The grounds of the former Mungret College in Limerick has the potential to house approximately 850 resident units, it has been announced.

Rugby is mourning another of its finest sons as Ireland, Munster and Lions star Jim McCarthy died yesterday, aged 90.

CORK born Jesuit, Fr Francis Browne’s collection of photographs, taken throughout the country - wherever his priestly work took him - is regarded as one of the finest of its kind in the world.

MUNGRET College on the outskirts of Limerick, which closed its doors to students more than 30 years ago, has danced its way back into education.