Just weeks after this newspaper revealed Limerick’s unexpected support for the reintroduction of a seeded draw in the Munster Senior Football Championship, the county’s Football Board have done a U-turn.

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Limerick County Council has today confirmed that drinking-water restrictions have been lifted in areas affected by an oil pollution incident in West Limerick.

Drinking water supplies are being restored to 1,500 households in west Limerick, more than two weeks after an oil pollution incident on the River Deel resulted in widespread water restrictions.

Limerick County Council has said tests being carried out on water from the River Deel in Askeaton are showing signs of improvement.

Thousands of euro worth of food product at a west Limerick company had to be destroyed because of the pollution of the River Deel.

Householders in West Limerick affected by ongoing water restrictions from last week's oil spill in the River Deel will be able to call a special helpline from today.

THE rescheduled Co Clare Hunt point-to-point took place at its traditional Belharbour venue in the Burren region of north Co Clare on Saturday and the Matthew Daly-trained newcomer Jimbill impressed by making a winning debut in the five-year-old geldings’ maiden.

A VIRTUAL ‘Groundhog Day’ type scenario repeated itself at yesterday’s Dungarvan Harriers point-to-point meeting at Affane as Jimmy Mangan’s Rudi Trucker repeated his success of 12 months ago in the open lightweight.

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MONAGHAN GAA chiefs will today decide whether to appeal the eight-week ban handed down to attacker Tommy Freeman arising out of last week’s controversial Ulster SFC clash against Derry.

ONE of the two Co Limerick men electrocuted last Sunday was due to get married shortly, it emerged at his funeral yesterday.

THIS is the kind of house the planners love — understated, with natural finishes and the main bulk of the building broken up so as not to impinge on the landscape.