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Sweet and sardonic in equal measures, Emma Langford is a songwriters’ songwriter. The Limerick woman almost lost her voice to nodules as a child; a voice now hailed as an inimitable, national treasure. She creates work that fuses trad, folk, and jazz; her writing and performance are a celebration of this nation’s tradition of storytelling. […]
Limerick poet John Liddy’s eleventh poetry collection Arias of Consolation is his most ambitious yet, focusing entirely on the familiar Liddy territory of Limerick. The book is published by Revival Press, an imprint of The Limerick Writers’ Centre, under their Community Publishing initiative and will be launched by Professor Eoin Devereux of the University of Limerick on Sept […]
A MASTERPLAN is being developed which looks set to see up to 800 affordable homes at the former Limerick Racecourse site. The Limerick Leader can exclusively reveal that developers are set to hold talks with the council and An Bord Pleanala on a massive new project for the 116-acre Greenpark site, which has lain idle […]
HERE’S a smell of slurry in the air on the drive to Kilmallock which mirrors the feeling on the ground says Independent Limerick County candidate, Richard O’Donoghue. “People are sick of political bull,” he declares on the town’s Main Street. Farmers are emptying slurry tanks and Mr O’Donoghue is emptying both barrels. “People are supporting […]
Another loss to this star-studded team but the gap seems to be narrowing if you compare this result to the previous semi-final meetings (32-16 in Coventry in April and 26-10 in the Aviva two years previously). It is disappointing not to have shared the spoils 5-5 from the head-to-head. Instead the defending champions have the […]
Posted by Gayl – WestTerraceView: The crowd had started to make their way to the exits when the ball was kicked out of play after eighty minutes before we realised that the game was not yet over. Foul play had to be reviewed as the players were no doubt wishing they could head for shelter. […]
The Social Democrats have tabled a motion of no confidence in Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy and if the motions passes, your Christmas plans may well have to be cancelled. After announcing the move this morning, the motion will officially be tabled next week. Already adding an extra significance to the four by-elections this Friday, […]
Some Racquet out at Limerick Lawn! Pictured above at the Launch were: Aidan Lyddy, Keanes jewellers, Gerry Clancy, President, Christy Costelloe, Squash Captain, Kathleen Tierney, Club Secretary and Desmond Hayes. Entries are now open for the Keanes Jewellers sponsored Business Tennis and Squash League 2019. After several years of great success, the Limerick Lawn Tennis […]
FOLLOWING last week’s fire on a plane carrying US troops at Shannon peace activists have confirmed that there will be a major anti-war conference in Limerick and Shannon in October. International speakers have been lined up for the rally at the South Court Hotel, Raheen on Saturday October 5, which will be followed by a […]
