Limerick City will achieve a climactic cultural high when its headline event of the year Royal de Luxe presents ‘The Giant’s Journey’ for three whole days and nights on September 5-7.

Finance Minister Michael Noonan grabbed some ‘art therapy’ last night away from the trials and tribulations of government life when he officially opened a unique exhibition in his native Limerick.

A replacement to head up the Limerick City of Culture year-long project has finally been advertised, over two months after the resignation of former CEO Patricia Ryan.

Organisers of a world- renowned acrobatic dance show set to have its Irish premiere in Limerick, have reassured audiences of its safety after part of a set collapsed on an audience in London.

A Limerick pub synonymous with actors, writers, and musicians has issued a message of apology to City of Culture chairman Pat Cox and former chief executive Patricia Ryan over the way they were treated last Friday night at a noisy public meeting on the running of the initiative.

The three board members who resigned from Limerick’s troubled City of Culture team are amongst the many people warmly welcoming the appointment of an acclaimed figure in arts education to salvage the troubled programme.

Mike Fitzpatrick has been confirmed as the interim head of Limerick City of Culture today.

A Limerick academic is set to be confirmed as the new boss of Limerick City of Culture this lunchtime.

Leading Irish designer Joanne Hynes was among the top designers who showcased their work at a unique gathering of up-and-coming designers in Limerick last night.

LIMERICK Institute of Technology’s new €9 million school of art and design points to a new era of creativity for its 600 students, the Minister for Education Batt O’Keeffe said yesterday.

COMMERCIAL fishermen yesterday expressed disappointment at the report on drift netting for salmon, saying there were “serious question marks” over the scientific advice on which the recommendations are based.

MARINE Minister John Browne yesterday unveiled a fresh round of decommissioning of ageing fishing vessels, in a €45 million scheme designed to safeguard the future of the seafood industry.

CRUDE oil surged to a 12-year high for the second straight session as the US and Britain continued preparations to disarm Iraq