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Limerick councillors block release of extra money for St Patrick's Day parade

METROPOLITAN district councillors have criticised the local authority’s arts office after they asked members to give €30,000 less than a month before St Patrick’s Day. At this month’s metropolitan meeting on Monday, members were presented with a ...

21 Feb 2018 at 06:01

Local News

Limerick’s iconic ‘eye-pop’ mural is here to stay, says owner of site

THE man who owns the building which is home to a controversial mural has confirmed it is going nowhere. John Fitzgerald owns the building in Castle Lane where the ‘eyepop mural’ is based. Unveiled in 2013, the artwork has returned to public ...

13 Aug 2018 at 14:30

Local News

More funding sought as flagship Limerick festivals cost €460k to run in 2018

CONCERNS have been expressed about the funding model for two of Limerick’s flagship festivals. Briefing members of the Metropolitan District on Monday, Sheila Deegan, arts and culture officer with Limerick City and County Council said the ...

21 Dec 2018 at 06:01

Politics

Limerick's councillors unanimously agree on new arts funding model

A RADICAL new model for funding the arts in Limerick has been agreed by councillors this week. In what has been hailed as a “very progressive step”, at this month’s full council meeting, members voted unanimously to set up a new special ...

25 Jul 2017 at 14:05

Politics

Limerick Arts Office criticised by councillors over events funding

LIMERICK council’s arts office has been criticised after it emerged it was planning to give arts groups just two weeks to prepare applications for events funding. At last week’s metropolitan district meeting, arts officer Sheila Deegan ...

26 Mar 2017 at 14:00

Politics

Street art sparks ‘eye-popping’ row between Limerick councillors

METROPOLITAN mayor Daniel Butler has clashed with his Fine Gael party colleague, Cllr Michael Sheahan over a controversial city mural. As revealed in last week’s The Leader, Cllr Sheahan has joined forces with Sinn Fein man John ...

08 Aug 2018 at 06:01

Breaking News

Limerick Council criticised after levels of tourism funding revealed

LIMERICK City and County Council’s arts and events department came in for criticism after the level of funding from national agencies was revealed this week. At this week’s metropolitan district meeting, a study disclosed that ...

21 Apr 2017 at 07:02

Local News

Acclaimed Kneecap biopic to be screened in Limerick

A SCREENING of Kneecap’s comedy drama will take place in Limerick this September. The fictionalised origin story of Kneecap will be shown in the Belltable on Monday, September 9. When fate brings Belfast teacher JJ into the ...

05 Sept 2024 at 14:33

What's On

Askeaton to become an 'interactive gallery' as part of festival

THE TWELFTH Askeaton Contemporary Arts Festival, which sees the town become an interactive gallery, is about to begin. With a schedule of events from Friday, July 7 until Saturday, July 15, the annual ‘Welcome to the ...

05 Jul 2017 at 12:00

Events & Listings

Limerick Electronic Arts Festival pushed from March out to September

LIMERICK will play centre stage to a world exclusive, brand-new electronic arts festival, with new dates and line-ups just having been announced. LEAF is now set to take place from September 10 to 13, and will see ...

05 Feb 2020 at 13:45

Community

Street artist Maser puts out €100k funding call to Limerick groups for bright ideas

RENOWNED Irish street artist Maser is calling on Limerick youth groups to come up with a project idea that could help them to secure funding under a new initiative. The Dublin artist, who recently completed a ...

20 Jun 2018 at 13:00

Community

New youth scheme set for Limerick among €65,000 funding boost

AN ambitious youth project is set to be delivered in Limerick after the Arts Council awarded more than €65,000 to the local authority. The programme, named the Autonomy Project, focuses on how young people ...

27 Jul 2017 at 06:30

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