The Environment Minister John Gormley has said demand for water and electricity has reached record levels due to the ongoing cold snap.

HALLOWE’EN is almost here, a time when long nights and more hours of darkness are ushered in. But, in a world that has become obsessed with light, there are many urban areas where darkness scarcely exists any more and the sight of star-speckled skies is a rarity.

HOSTILITIES between Junior Minister Tim O’Malley and Limerick Mayor Diarmuid Scully intensified yesterday over the vexed boundary extension issue.

EUROPEAN Commission President Romano Prodi will be given an aerial tour of the ambitious €1 billion Limerick Riverside City Project today.