Students have been left shocked and upset by an “insensitive” reminder of a bus crash in a pre-Leaving Cert exam.

The legend around Irish hockey hero Róisín Upton's winning penalty has grown all the more impressive.

Sixty minutes is all that separates Kildimo-Pallaskenry from senior hurling, 60 years after the club were almost lost to the game for good.

Journalists Alan Owens and Andrew Carey have been appointed as communications officers at University of Limerick.

There are currently 14 patients showing symptoms of diarrhea and vomiting in two wards.

Funeral arrangements have been announced for tragic mother of three Marie Downey and her infant son Darragh, who both died at Cork University Maternity Hospital, four days after little Darragh’s birth.

A garda investigation is ongoing into allegations of serious online abuse and harassment of Munster Rugby players.

Latest: Firefighters spent several hours tackling a major fire at a building which previously housed the old Limerick Leader newspaper printing press works.

Ireland played a significant role in the Thailand cave rescue mission making three major contributions from supplying a diver, equipment, and the pump.

A number of GPs in Limerick are charging pensioners with medical cards for the flu vaccine.

The president of the University of Limerick has said there is “no evidence of anything illegal” in any of the allegations against the university.

Latest:A review is to be conducted into the cause of a fire on the site of Adare Manor.

THE widow of Irish and Munster rugby legend, Anthony "Axel" Foley, collected a Lifetime Achievement award, Wednesday, in recognition of his service to sport, four months after his sudden death.

A prisoner was injured during a failed attempt to escape today, the Limerick Leader reported today.

President of the University of Limerick, Prof Don Barry yesterday dismissed claims that two staff members had been offered ‘hush money’ to withdraw complaints about improper financial practices at the college.

Brenda Sexton opened her women’s shop on Saturday morning, as she has for 60 years. But that day it changed, sadly.

As a nation, we really love our random news stories, and we’re well aware that some of it sounds like spoof news - which is probably why Waterford Whispers’ is such a popular website.

A coffin was brought along to a protest in Co Limerick yesterday where over 200 residents warned their town faces a death sentence.

Dolores O’Riordan has denied she was drunk on a flight from New York to Shannon last week, describing the alleged assault of an air hostess as "an accident".

It's been flooded with complaints of incompetency, and now Irish Water has referred to Bruree – once home to President Eamon de Valera – as "Brewery".

Des O’Malley’s much-anticipated memoir detailing over three decades spent in the Dáil cauldron is bound to ruffle a few feathers, the author has admitted.

Former Limerick inter-county hurler Dave Clarke is to join the county’s backroom staff in the wake of Donal O’ Grady’s shock resignation last month.

The Johnston Press media group has sold its fourteen regional newspaper titles to Iconic Newspapers Limited, a company run by British advertising executive Malcolm Denmark.

GAA president Liam O'Neill has apologised for the Hawk Eye error that denied the Limerick minor hurlers a legitimate point during the All-Ireland semi-final against Galway at Croke Park in August.

Investigations are under way into the cause of a fire at Limerick University hospital yesterday evening.

TV presenter and model agent Celia Holman Lee is suing the Limerick pub run by former Ireland and Munster rugby star Jerry Flannery over a fall she claims occurred in the premises.

Jerry Gilson holds her grandfather’s All-Ireland football medal in her hand and suggests the white background of my notepad will help the picture I’m taking comes out right.

A photographic exhibition has unexpectedly revealed an image of a Limerick boy whose murder was to set in train the vicious feud which caused death and bloodshed in the city for nearly 20 years.

Hundreds of mourners attended the funeral Mass of twin brothers who were found dead in their apartment in Limerick City last week.

Advertising revenue at Johnston Press’ Irish operations fell by just over 19% last year, to £8.9m (€11m).

IN her column Colette Browne (Opinion, dec 21) attacked the Limerick Leader for failing to follow the lead of four national newspapers, the Irish Examiner included, by publishing the names and addresses of 21 men who appeared at Limerick District Court as a result of a garda operation targeting the soliciting of prostitutes.

ONLY in Ireland could a situation arise in which gardaí face unprecedented public opprobrium for doing their jobs.

A MONK at Glenstal Abbey boarding school in Limerick has been removed from contact with students following an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor in England.

A TOP consultant who has warned of major cutbacks at the Mid-Western Regional Hospital has been told by Finance Minister Michael Noonan there is no more money and the hospital will have to make do with it’s allocated budget.

TALKS are continuing between management and staff at a weekly newspaper in Co Cork amid a second phase of rationalisation which is likely to include cuts to employees’ wages.

Reporters at the Leinster Leader, Limerick Leader, the Leinster Express, the Offaly Express and the Clonmel Nationalist, are to stage a one-day work stoppage next Tuesday.

REPORTERS at some of the country’s top provincial newspapers are to strike next Tuesday over management plans to use a new production system to get rid of a number of sub-editors.

THERE are fears one of the country’s top provincial newspapers, the Limerick Leader, will have its operations scaled back if it is printed outside the country by its British owners.