The announcement that 850 new homes are to be created on lands at Mungret concerns me. There can be no doubt that new housing is badly needed in Limerick. There are reasons to celebrate the creation of the biggest residential development being seen outside Dublin. Limerick is preparing itself for expected population growth. For almost a decade the Limerick message …

There was an article in the Journal.ie last week that focused on the regeneration of Westport. But how is Limerick faring? The word regeneration is one we have become very accustomed to using here in Limerick over the past decade. It is a word that has become associated with knocking houses, relocating communities and attempting to solve issues of social …

Dolan’s Limerick has been named the Best Entertainment Experience in the world at the annual Irish Pubs Global Awards which were held in the Mansion House in Dublin last night. Dolan’s took away two awards from last night’s ceremony. Along with the Best Entertainment Pub in the Global category, the pub also received the Best Entertainment Experience in Ireland award. …

Limerick actress, Michelle Fox has just been cast as a regular in the popular BBC drama Casualty and is also filming a new series alongside Hugh Grant. In 2010 Limerick Youth Theatre presented ‘Women in Power’, Kenneth McLeish’s adaptation of Aristophane’s ‘Women in Assembly’. The poster for the show was captivating. Central to the poster was an image that featured …

I found myself listening to RTE Radio 1 the one morning last week. During an ad break during the Sean O’Rourke show a thirty second ad gave details for the first I.NY Festival which is to be held in Limerick from this Thursday until October 15th. Forgive me if I am wrong but this was one of the first times …

STATS to create 130 jobs in Limerick – The Mayor of the City and County of Limerick Cllr Stephen Keary has welcomed the announcement that 130 full and part-time jobs are being created in Limerick city centre by US firm STATS. STATS, the worldwide leader in sports data and intelligence, today announced the opening of a new office in Limerick which will …

The organizers of the I.NY Festival which takes place in Limerick from Oct 5-15 have announced that Dr Jane O’Meara Sanders, wife of Bernie Sanders, is to speak at the Festival. Dr Sanders will be speaking as part of the Annie Moore Talks series which is an aspect of the new festival that will welcome speakers and panelists from Ireland and New …

This week has been a particularly good news week for Shannon Airport as it welcomed two significant new routes which are set to commence in 2017. The good news comes despite a CSO report which highlighted a small drop in passenger numbers in Q2 2017. First came the announcement by Air Canada of a new direct service from Shannon to …

Countdown is on for sixth Limerick Jazz Festival 2017   Limerick city will host top international and Irish artists for the sixth annual Limerick Jazz Festival, which runs from 21 to 24 September 2017 at venues across Limerick. This year’s headline acts are: Multi award-winning saxophonist and MC Soweto Kinch and his trio play Dolan’s Upstairs at 10.30pm on Friday 22 Sept The Dublin City Jazz Orchestra and …

Described as one of this year’s ‘most powerful mental health awareness videos’ ‘If Only’ has been produced by Ibrahim and released to coincide with World Suicide Awareness Day 2017. A powerful short film, written, produced and directed by former Mr World, Limerick-man Kamal Ibrahim has been released today. ‘If Only’ is the title of the project which has seen Navan-based Psychotherapist Melissa …