Couples who booked their wedding receptions at the Radisson Blu Hotel and Spa in Limerick were told yesterday their bookings were safe, after the hotel entered receivership.

Two Limerick charities yesterday hailed a Dublin woman whose will means they will share €500,000 for their work in animal welfare.

SHANNON Development has been criticised in an official Government report over the way it handled the sale of land it owned in Limerick.