The Limerick woman who along with her young daughter died in a road crash in Poland on Wednesday, had just moved into a new family home in Norway with her helicopter pilot husband and their two children.

An Irish woman and her daughter have died in a car crash in Poland.

The daughter and grand-daughter of a well known Co Limerick horse racing figure were killed in a road accident in Lithuania yesterday afternoon.

The Easter bunny has never been busier.Pól Ó Conghaile picks some of the best egg hunts around the country

A huge week brings the return of Take Me Out, The Voice and Operation Transformation

Triumph and tragedy rarely comes in such close proximity in place and time.

The horror secrets of a welcoming family-run B&B in the idyllic village of Adare unfolded yesterday.

In Aug 2008, 24 climbers from several international expeditions converged on High Camp of K2, the last stop before the summit of the most dangerous mountain on earth.

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.

A WOMAN who lost both legs after contracting meningitis is warning others to spot the signs of the potentially killer disease.

A woman who lost both legs after contracting meningitis is warning others to spot the signs of the potentially killer disease.

THE Shane Geoghegan Trust, set up in memory of the murdered Garryowen FC rugby captain, yesterday congratulated Limerick man Mark Quinn on becoming the youngest Irish person ever to climb Mount Everest.

FAMILY members of a late Limerick mountaineer gathered in Adare yesterday for the launch of an awards scheme dedicated to his memory.

A CO Limerick mountain climber who died in a brave rescue attempt on K2 has been given an award for bravery.

No Way Down: Life & Death on K2

MORE than 200 people, including about 50 priests, were present in St John’s Cathedral yesterday when Bishop Donal Murray announced his resignation.

THE top honours in the annual RDS/Forest Service Irish Forestry Awards have gone to Limerick and Kerry.

A LIMERICK man who died shortly after becoming the first Irish person to climb K2 — the world’s most dangerous mountain — was honoured yesterday by his native county.

Caroline Rigney rears free-range Tamworth, Saddleback and Gloucester Old Spot pigs in Kilcornan, Co Limerick. Their bacon is sweet and delicious. The beautiful Beal Farmhouse organic cheese is made by Kate Carmody, the chairwoman of the board of directors for the Irish Organic Farmers and Growers Association.

EIGHT secondary school students are packing their bags for the adventure of a lifetime in which they will retrace the journey of Antarctic explorers Robert F Scott, Ernest Shackleton and Tom Crean.

A RURAL community which nestles on the flatlands by the southern shore of the Shannon Estuary yesterday gathered to mark the life of one of their own who conquered the highest reaches on earth.

A memorial mass will take place in Co Limerick today for Irish climber Gerard Mc Donnell.

THE brother and girlfriend of the Limerick climber confirmed dead in the Himalayas are preparing to travel to the area to meet the leader of the ill-fated expedition.

The family of Limerick climber, Gerard McDonnell have confirmed that they now believe he died while descending K2, the world's second highest mountain.

A climbing website has posted an alert that Irish climber Gerard McDonnell has disappeared hours after reaching the summit of K2 in the Himalayas.

A Co Limerick man has become the first Irish person to reach the peak of the world's most dangerous mountain.

A CO LIMERICK adventurer yesterday became the first Irish man to reach the summit of the world’s second-highest mountain, K2.

THERE are too many hotels that are just big buildings with lots of bedrooms, Ireland’s leading food and accommodation critic claimed yesterday.

A HUGE marble monument erected at a Traveller’s grave in Kilmallock must come down, Limerick County Council said yesterday.

DISABILITY groups and campaigners have criticised the long-delayed report into 33 years of child abuse at two Brothers of Charity centres in Galway.

A man has died following a single-car collision in Kilcornan, Co Limerick, in the early hours of this morning.

‘LAST orders’ were called for the final time last night in the private club bar in Limerick where Richard Harris supped his first pint of Guinness.

AN unholy row has broken out over the erection of a huge headstone in Kilmallock cemetery by a Traveller family.

FOUR water scheme protesters are willing to go to jail rather than allow a pipeline to be laid in Limerick, it emerged yesterday.

Gardaí in Limerick have widened their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a 22-year-old man whose body was found in the River Shannon at the weekend.

The Health Service Executive today promised a review of why an inquiry into allegations of abuse at a Co. Galway residential institute was taking so long.

THE funeral which divided two families in the High Court earlier this week went ahead yesterday, with just mourners from one side present.

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

More than 1,000 people gathered for a funeral today – just hours after a freak electricity accident claimed the lives of two men at the wake.