ADARE Community Council is calling on the Minister for the Environment to investigate the decision of elected members of Limerick County Council to rezone more than 120 acres of agricultural land near Adare for housing.

LIMERICK politicians last night voted through one of the most controversial land zonings outside of Dublin in the face of dire warnings of the legal risk they were taking for themselves and Limerick County Council.

CONCERNED residents from Adare make a last- ditch effort today to try and persuade councillors not to rezone farmland for housing near the village.

A NEWLY formed alliance of residents’ groups in Limerick yesterday claimed families being moved to the suburbs from Southill and Moyross, as part of the regeneration programme for the vast council estates, are already causing trouble.

BUSINESS in Co Limerick received a Christmas boost with a decision of the local authority not to raise rates for 2008.

Businesses across Co Limerick have been buoyed by the news that Limerick County Council will not be raising commercial rates during 2008.

ALMOST 7,000 people will become city residents in Limerick as a result of a significant redesignation of the county council boundary.

ALTHOUGH more than two years have elapsed since a delegation from Limerick County Council made a historic visit to China, the much vaunted China Report on the visit has yet to surface.

A WEEK of upheavals in Limerick politics continued yesterday, when a paper bag had to be produced to select a new Cathaoirleach (chairperson) of Limerick County Council.

THE eight-member group representing Limerick County Council in China on a junket to further links with Shanghai will also be spending several days and nights in Hong Kong, it emerged last night.

THE six councillors and two senior officials from Limerick County Council who yesterday jetted off on a nine-day junket to China strenuously defended the visit.

SIX Limerick county councillors and two senior council officials depart later today on a nine day junket to China which will cost taxpayers in excess of €32,000.