As soon as newly-crowned world boxing champ Andy Lee touches down today at Shannon Airport around noon, Limerick will take off on a Christmas celebration fest to welcome Ireland’s latest sports hero.

The decline in Limerick city centre trading claimed another casualty yesterday with the closure of a well-known sports pub, Clohessy’s at Howley’s Quay.

He’s been a hero in their eyes for decades — but now he’s got the award to prove it.

Limerick City and County Council has refused planning for a proposed €100m shopping centre in the Dublin Road suburb.

City centre traders in Limerick yesterday lodged an objection to a planning application for a €100m shopping centre proposed for the Dublin Rd suburbs.

Limerick women make great models due to their beauty and are far more stylish than women from Dublin or Cork, fashion queen Celia Holman Lee has said.

As Limerick city centre stands on the cusp of massive transformation through major initiatives by the Limerick City/County Council and the University of Limerick, three businesswomen who steered commercial ventures for decades amid great challenges, are now looking forward to exciting times in the projected new capital of the Mid-West.

The Government has unveiled a series of one-stop-shop events for existing and potential entrepreneurs called ‘Taking Care of Business’.

Journalist Vincent Browne yesterday praised his wife for putting up with him for so long after he was honoured at the Limerick Person of the Year Awards.