Plans to develop a stately home and 400-acre park into one of the country’s top tourist attractions have already received a major boost.

THERE will be no school holiday this St Patrick’s Day for students at a village school in Bunratty.

More than 150 swimmers today arrived in Limerick to compete in the World Down Syndrome Swimmers Championship.

MORE than 150 swimmers representing 15 international teams will begin to arrive in Limerick today for the World Down Syndrome Swimming Championships.