RUMOUR that the government is to cut funding to local authorities by 10%, was raised by city manager Tom Mackey at a recent meeting, where it emerged that while the city coffers were in good nick, developers were finding it difficult to source loans. Responding to a query from Cllr Pat Kennedy, Mr Mackey warned […]
Mozart Masterpieces
Irish Chamber Orchestra return with a duo of concerts in Limerick on Thursday 7th October (University Concert Hall) and in Dublin (RDS Concert Hall) on Saturday 9th October @8pm. The concert features Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 – perhaps his greatest work, packed with some of the most recognised melodies in music – as well as […]
Catherine Hayes – the Limerick Nightingale
(1818-1861) Catherine Hayes was a legend in her own lifetime and afterwards. She was born at 4 Patrick Street, Limerick, the third daughter of Arthur and Mary Hayes. Her father who was Bandmaster of the Limerick City Militia deserted his family causing great financial distress. The young Catherine Hayes helped her cousin, Mrs Carroll who […]
Protests as Taoiseach opens new University of Limerick centre
A LARGE garda presence was maintained at the University of Limerick during the opening of the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance. Members of the Socialist Youth party were present outside the academy, but An Taoiseach Brian Cowen made the strategic move of avoiding the entrance at the front door. The group carried placards […]
Forgotten visit by Richard Nixon to Limerick to be recalled in RTE radio broadcast
A MAJOR radio documentary examining the visit of United States President Richard Nixon to Limerick will be broadcast this weekend. Entitled ‘The Forgotten Visit’, it will be broadcast on RTE Radio 1 on Saturday, October 2 at 6.05pm. The 37th President of the United States and the only one to resign from office, visited Ireland […]
Limerick DJ spends 95 hours living in a window
HUNDREDS of people gathered at Thomas Street last saturday to welcome radio presenter Mark Whelan out of the window of Brown Thomas. Mark, who presents the breakfast show on Limerick’s Live 95FM entered the window on Tuesday afternoon as part of a unique charity event. Mark lived in the window for 95 hours and during […]
University of Limerick doctorate for founding president Ed Walsh
IT HAS been 12 years since Dr Edward Walsh left the university he founded, but yesterday he was finally presented with an honorary doctorate from UL. After serving as university president for 28 years, Dr Walsh said yesterday: “This is the greatest honour of my life.” “My life has been so much associated with the […]
Hayes returns for Munster
Munster coach Tony McGahan has named John Hayes in a 29 man squad in what is otherwise an unchanged squad for the Magners League clash with Leinster at the Aviva Stadium this weekend. With new long-term injuries in the backline to Felix Jones and ian Dowling and the continued absence of Keith Earls, McGahan may […]
Lee ready for big US fight
Lee ready for big US fight AS THE pace hots up for Limerick boxing, Andy Lee is set to continue his hunt for glory when he takes on 40-year-old American middleweight, Troy Lowry (27 won – 10 lost) this Saturday at the Horseshoe casino, Hammond, Indiana. Lee has always said that he would take one […]