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Killaloe walkway to be extended

Clare County Council has commenced work on developing a walkway along the shore of Lough Derg from Killaloe to Ballycuggeran and Two Mile Gate. The existing 0.5km walkway runs from the centre of Killaloe to Brian Ború’s Fort (Beal Ború). Work on the 1.8km extension to the walkway is expected to be completed by the […]

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...]

Ireland’s top craft breweries gather in Doolin

August 23, 2015 By Joe Taylor Leave a Comment

Ireland's top craft beer breweries and bluegrass and roots musicians participated in the 2015 Doolin Craft Beer & Roots Festival at the weekend. The largest event of its kind outside of Dublin was hosted on the grounds of Hotel Doolin in County Clare. Featuring pub music sessions and stalls … [Read More...]

History of Irish Coffee

October 10, 2010 By Joe Taylor Leave a Comment

In 1942 Joe Sheridan was a chef at the flying-boat seaport of Foynes. At this time all transatlantic passenger flights were undertaken by flying boat - a craft that enabled sea landings in the case of emergencies, such as poor weather or lack of fuel. The flying boats carried some thirty people … [Read More...]

Athea retains Limerick In Bloom title

October 24, 2014 By Joe Taylor Leave a Comment

For the second year running, the West Limerick village of Athea has been named the overall winner of the Limerick In Bloom competition. 44 other community groups throughout County Limerick were honoured for their participation in the annual competition, now in its seventh year, at an awards … [Read More...]

Eyes to the skies for Foynes Air Show

July 6, 2015 By Joe Taylor Leave a Comment

– Event to feature SAR display, Russian MiG, WW2 aircraft and aerobatics performances One of the largest search and rescue (SAR) training exercises ever undertaken in Ireland will open the 2015 Foynes Air Show on Sunday, 26th July hop over to here. The Irish Air Corps, Naval … [Read More...]

Soul Songs – a collection of poetry by Kieran Beville (Revival Press, 2020). Review by Ciarán O’ Driscoll, poet and member of Aosdána

September 28, 2021 By Dominic Taylor Leave a Comment

In this collection, Kieran Beville’s exuberance and energy are refreshing and infectious. The range of emotions and occasions are many in its celebration of love and its grieving for loss of love and attendant loneliness. The tirade against Trump’s America and American colonialism, reminiscent of a … [Read More...]

Now my feet are planted in a far off land

October 10, 2010 By Joe Taylor 2 Comments

I have read many little stories from the beautiful writers of Limerick, sure enough, some are maybe my school mates whom I have little recollection of now since 60 odd years have been like a slow drawn blotter on the blackboard of my life, erasing,erasing with that terrible screech every now and … [Read More...]

New Limerick Marketing Company tasked with increasing tourists to county

July 29, 2013 By Joe Taylor Leave a Comment

Limerick could be welcoming more than a quarter of a million business and leisure tourists by 2018 if a new marketing company meets its targets. This week, the Limerick Marketing Company was formally put in place before more than 50 local business and tourism representatives at the Clarion … [Read More...]

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