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A PUBLIC meeting has been called in Doon after locals raised concerns about the future use of the convent which they say could become a rehabilitation centre for young people with criminal convictions. Following a meeting of Doon Redevelopment Group ...

17 Mar 2017 at 11:00

Local News

Auction in Limerick convent lasts almost eight hours

IT WAS STANDING room only in the beautiful chapel in the former home of the Sisters of Mercy, Doon on Saturday. The convent officially closed on July 1 and the auction of its contents commenced at noon. Over 500 gathered for the sale of 630 lots ...

17 Jul 2016 at 10:00

Community

County Limerick pupils grow and carve their own pumpkins as Halloween looms

THERE are spooky goings on in Doon Convent National School this week! Boys and girls have been busy carving pumpkins that they grew themselves in their school garden. Derek Walsh, principal, said it makes it extra special for the pupils when ...

25 Oct 2019 at 15:00

Community

Fairy good idea by Limerick schoolgirls to cultivate garden

PUPILS in Hazel Curran’s second and third class in Doon Convent NS wrote a letter full of imagination and compassion to the Limerick Leader. They put pen to paper to spread the word about their fairy garden. “We decided as a group that it ...

24 Jun 2019 at 15:00

Community

Former Limerick Convent of Mercy is now full of gentlemen

WHEN the convent in Doon closed in 2016 this reporter wrote that it brought to a close 151 years of the Sisters of Mercy serving the people and parish but I was wrong. The religious order gave permission to Doon and District Men’s Shed ...

03 Jun 2018 at 13:00

Local News

Ideas proposed to keep closing County Limerick convent part of local life

FORMER Ballyhoura chairman John Walsh is behind a number of proposals to try and ensure that the closing Doon convent continues to “serve the people”. Mr Walsh, from Boher, has brought his ideas to the local development company as he ...

18 Apr 2016 at 07:01

Community

Limerick GAA stars raise Active School flag

DOON Convent National School hoisted their Active School flag with the help of three very active past pupils. Limerick senior and minor hurlers, Pat Ryan “Simon” and Adam English kindly took time out of their preparations for the ...

09 Jul 2019 at 15:00

Local News

Saints and sinners can bid for confessional at auction in Limerick convent

WHOEVER purchases the pine confessional in Doon Convent this weekend can’t hide behind a cloak of secrecy as it is a public auction. “I will even give absolution to the person who buys it!” said PJ O’Gorman, auctioneer. Over 620 ...

09 Jul 2016 at 08:00

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