormy weather

Then & Now: In like a lion, out like a lamb

08/03/20

PICTURE THIS: Lovely weather for... swans: Grace O'Brien also snapped these two feathered-friends swanning around on a flooded path to Shannon Fields

Out in the Open: The Field: the real story behind the play

08/03/20

PICTURE THIS: Snowdrops and primroses pictured by Denis Hickey after a light snow

Out in the Open: A heartless Limerickman - by Dan Paddy Andy

01/03/20

History traces this tradition of leap day proposals to St Brigid who is said to have beseeched the famous St Patrick for a day when women could propose marriage to their longtime suitors

Then & Now: Odd traditions of leap year

01/03/20

PICTURE THIS: Is it spring yet? Michael Sheehan snapped a recent snow shower

Out in the Open: Bosses, set an egg test for would-be employees

23/02/20

At ‘Putting Your House in Order’ were Sharon Cahir, Anne Rizzo, Mayor Michael Sheahan and Rebecca Lloyd

Then & Now: Putting your house in order

23/02/20

Denis Hickey snapped these snowdrops under the tree in Co Limerick

Out in the Open: The man who has Sonny’s ear (and how he got it)

16/02/20

PICTURE THIS: Mary Hannon took this snap in Ballybunion

Out in the Open: How a bitter bachelor finally met his match

09/02/20

Picture from the opening of EJ & TN McCarthy's premises on Patrick Street , Limerick in October 1956

Then & Now: Mowing machine proves to be a cut above

09/02/20

Dominic Harmon, Patrickswell snapped Lough Gur on a recent bright winter’s morning

Out in the Open: Fat lady betrays cure-all Dr Curio

26/01/20

The custom of kissing under the mistletoe stems from pagan times when the plant was sacred to the Sun of God

Then&Now: ’Tis the season for mistletoe and wine

22/12/19

Ice Breaker: Sean Ryan snapped this swan is Westfields Wetlands recently

Out in the Open: An assrail of turf made a fine present at Christmas

19/12/19

Columns/Opinion

Bird’s eye view: With the aid of a drone Tom Russell got this shot high above the LIT Gaelic Grounds

Out in the Open: Violence in North Kerry

15/12/19