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Limerick groups and business team up to install new bee habitats at Lough Gur

A NUMBER of Limerick groups have come together in a giant effort to install new habitats for wild bees at Lough Gur. The project is being undertaken by Analog Devices Ireland, the Irish Bee Conservation Project, Lough Gur Development, Social Impact ...

02 Apr 2022 at 09:00

Sponsored Content

Limerick solicitor leaves the courtroom for the kiln room

FOR many years Clair Jones was accustomed to sifting through dusty old title documents at her family’s law firm. However, Clair found that the legal business did not lend itself well to expressing the creative side of her personality. In 2017, ...

01 Sept 2021 at 13:44

Local News

Historic Limerick beauty spot launches new heritage guide

AHEAD of the Solstice celebrations in Lough Gur commencing this Tuesday a freshly printed heritage guide was launched at the lakeview visitor centre. Funded by the OPW, the heritage guide is a synopsis of prehistoric archaeology surrounding ...

21 Jun 2022 at 18:00

Local News

WATCH: Stunning drone footage of Limerick beauty spot will lift your spirits

Stunning aerial footage of one of Limerick's most historic beauty spots has attracted significant attention since it was uploaded to social media at the weekend. Peter Tiernan of VisionAir Technologies regularly visits Lough Gur and ...

04 Nov 2020 at 16:00

Local News

Apollo 15 astronaut with proud Limerick links passes away

"ANYTHING is possible," said Al Worden, Apollo 15 astronaut after his flight to the moon in 1971. These words, now more than ever ring true. Mr Worden, a patron of Lough Gur, passed away on March 18 at 88 years of age in Houston. ...

23 Mar 2020 at 17:30

Recent Deaths

Sadness at death of Limerick historian who was 'the very essence of Lough Gur'

WELL-KNOWN author and historian Michael Quinlan passed away on Saturday shortly after his neighbours and friends had gathered in Lough Gur for the launch of a new publication in his honour. The archaeologist and former ...

06 Aug 2018 at 12:25

Community

Limerick tourism: New guide to Lough Gur, ‘jewel of an antique land’ to be launched

IN response to requests from visitors and locals who repeatedly asked for a comprehensive guide to interpret the area, a new publication on Lough Gur is being launched this weekend. Titled This is Lough Gur, The Jewel ...

03 Aug 2018 at 06:03

Planning

Limerick council seeks planning permission for Solstice Park at Lough Gur

LIMERICK Council has applied for planning permission for the construction of a Solstice Park at Lough Gur Visitors’ Centre. The development also includes a shared road space extending from the visitors’ centre to the ...

07 Jan 2018 at 12:00

Books Literature

Local Limerick legend accomplishes his three life-long goals

THE picturesque village of Lough Gur is a small community where everyone knows one another, but there is only one face that has become a local legend, Michael Quinlan. Even when he is simply walking into Reardon’s ...

17 Apr 2018 at 13:00

Community

WATCH: 'Nowhere like it' - Summer solstice ushered in at Limerick stone circle

THE summer solstice was heralded in with crowds and cow-horns at an ancient stone circle in Limerick. The Grange Stone Circle in Lough Gur hosted a special dawn greeting this Wednesday morning, guests – some ...

21 Jun 2017 at 19:33

What's On

New tree trail unveiled in Lough Gur

WITH over 7,000 tree species in Ireland, just 22 are native to this country and all of them can be found at the ancient site of Lough Gur. And to mark National Tree Week – which runs until this Sunday - ...

09 Mar 2017 at 11:14

Community

Woman airlifted from Lough Gur to Limerick hospital

A WOMAN was airlifted to hospital last night after injuring herself whilst walking in one of Limerick’s most scenic locations. The Shannon Airport based Irish Coast Guard helicopter, Rescue 115, was ...

05 Feb 2017 at 11:05

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