Limerick is to capitalise on its reputation of being Ireland’s Sporting Capital with the announcement that it is to bid to establish a National Sports Cluster in the region. The bid comes following the announcement of a €60m Enterprise Ireland Competitive Regional Enterprise Development Fund, which aim to support major new collaborative and innovative initiatives that can make a significant impact …

A big Limerick welcome to Freshii, the leading global healthy eating fast food restaurant chain, who this week opened on 12 Thomas Street creating 10 full time and part time jobs. The Limerick opening is part of Freshii’s plans to double its restaurant numbers in Ireland from six to at least twelve in the first six months of 2017. Since …

Over the past week all eyes have been on O’Connell St as preliminary works commenced in the lead up to a significant investment due to happen on the street in the coming months. This blog along with other portals have already looked at the O’Connell St revitalisation project. Final designs are yet to be announced. That story is for another …

The creation of ‘eN – The Centre for Entrepreneurs’ will see CBS Sexton St in Limerick become home to Ireland’s first second level Centre for Entrepreneurs The Minister for Education Richard Bruton has formally announced plans for the development of Ireland’s first Centre for Entrepreneurs to be located on the campus of an Irish second level school. The pilot project, branded …

It is said that the Great Pyramid of Giza took around 15 years to build. The Titanic took just over 2 years. The Empire State Building took 410 days to reach completion in 1931. And now, in what felt like one of the longest pre-planning periods in development history, Limerick’s International Gardens project has arrived at the stage where builders can …

Gardens International Office kicks off wider programme that will attract 5,000 jobs in next five years The most transformational and largest commercial property development programme outside the capital kicks off tomorrow (Tuesday) as work begins on the first Limerick Twenty Thirty contract. The 100,000 sq ft Gardens International Office on Henry Street will be the first speculative build under the …

Earlier in the week, I wrote a piece suggesting that Bus Eireann need to radically rethink their route structure in Limerick city before public transport is anywhere near become the go-to method of transport here. Following the post going on social media I was contacted by Shane Hickey. Shane’s story was one I really wanted to capture. Now based in …

One of the perks of living and working in the city is the fact that getting around is so simple. Despite being one of Ireland’s major cities our core city centre is relatively small. I don’t drive. I never have had to. Most of my life has been spend living in urban centres or, for a period, living at sea. …

Limerick Northern Distributor Road has potential to unlock capacity constraints and trigger further inward investment – say major employers Failure to develop Limerick’s planned Northern Distributor Road would impact negatively on future investment potential and jobs at the National Technology Park, leading multi-national employers and the IDA have said. In an unprecedented move that reemphasises the need for the new …

The reaction to last week’s act of juvenile vandalism on the Treaty Stone was interesting. As was widely reported, one of our city’s most iconic monuments was daubed with paint over the course of last Tuesday evening. As the sun rose on Wednesday the condemnations started. Thugs, ignoramuses, vandals, criminals and urchins – just some of the words used to …