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A Limerick ‘Finger Lickin” Good Team from the 70s – Can You Name Them?

NCW’s Pat McLoughlin a Sincere Storyteller

THE LIMERICK WRITERS’ CENTRE is pleased to announce the launch of Just One More Thing – a Collection of Short Stories by Pat McLoughlin Fri 10th Sept 2021 8pm Longcourt House Hotel, Newcastle West, Co Limerick It will be launched by author Donal Ryan. This collection of short fiction was a joy to read. Pat […]

The Limerick Chronicle 1976 Front Page

The Limerick Chronicle was founded in 1768 by John Ferrar who was a prominent bookseller and printer in Limerick. The Limerick Chronicle is reputed to be the longest running newspaper in Ireland, but it is now largely forgotten about since it was subsumed into it’s sister paper the Limerick Leader. here’s a front page from […]

The Sky’s the Limit for New Album Release

A new album of songs based on the locally best-selling book Pulling Back the Clouds by author Kieran Beville has taken to the airways. The songs written and performed by Dominic Taylor, the publisher of the book and the director of the Limerick Writers’ Centre was released in May 2021. The album of the book, also […]

Thumps Up as Hands in Harmony Deaf Choir together with Independent Local Candidates Des & Ruth Scoop Riverfest BBQ

Independent Local Election candidates Des Hayes and Ruth Clarke celebrated with Limericks Deaf Community and the Hands in Harmony Deaf Choir after scooping the overall runners up prize in the Riverfest International BBQ on Limericks beautifully sunny boardwalk. The BBQ team of Ruth Clarke, Mary Kiely, Emily, Theodora and Des Hayes. “ What a great […]

Lost Photo drives ‘Team Iona’ in TLC5

North Circular road man Des Hayes and Ruth Clarke found a photo taken back in the 1970’s of the clean up of Iona Drive on the North Circular Road by the ‘Kids on the Street’. This sparked a journey of finding the people in the picture and getting them back on the drive on Good […]

Council Wins Public Sector Magazine Award

Public Sector Magazine has announced Limerick City and County Council as one of the principal winners in the publication’s award scheme.A Dog’s Purpose 2017 movie trailer The Local Authority’s Economic Development & Planning Department has been named outright winner of the Business Services Management Award category of the magazine’s annual ‘Excellence in Business’ Awards to […]

PLANNING APPLICATIONS FROM 17/04/15 TO 23/04/15

Application Type Codes referred to below: P – Planning Permission R – Retention Download full planning details here… NAME AREA TYPE Gearoid & Ann Marie Yelverton Lisnagry P John & Roisin Cleary Ballinacurra Road P Limerick City East Educate Together School Mungret R Les Byrne Rosbrien R Lorna Ryan Crecora P University of Limerick Plassey R Mike […]

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