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Irish funerals go live on the internet

Members of the Irish Diaspora who are unable to travel to Ireland to attend family funerals are set to benefit from a newly launched service providing internet broadcasts of Irish funeral services to clients. ‘Funerals Live’ is the brainchild of County Clare businessman Alan Foudy who has announced plans to create up to 10 new […]

Limerick brothers launch their online payment services business in Ireland

Limerick’s youngest multi-millionaire brothers came back home from Silicon Valley this week to launch their online payment services business, called Stripe, in Ireland. Valued at $0.5 billion by technology analysts in the US, Stripe is backed by Peter Thiel, the first investor in Facebook and a founder of Paypal. However, the former Castletroy College students, […]

Share your stories!

August 20, 2021 By Dominic Taylor Leave a Comment

Do you have a story you'd like to share with the local community on Limerick.com? E-Mail news@limerick.com Send us your pictures Send images or add them to your story and we'll publish the best. We welcome all contributions! All content is moderated before … [Read More...]

Jim Kemmy archives launched at University of Limerick

September 21, 2013 By Joe Taylor Leave a Comment

September 25 next will mark the 16th anniversary of the passing of the late, great TD and Limerick Mayor Jim Kemmy. But the stonemason, trade unionist, politician and historian is still remembered as strongly as ever. While being treated for bone marrow cancer in St James’s hospital in Dublin … [Read More...]

Local Business On The Web

December 27, 2011 By Joe Taylor Leave a Comment

On this page we endeavour to provide a selection of local businesses and trades (in no particular order) throughout Limerick City and County Limerick with a link to their websites. The main goal of the page is to encourage local searchers to utilise local businesses in the Limerick and surrounding … [Read More...]

The Ark Tavern, Corbally

November 9, 2021 By John Donnelly Leave a Comment

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St Mary’s Fife & Drum Band 1970 on O’Connell Street outside what now is Penny’s.

November 30, 2021 By John Donnelly Leave a Comment

Come and hear the band play again this coming Saturday 4th Dec 3pm in St Mary's Cathedral for the launch of Derek Mulcahy's book 'The Leader of the Band'. … [Read More...]

New novel Shanagolden by Limerick writer has blockbuster potential

August 5, 2013 By Joe Taylor Leave a Comment

A new book which had two launches in Limerick this week has all the ingredients to be a ”blockbuster” film or television series. That was the verdict of Limerick Leader deputy editor, Eugene Phelan, who launched the novel Shanagolden by John Redington,(Seán Ó Roideacháin)in Limerick on Tuesday … [Read More...]

A&E at Limerick Regional will not be closing insists HSE

July 13, 2011 By Joe Taylor

THE Health Service Executive is insisting there is “no question” of the Accident and Emergency department at the Mid Western Regional Hospital in Dooradoyle having to close … [Read More...]

Write Now: A Practical Guide to Becoming a Writer – Kieran Beville

September 27, 2021 By Dominic Taylor Leave a Comment

Write Now: A Practical Guide to Becoming a Writer by Kieran Beville from the Limerick Writers' Centre is a helpful book. As it states on the cover it is practical and covers a lot of ground. It begins with self-analysis – with a view to discovering if you have the personal qualities needed to … [Read More...]

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