As Limerick city centre stands on the cusp of massive transformation through major initiatives by the Limerick City/County Council and the University of Limerick, three businesswomen who steered commercial ventures for decades amid great challenges, are now looking forward to exciting times in the projected new capital of the Mid-West.

ONE of Limerick’s longest established shops which faced closure with the introduction of a new law on the sale of tobacco tomorrow is set to puff on thanks to a special exemption.

FIDEL Castro’s resignation as president of Cuba could have implications not just for the political world but for the price of America’s forbidden fruit — the Cuban cigar.