Feuding between families is so bad in one city community that gardaí have to be called to protect children in the school playground.

One of the largest communities involved in the Limerick regeneration project — which has had €100m spent on it to date — has pulled out of the process.

It is to be hoped that Government will emerge from their financial stupor, over the coming days, and make provision for the payment of a Christmas welfare bonus, in December.

The man leading the regeneration of Limerick’s problem areas has defended the work but warns the progress made must not be lost, writes Stephen Rogers

In the first of a two-part series on Limerick Regeneration, David Young talks to locals who are disillusioned by broken promises and broken homes

THE Government is expected to give the go-ahead to a €12 million housing project in Moyross before Christmas, the head of the regeneration agency said.

SMALL businesses in run-down parts of Limerick yesterday got a stamp of approval from a high-powered enterprise academy.

BUILDING is finally set to commence on one of the country’s largest regeneration programmes, after contracts for a €5.5 million development in Limerick’s Moyross housing estate were signed yesterday.

JOHN Fitzgerald is on seven of the most influential boards in the controversial quango sector.

THE full extent of doubling up across hundreds of publicly-funded quangos has been revealed for the first time, with more than 300 people sitting on at least two state bodies.

EVEN in a week when the news was dominated by the findings of the Moriarty Tribunal and the battle to save the corporation tax rate, community violence in Limerick still featured in the headlines.

MORE than 20 people a day joined the dole queue in Limerick city and county during January.

The head of the Limerick regeneration project has insisted the plug is not being pulled on the ambitious scheme

AS Limerick today marks a black first anniversary of the Dell closure announcement with the loss of 2,000 jobs, the Government was accused of failing to make any meaningful response to the unemployment crisis in the city.

PRE-PLANNING works on the Limerick regeneration scheme are under threat.

LIMERICK FC chief executive, Andrew Mawhinney, has stepped down from the post.

SPORT and music are to be brought into Limerick classes from pre-school upwards to help keep young people from dropping out of school as part of a €6 million funding programme.