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They Dreamed and they Died: New exhibition opens in Limerick

A TREASURE trove of artefacts and historical gems, depicting a life of peace and struggle in 1916, were officially launched on the monumental Proclamation Day, on Tuesday night in Limerick. Welcomed by a crowd of history buffs of all ages, members ...

18 Mar 2016 at 15:00

What's On

Artist weaves a web of lace at Limerick's Merchant's Quay

AN extraordinary piece of art is weaving its way around a public space at City Hall. The installation, by renowned Polish artist NeSpoon, is inspired by Limerick’s lace heritage and was unveiled this week. The weblike artwork – made from lace and ...

29 Sept 2016 at 07:10

Business

Visitor numbers double to relocated Limerick Museum

VISITOR numbers to the Limerick Museum have more than doubled since it reopened last May at the Franciscan Friary on Henry Street. In the last six months of 2017, visitor numbers to the museum doubled to 11,000, curator Dr Matt Potter told a ...

29 Jan 2018 at 06:02

Education

Key cultural bodies team up to nurture Limerick history

A SIGNIFICANT step in the nurturing of Limerick’s history was taken recently at City Hall with the awarding of the inaugural Limerick Museum & Archives Scholarship, a joint project between Limerick Museum & Archives and the University of ...

15 Feb 2016 at 13:00

Nostalgia

Councillor wants more prominence given to Limerick Soviet exhibition

LIMERICK councillor Cian Prendiville has called on the local authority to give more prominence to an exhibit on an often-forgotten piece of history. The Limerick Soviet, which took place between April 15 and 27 1919, saw a general ...

11 Jul 2017 at 06:56

Nostalgia

WATCH: A new portal to 9,500 years of local history in Limerick

MORE THAN 55,000 historical items that tell the 9,500-year story of Limerick city and county have been relocated to one of the city's most notable Georgian era buildings. This mass movement of ancient artefacts — dating from the ...

29 May 2017 at 17:20

Community

Pigtown Pride: Bacon industry chronicled in new Limerick publication

IF LIMERICK is famed for one thing, it’s for bringing home the bacon. And plenty of never seen before photographs in a new book, titled Pigtown – A History of Limerick’s Bacon Industry, show in detail one of the city’s biggest ...

10 Feb 2017 at 07:05

Business

SLIDESHOW: Limerick Museum opens doors to its new home in the city

LIMERICK Museum has opened the doors to its brand new home in the heart of Limerick city - at the former Franciscan Friary on Henry Street. The museum, which houses one of the largest collections of any Irish museum and is ...

31 May 2017 at 12:59

Local News

111-year-old Limerick Museum breaks record for its highest number of visitors

THE HISTORICAL Limerick Museum beat its record for highest number of visitors in its 111-year lifespan last year, it has been announced. Limerick City and County Council said it had 23,159 people walking through its doors ...

12 Jan 2019 at 06:01

Local News

‘Enviable collection’ on display at new Limerick museum

A VERITABLE treasure trove of Limerick memorabilia is to go on display at the city's newest museum. For the last few months, historian Dr Rose-Anne White of the Limerick Civic Trust has been putting together an enviable ...

19 Aug 2019 at 13:45

What's On

Limerick museums to receive €26,000 boost

Local museums are to benefit from a funding boost of €26,000, following a cash injection from Dublin. Fine Gael Senator Kirean O’Donnell said: “My colleague, the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, ...

03 Jul 2019 at 11:45

What's On

Artist Cindy Fogarty showcases her Dimensions at Limerick Museum

A NEW exhibition by one of Limerick’s best-known contemporary artists Cindy Fogarty has opened at Limerick Museum. Dimensions is an overarching depiction of our post-modern experience, which crosses the ...

05 Oct 2018 at 17:00

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