A NEW medallion is to be added to the mayoral chain of Limerick in honour of businessman JP McManus’ contribution towards sport in his native city.

LIMERICK’S 815th mayor has vowed to make the promotion of the city centre a key priority during his term in office.

RATS which have infested a derelict city centre shopping centre site in Limerick are now threatening nearby businesses.

A DISTINCTIVE green An Post van has gone missing on a delivery round in Limerick.

MOVES to privatise traffic warden duties in Limerick are facing strong opposition.

AMID much anger by motorists, clamping was halted yesterday at a popular publicly-owned city car park in Limerick.

LIMERICK City Council last night deferred a vote on a motion to block the development of a €4.9 million bus corridor in the city.

RESIDENTS opposed to a new bus lane being developed on a key Limerick city route are expected to pack a specially convened meeting of Limerick City Council this afternoon, when a vote will be taken.

AS a great sports venue, Thomond Park has often been described as a cauldron. This evening it will live up to the analogy.

A PRIEST has appealed for an end to the violence in Limerick as its latest victim was laid to rest yesterday.

ONE of the most senior figures in the McCarthy Dundon gang, who Gardaí believe was involved in the murder of businessman, Roy Collins, was released from prison at the weekend after completing a sentence for drugs possession.

LIMERICK city centre, which has been going through difficult trading times, got an artistic lift yesterday with news that the Belltable theatre and arts centre will reopen within the next six months following a €1.26 million refurbishment.

ATLANTIC oarsman Sean McGowan knew there had to be a certain madness which persuaded him to embark on a solo boat row across the Atlantic.

The Mayor of Limerick Kevin Kiely is calling for the Minister for Social Welfare to investigate State payments to Wayne Dundon.

THE mayor of Limerick yesterday demanded that all social welfare payments to gang leader Wayne Dundon be stopped immediately after he splashed out thousands of euro on his daughter’s First Communion.

A NUMBER of men linked to a Limerick feud are expected to seek bail at Limerick District Court this morning amid tight security.

A FACTORY of a different kind will be officially opened in Limerick today by Mayor Cllr Kevin Kiely and rugby star Keith Earls.

THE man behind the JP McManus golf classic in Adare yesterday gave a strong indication that Tiger Woods will honour his commitment to play at the event in July.

ART will attempt to imitate life as a string of boarded-up houses in a Limerick estate are painted and decorated to give the impression they are occupied.

LIMERICK last night broke an age-old tradition of dry Good Fridays and proceeded to cock a snook at the recession by kicking off a big rugby match party which swung late into the night.

Rugby fans were raising a toast in Limerick today to a groundbreaking decision to lift a ban on Good Friday pub opening for a crucial match.

AN Garda Síochána are to seek the advice of the Attorney General about a possible High Court appeal against the decision to allow Limerick city pubs open on Good Friday.

LIMERICK’S mayor yesterday called on a London catering company, which has the contract for the JP McManus Invitation Golf Pro-Am banquet at Adare Manor, to hire out-of-work Irish chefs.

LIMERICK publicans will today apply at the city district court for permission to open on Good Friday for the Munster v Leinster Magners League game at Thomond Park.

SCORING three tries in two Test matches in the space of a fortnight will take some beating for rugby-mad 22-year-old Keith Earls but yesterday he again found himself in the limelight as the Grand Marshal of the Limerick St Patrick’s Day Parade.

LIMERICK’S publicans were last night accused of “megaphone diplomacy” which may have disrupted efforts to get garda approval to open on Good Friday so as to cater for fans who will throng the city for the Munster and Leinster rugby game at Thomond Park.

Efforts are continuing to have Limerick city's pubs opened on Good Friday for rugby fans.

THEY say rugby is more important than religion in Limerick.

AN ecumenical blessing took place in a Famine graveyard in Limerick yesterday.

LIMERICK rugby hero Keith Earls will line out in front of tens of thousands on St Patrick’s Day– but this time he’ll tog out in a different shade of green from his international kit.

The mayor of Limerick is calling for a special exemption for pubs in the city on Good Friday.

IT’S the most mouth-watering fixture of the domestic rugby calendar — but the forthcoming clash of Munster and Leinster in the Magners League will be a dry affair after it was switched to Good Friday.

Garda Commissioner Fachtna Murphy said the force is following significant and definite lines of inquiry into the latest murder in Limerick.

Mayor of Limerick Kevin Kiely is calling for the internment of known gang criminals.

A MAJOR publication on the history of Limerick was launched in the city’s Georgian Quarter last night by Mayor Kevin Kiely.

A MAJOR publication on the history of Limerick was launched in the city’s Georgian Quarter last night by Mayor Kevin Kiely.

RECORDS of the Quakers in Limerick dating back more than 300 years were yesterday opened for public viewing on Limerick City Council’s website through a joint initiative by the city council and the Society of Friends. The records date from the early 18th century.

THE Limerick diocese yesterday revealed how Bishop Donal Murray had informed senior priests in the diocese as far back as December 1 – just four days after the publication of the Murphy report – of his intention to resign.

LIMERICK’S 100ft tall floating metal Christmas tree, which was badly damaged in the recent floods after it was swept into the side of the Shannon Bridge, was refloated on the Shannon last night.

IN a bid to boost business during the Christmas shopping period, a number of towns in Kerry have reduced or removed parking charges.

THE mayor of Limerick last night expressed his “sadness” that a full meeting of the city council could not agree to award the Freedom of the City to a man described as one of the finest Limerick men of his time.

THE Polish community in Limerick has withdrawn an invitation to the Mayor of Limerick, Cllr Kevin Kiely who was due to open their annual festival tomorrow, after his remarks on immigrant workers which sparked outrage and led to a reprimand from Fine Gael leadership.

ENDA KENNY said Fine Gael will not be taking any action against Limerick mayor Kevin Kiely after his comments about deporting jobless non-Irish people.

Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny is to meet with the Mayor of Limerick later today to discuss controversial comments he made last week.