Culture News Tourism

Three Limerick trails to discover this May Bank Holiday weekend

By Jack Mullen 30 April 2021

Image courtesy of http://limerickvoice.com/ Limerick City and County Council is encouraging you to get out and about and discover your city this May Bank Holiday. While the May Bank Holiday Weekend is synonymous with Riverfest, it is not possible to host the event this year due to Covid. So instead the Council in partnership with […]

Environment Health News

Limerick, Clare, Tipperary and Cork Are Collaborating On A New Social Media Campaign To Combat Dog Litter

By Jack Mullen 26 April 2021

Limerick City and County Council along with Clare, Cork, and Tipperary local authorities are collaborating on a new social media campaign to combat dog litter. This campaign will take place from Wednesday 28 April to Monday 03 May, to coincide with the May Bank Holiday where more people than ever will be expected to be […]

Culture News Tourism

Exploring Limerick’s Street Art

By Jack Mullen 14 April 2021

Renowned street artists from all over the world come to Limerick to make their mark, and what they leave behind are vibrant, evocative, uniting murals and messages. Here’s a collection of some of Limerick’s most stunning street art as photographed by the Dodo Reddan One of Limerick’s most colourful and memorable characters is immortalised in […]

Business Health Housing News

Major Transformational Projects Proposed for Limerick

By Jack Mullen 11 February 2021

Image courtesy of Limerick County Council. Limerick City and County Council has announced a major transformational development proposal across three key sites in Limerick City in an investment in the region of €400m, including a new state-of-the-art medical facility and the creation of over 200 construction jobs across the sites. The three key sites are […]

Environment News Technology

Limerick Mayor calls for cross department approach to maximise floating offshore wind opportunity

By Jack Mullen 9 December 2020

THE Mayor of the City and County of Limerick, Cllr Michael Collins, has called for a cross-department taskforce to be put in place to realise the unprecedented opportunity for the Mid-West and Ireland as a whole from the floating offshore wind potential for the West Coast and Shannon Estuary. Welcoming a report published today by […]

Feature News

Rural Development Fund Of €2.3m To Benefit Key Projects Across County Limerick

By Nick Fitzgerald 6 July 2018

According to Limerick City and County Council, the fund also has the potential to leverage an additional €15 million for the projects. The allocation of a new €2.3 million Rural Development Fund will benefit six key tourism projects across towns and villages in County Limerick. An extension of the Greenway from UL to Montpelier via […]

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Late Garda Jerry McCabe To Be Awarded Freedom Of Limerick

By Nick Fitzgerald 15 June 2018

The late detective garda Jerry McCabe is to be awarded with the Freedom of Limerick, along with his partner, retired detective garda Ben O’Sullivan. The decision follows a special meeting of Limerick City and County Council where there was unanimous agreement. The Freedom of Limerick is the highest honour that can be bestowed upon an individual […]

Housing News

Master-Planning Team Appointed For Mungret Development In Limerick

By Nick Fitzgerald 23 May 2018

A master-planning team has been appointed to supervise a 64 acre housing development project at Mungret Park in County Limerick. Limerick Twenty Thirty DAC has said they’ve taken the initial step in the programme for the phased development of the residential site. The team will now embark on the master-planning of the site, a process […]

News

A Week-Long Series Of African Cultural Events In Limerick

By Nick Fitzgerald 22 May 2018

In celebration of Africa Day (May 25th), now in its 13th year, a series of free events are being delivered through Limerick City and County Council and Doras Luimní across the county. The week long Irish Aid supported programme will highlight the importance of African culture and the rejoice in Limerick’s rich diversity, while giving voice to […]

Feature Technology

Free High Speed Wi-Fi Introduced To Limerick City Centre

By Nick Fitzgerald 19 April 2018

Free high speed Wi-Fi has been introduced to Limerick city centre with plans to investigate the rollout of the scheme elsewhere in the city and county towns in 2018. Implemented by Limerick City and County Council, the pilot Limerick.ie free Wi-Fi initiative is the first of its kind across Ireland. This innovative scheme provides Wi-Fi access […]

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14 Limerick Towns To Benefit From 44 Advanced CCTV Cameras

By Nick Fitzgerald 11 December 2017

A total of 14 towns in Limerick are to benefit from 44 high spec CCTV Smart Cameras as part of a major expansion of the CCTV network by Limerick City and County Council. Contracts have been signed between Limerick City and County Council and Roadbridge to install the high quality cameras in 24 new locations […]

Housing

Construction Work Has Started For New Homes At St Mary’s Park Estate In Limerick

By Nick Fitzgerald 15 November 2017

Construction work has begun to create 12 new homes at St Mary’s Park estate in Limerick. The houses are expected to be completed by the end of 2018. Funded by the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government under its Rebuilding Ireland programme, an additional seven units will be built, bringing a total of 19 units to […]