Fianna Fáil is back down to just one candidate in Limerick County after Cllr Eddie Ryan withdrew from the ticket - just twelve hours after he was added.

This year is the centenary year of the Limerick Soviet.

Irish Water is looking to add a chemical to the water supply in Limerick to reduce the levels of lead found in the supply.

Sinn Féin’s ard fheis in Derry was a fast-paced bellicose gathering of a party hungry for power and baring its teeth before next year’s general election.

Sinn Féin delegates have backed a controversial motion to ban any British royal or government member from attending the 1916 Rising commemorations, despite a plea that the move will embarrass the party’s leadership.

Limerick’s City and County Council yesterday voted to create a second mayor’s role in a move to end confusion over chains of office.