Limerick is preparing for a tasty €10m economic French dressing as thousands of Toulouse supporters throng the city today in advance of the Heineken Cup quarter-final clash with Munster in Thomond Park tomorrow.

Christmas has come early at a Limerick hotel where nearly 50% of the venue’s Christmas parties are already booked.

The general manager of a four-star Limerick hotel revealed yesterday it has employed additional staff in response to increased revenues.

Daily flights from Shannon to Philadelphia are to resume next year after a four-year hiatus.

The general manager of a Limerick four-star hotel yesterday described the impact of Munster rugby as being very important to the success of the hotel.

Limerick President of Limerick Chamber Kieran Mac Sweeney announced that five new directors will serve on the Chamber Board in 2011.

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.

PUBLICANS awaiting a court ruling with “bated breath”, will find out tomorrow if they can open on Good Friday for the big Munster versus Leinster game at Thomond Park.

MANY Northampton supporters, just home after last Saturday’s game against Munster at Thomond Park, are preparing for a return to Limerick for the Heineken Cup quarter-final tie.

THE chief executive of Limerick Chamber of Commerce warned that as many as 15,000 jobs in the mid-west would be at risk if the Dell plant closed.

PRIVATE sector job numbers plunged further yesterday with 150 immediate redundancies announced at one of the first multinationals to set up in this country.

TODAY’S battle between Munster and the All Blacks at the new €40 million Thomond Park has brought peace and light to the Dáil.

THE recession was given a rest in Limerick last night as thousands of Irish and French rugby fans saturated the city for Munster’s first Heineken Cup game at the new €40 million Thomond Park.

SOME hotels in the Limerick region could close in the coming months.

LIMERICK is escaping the brunt of the housing slump and is destined for what a leading economist yesterday described as a “silent revolution” over the next decade.

SEAN LALLY, managing partner of the Clarion in Limerick, has been elected president of Limerick Chamber.

The Clarion Hotel Group is set to open a second premises in Limerick following a €20m investment.

THE closure of three Limerick hotels has caused a bed shortage in the city.