Place: King’s Island

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Proposed Limerick bridge ‘would encourage suicide’

A new pedestrian amenity across the Shannon River in Limerick is a “bridge too far” in a city where suicide is at an alarming level.

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Battle lines drawn on Limerick bridge proposal

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‘TV3 crime show a hatchet job against Limerick’

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Actor Jeremy Irons to give presentation at Limerick’s Hunt Museum

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€109k paid out to 275 flood victims as part of initial assistance phase

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Higgins praises united reponse of flood-hit Limerick communities

Parts of Limerick estate remain under water

Parts of St Mary’s Park in Limerick remained under water even as the floodwater began to recede yesterday.

Tue, 04 Feb, 2014

Ministers heckled as they survey ruined homes

The Government pledged a €10m emergency fund forcommunities worst hit by flooding, but it has accepted it will not be enough to meet people’s needs.

Tue, 04 Feb, 2014

Flooding crisis: ‘The majority of people here have no insurance’

Mary Hogan dropped her six-year-old grandchild from an upstairs window into the arms of a waiting fireman after the Shannon burst through her home.

Mon, 03 Feb, 2014

Past brought back to life in €5.7m castle revamp

Limerick’s King John’s Castle re-opened yesterday following a €5.7m redevelopment.

Sat, 29 Jun, 2013

Health alert for Holly after heroin syringe find

A young Limerick girl is undergoing heavy medical treatment after her finger was pricked by a heroin syringe, when she fell on a pile of rubbish near her home.

Fri, 13 Jul, 2012

Fishing classes perfect bait for youths

A GROUP of teenagers from one of Limerick’s four regeneration estates are finding new challenges on the banks of the Shannon, thanks to a local initiative.

Tue, 16 Aug, 2011

Blind musician to play up the positive

A BLIND musician plans to bring the music of hope to one of Limerick’s most notorious crime blackspots.

Tue, 22 Apr, 2008

Limerick city centre trading falling behind suburban centres by unprecedented level

RETAILING in Limerick city centre has fallen behind shopping centres in its suburbs to an unprecedented level, a top urban planner warned yesterday.

Thu, 13 Dec, 2007

City Labour party set to kickstart election campaign

THE Labour party in Limerick will go on general election footing from tonight when delegates select a candidate to stand in Limerick East.

Tue, 13 Sep, 2005

Historic area threatened by litter

ONE of the most visited parts of historic Limerick is in danger of being turned into a litter lout paradise because of a lack of refuse bins, a local community activist said yesterday.

Fri, 27 May, 2005

Limerick ‘socially polarised’ says study

A STUDY out yesterday warned of a unique “corridor of disadvantage” and social divide in Limerick city.

Sat, 29 Jan, 2005

Report warns of ‘corridor of disadvantage’

A STUDY out today warns of a unique “corridor of disadvantage” and social divide in Limerick city.

Fri, 28 Jan, 2005

City desperately needs more gardaí

THE garda station on King’s Island is boarded up.

Thu, 06 Nov, 2003

Armed detectives patrol flashpoints in city as reprisals feared

FEARS of bloody reprisal attacks in Limerick are rising after the killing of leading criminal Kieran Keane this week.

Sat, 01 Feb, 2003