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Man rescued from river Shannon in Limerick city

A MAN is recovering after he was pulled from the River Shannon near O’Callaghan Strand in Limerick city. Emergency services were alerted at around 8pm this Friday after the man, who is aged in his late 30s, was observed entering the water. It is ...

07 Oct 2016 at 21:54

City

New Limerick riverside walkway opens

THE final phase of the city to the university riverbank's walkway has reopened to the public following a massive €1.1m upgrade effort. The path provides a pleasant riverside walk along the three-kilometre stretch from the University of Limerick ...

19 Oct 2016 at 16:00

Breaking News

Man rescued from river in Limerick by emergency services

A MAN has been rescued from the river Shannon in Limerick by the emergency services early this Thursday morning. The man, believed to be in his mid 30s, was rescued by Limerick Fire Service crews who located him as he was about to go under the ...

18 Jan 2018 at 10:01

Breaking News

Woman's body recovered from river near County Limerick village

EMERGENCY services have recovered the body of a woman in a river in County Limerick this Saturday afternoon. Limerick Marine Search and River Rescue Service and members of An Garda Siochana stationed at Bruff responded to reports of a female ...

17 Mar 2018 at 20:13

Local News

Woman rescued from river in Limerick city

EMERGENCY services have rescued a woman from the river in Limerick city. The woman, understood to be in her 30s, was removed from the water by gardai following an emergency call around 10.45pm this Wednesday evening. Her injuries are ...

07 Apr 2016 at 01:16

News

Man dies after boat capsizes in Limerick river incident

A LIMERICK man has tragically died this afternoon after an accident on the river Shannon at Castleconnell in the early hours of Thursday morning. The male, aged 27, is from the village. He was one of four men who entered the water ...

04 Feb 2016 at 18:36

Local News

Dramatic river rescue staged in Limerick

A WOMAN in her 40s was rescued from the River Shannon by firefighters yesterday evening. She was seen entering the water at Steamboat Quay by fire service staff who were carrying out routing checks on its ‘Fireswift’ boat. As a ...

05 Jun 2016 at 11:39

'Malicious hoax caller' reports river incident to Limerick emergency services

Local News

'Malicious hoax caller' alerts Limerick emergency services to river incident

LIMERICK City Fire and Rescue Service this Monday afternoon dispatched a large number of personnel to the scene of a reported river incident – only to find out that it was a “false alarm, malicious intent”. At 3.15pm, the ...

07 Aug 2017 at 17:55

Community

Life buoys being discarded after dragging dogs along Limerick river

AN antisocial phenomenon in west Limerick this summer has seen dogs being dragged along a river in a life buoy – before the lifesaving piece of equipment is discarded. The trend has been noticed in the River Deel in ...

15 Jul 2017 at 14:00

Breaking News

Woman rescued from River Shannon in Limerick city

A WOMAN in her late 20s was rescued from the river in Limerick city on Friday night, after a ring buoy was thrown to her aid. Three units of Limerick Fire Brigade were dispatched to the scene shortly after 7pm on ...

15 Jul 2017 at 13:23

Planning

New floating dock in Limerick to assist rowers and rescuers

A NEW €200,000 pontoon in the city centre is expected to make a major contribution to Limerick’s rowing scene and river rescue missions along the Shannon. Last week, St Michael’s Rowing Club delivered its newest ...

10 Apr 2017 at 14:21

Local News

Heroic Limerick office worker prevents woman from entering river

A HEROIC office worker has prevented a woman from entering the River Shannon in Limerick city this Good Friday. At around 8.30am this Friday morning, emergency services received reports of a woman, believed to ...

14 Apr 2017 at 11:32

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