Limerick GAA club Fr. Casey's are today awaiting news of a horror injury to senior player Tom Cahill.

The Minister for Health has confirmed that a woman from the Limerick/Clare area who is currently seriously ill with cancer was mistakenly given the all-clear.

UTV’s Irish radio division — which includes Cork stations 103 and 96FM, Dublin’s Q102 and FM104 and Limerick’s Live 95FM — provided the main impetus to the Belfast- based-broadcasting group’s first half results.

UTV MEDIA, which yesterday reported that group revenues rose by 7% year-on-year over the first four months of 2008, is understood to have considered purchasing Irish television station, Channel 6, before deciding against making a bid.

TWO legendary giant celtic characters descended on Limerick yesterday to help launch the forthcoming St Patrick’s Springfest.

RADIO listeners are tuning out of RTÉ in growing numbers as new figures show most of the broadcaster’s big name weekday presenters are continuing to lose audiences.

UTV owners of Limerick Live 95 FM have successfully fought off a bid by a new Limerick consortium to acquire the licence the station held for 10 years.

UTV Radio Ireland’s Live 95FM has been awarded in principle a 10-year radio licence to broadcast to Limerick beating off competition from Heart FM.

RTÉ is failing in its attempt to halt a major slide in radio listeners while its main rivals Today FM and Newstalk 106 continue to increase their audiences.

UTV has released its interim results for the six months to June 30, 2003. It reports the group turnover is up 13.9% at £25.7m (€36.58m), and group operating profit is maintained at £7.0m (€9.96m), before goodwill amortisation.

FOUR Irish DJs hope to spin and set records in a charity event with a difference next month.

Ulster Television has announced its intention to acquire Limerick’s Live 95FM radio station.