LIMERICK has emerged as the most affordable of Ireland’s four cities for third-level student accommodation. A survey compiled by the accommodation office at Limerick Institute of Technology shows that the city beats Cork, Dublin and Galway when it comes to all types of accommodation.The information was gathered from accommodation office websites, letting websites, direct contacts […]
Mayor of Limerick, Cllr Gerry McLoughlin ready to hand on the baton
MAYOR Gerry McLoughlin is reaching the end of what he has described as “the most amazing” 12 months of his life. The rugby legend says he has preferred his time wearing the red robe of Limerick City Council to the period wearing the same coloured Munster jersey. On Monday night next, he will hand over […]
Limerick City of Culture Appoints New Artistic Director
The governing board of Limerick City of Culture 2014 has announced that Karl Wallace has been appointed as Artistic Director. Karl Wallace, originally from London in the UK is the current chief executive of Siamsa Tire, Home of National Folk Theatre of Ireland and will take up his position in Limerick next month. Mr Wallace […]
St Joseph’s Hospital Records Dating Back Almost 200 Years to be Preserved by Limerick City Archives
A fascinating insight into Limerick’s social history has been unlocked with the transfer of almost two hundred years of records from St Joseph’s Hospital to Limerick City Archives. The St. Joseph’s Hospital Archive Collection has been transferred from the Health Services Executive (HSE) to Limerick City Archives on long term loan. The transfer of records […]
Homeless centre in Limerick to create 40 jobs
FORTY construction jobs will be created in Limerick over the next 18 months, as the Brother Stephen Russell House is set to be demolished and replaced by a new €4m centre. Br Russell House on Mulgrave Street in Limerick has been providing care for homeless men in the city for more than three decades, but […]
Easter return for city centre bus service in Limerick
BUS services in Lord Edward Street, which were axed in Bus Eireann’s timetable shake-up, are to be restored next month. In September last year, Bus Eireann changed its timetables, in a move which saw direct services between Raheen, Dooradoyle and Westbury. But certain parts of the city were cut out of the loop, including Lord […]
Call for full probe in Facebook slur photo incident in Limerick school
THE principal of a Limerick school that suspended 28 students after they ‘liked’ an offensive post on Facebook has called on the Data Protection Commissioner to carry out a full out a full investigation into the issues surrounding the case. Noel Malone, principal of Colaiste Chiarain, Croom, wants the Data Protection Commissioner and the Department […]
Saint Patrick’s Day in Limerick City
MORE than 50,000 people lined the streets of Limerick city for this year’s Saint Patrick’s Day parade. The parade – the biggest outside Dublin – saw more than 100 different groups and organisations march from Sarsfield Barracks through the city centre to Island Road. A giant Saint Patrick led more than 4,000 participants, including 285 […]
St Patrick’s Day: Limerick celebrates
Tens of thousands of people are set to take part in St Patrick’s Day celebrations across Limerick today. In addition to the eight parades which are taking place in the city and county today, there are dozens of other festivals and events taking place in honour of our national saint. Several well-known buildings such as […]








