Limerick County Council has today confirmed that drinking-water restrictions have been lifted in areas affected by an oil pollution incident in West Limerick.

LEINSTER had little trouble beating their southern rivals in this two-legged Section ‘A’ Schools Interprovincial challenge at Donnybrook yesterday.

CONCERN was raised in the Dáil this week about the future of Pallaskenry Salesian Agricultural College in Co Limerick, which was established in 1919.

SEVEN secondary school pupils are preparing for a trip of a lifetime to Antarctica next month to learn about the effects of climate change.

A LARGE crowd turned out for the Thomas Crosbie Holdings All Ireland Schools quiz second round heat, which took place at the Quality Hotel, Limerick.

THE fact that there were 10 fatalities so far this year in farm-related accidents highlighted the need for greater vigilance on farms around the country, according to the chairman of the judges at the inaugural Agricultural Colleges Fasinex Dosing Competition which was held at Kildalton College, Co Kilkenny.

A 60-COW dairy herd from Co Clare is the 2006 champion herd in the Limerick and Clare Friesian breeders’ club awards.

LAST December during EU talks, Austria, Italy, Germany, Poland, Slovakia and Malta united to oppose the use of European taxpayers’ money for destructive human embryonic research. To our eternal shame, our Government refused to join them.