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Turf war breaks out in Limerick as candidates' posters 'disappear'

FINE Gael candidate in Adare Rathkeale, Cllr Stephen Keary, reckons at least 75% of the posters he put up last week have now been taken down and destroyed. “I put up 200 posters,” he told the Limerick Leader this week. “I would say I now have maybe ...

03 May 2019 at 21:00

Elections

Limerick publican launches Independent council bid

PATRICKSWELL publican Fergus Kilcoyne has officially launched his bid to be elected as an Independent in City West. He launched his campaign at his own Dark Horse pub in the village, where a number of his supporters were present, including those ...

22 Apr 2019 at 06:00

Local News

Limerick election candidate suggests ‘exams’ to obtain a horse licence

FINE Gael local election candidate, Leo Walsh believes the lack of attention on animal welfare, both at local and national level, is “extremely worrying”. And he has come up with a novel suggestion to cut back on the high and increasing ...

29 Mar 2019 at 19:00

Local News

Women will make up just 20% of new 40-seat Limerick council

DESPITE a marginal increase in the number of women elected to represent their local districts, Limerick remains 10% under a target set by a campaign group seeking more gender balance in local politics. With eight women set to take ...

31 May 2019 at 19:00

Politics

Tension simmers between Fianna Fail and Fine Gael as election looms in Limerick

WITH the local elections only months away, a fresh row has broken out between the grand coalition partners of Fine Gael and Fianna Fail. Fine Gael council leader Cllr John Sheahan says if his party did do a deal with Fianna Fail ...

01 Jan 2019 at 06:00

Politics

Calls for greenway through Limerick city

LIMERICK should be the centre of a greenway network stretching from Kerry into Clare. That’s the view of local Green party election candidate Brian Leddin, who believes that the city area can follow the example of the ...

14 Mar 2019 at 06:00

Elections

Meet the candidates: PJ Carey, Independent, Cappamore-Kilmallock

Address Ardkilmartin, Kilmallock Occupation Logistics Supervisor Why have you decided to run in local elections? I see myself as a grassroots activist as opposed to a politician. I am involved in sporting clubs and ...

14 Apr 2019 at 07:02

Local News

Limerick elections: Fine Gael sweeps to historic victory in Newcastle West

FINE Gael made an historic breakthrough in these local elections, securing four of the six seats in the Newcastle West Municipal District. The three outgoing councillors Jerome Scanlan, Liam Galvin and John ...

30 May 2019 at 19:00

Local News

Text in Chinese takeaway gives Limerick election candidate hope

“I THOUGHT I was dead and buried.” Independent candidate PJ Carey was in the Chinese getting a takeaway at 8.30 on Sunday night when he got a text telling him he was very much alive and well in terms of ...

30 May 2019 at 18:00

Elections

Posters up in Limerick as election slides into view

THE final countdown to the local and European elections got under way in earnest this Wednesday as candidates’ posters started covering the lamp posts across Limerick. Under environmental legislation, ...

25 Apr 2019 at 06:02

Elections

County Limerick: Local issues to the fore in stiff contest for Newcastle West votes

With eleven candidates chasing six seats, the battle for votes began early in the Newcastle West Municipal District where all six outgoing councillors are hoping to retain their seats. Fianna Fáil is ...

23 May 2019 at 20:40

Local News

Election 2019: Mayor James Collins first to be elected in City West

MAYOR James Collins has become the first councillor elected to Limerick City West. The Dooradoyle-based Fianna Fail member, a publican by trade, was elected on the first count in Limerick City West, ...

26 May 2019 at 16:15

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