As the funeral of Jason Corbett, who died in a violent domestic incident at his home in the US, took place yesterday, it emerged he had planned to make a surprise visit home to Limerick on that very day with his two children to attend the 80th birthday of his father, John Corbett.

A Sinn Féin councillor has thanked Britain’s Queen Elizabeth for helping Limerick celebrate next year’s centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising.

The 21 metropolitan district members of Limerick City and County Council are furious at being literally fobbed-off by officialdom at Limerick City Hall.

It is said the mark of a true champion is an amalgam of excellence, respect, and humility.

The former Mayor of Limerick Jim Long has conceded defeat on 303 votes after Count Two in the Limerick City West seven-seater.

A major JP versus JFK row has erupted in Limerick over the renaming of a bridge at a secret session of the city council.

Irish people are paying their respects to Mandela today as a number of Books of Condolence open across the country.

A leading RTÉ presenter, who also practises as a solicitor, has admitted he finds addressing a judge in court more intimidating that broadcasting to more than 500,000 listeners each week on his daily 2FM show.

While politicians argued the figures inside Leinster House, parents made clear on the streets of Ireland that they reject Government insistence that special needs pupils are getting the right supports in school.

A gang of teenagers is battling with more seasoned criminals in a power struggle over the control of crime and drugs on Limerick City’s northside.

A masterplan unveiled yesterday for the unified Limerick city and county councils provides for the halving of management posts in the new authority.

An unemployed father of eight is calling on Limerick City Council to give his family a bigger house.

An unemployed father of eight is demanding a bigger house from his local authority so he can have more children.

It was a chance for the Red Army to pay homage to its spiritual leader.

Rugby player Paul O’Connell is to receive the Freedom of Limerick city.

A CITY mayor is determined to get the boot — the right one, of course.

A CELEBRATION in Limerick for the Munster rugby team was last night led into a time of sad reflection by team captain Paul O’Connell.

MINISTER of State for Trade and Development Jan O’Sullivan yesterday unveiled details of events to be held in Limerick to mark Africa Day.

HORSE outside à la Limerick duo, Rubberbandits, raised a lot of laughs.

AUSTRALIAN International Rules coach Mick Malthouse is ‘very hopeful’ that Down star Marty Clarke will return to Melbourne to resume his AFL career.

THE head of a top European Parliament employment committee said yesterday she was surprised at the level of bureaucracy adopted by Irish state agencies in the dispersal of €22.8 million from the European Globalisation Fund (EGF).

ATLANTIC oarsman Sean McGowan knew there had to be a certain madness which persuaded him to embark on a solo boat row across the Atlantic.

THE man behind the JP McManus golf classic in Adare yesterday gave a strong indication that Tiger Woods will honour his commitment to play at the event in July.

LIMERICK city is to host anaction-packed community and voluntary fair on September 5.

A book of condolences is being opened at Limerick City Hall today for author Frank McCourt, who died in New York on Sunday following a battle with skin cancer.

AS the family of Frank McCourt finalise plans to bury his ashes in Connecticut, the Mayor of Limerick asked them to consider sending some of his ashes back to Limerick to be scattered on the Shannon.

THE slip of a craftsman’s hand about 400 years ago has been rectified in Limerick when the city was presented with a correctly designed coat of arms by the chief herald of Ireland.

A DEFIANT Limerick bakery owner, who gave an exclusive interview to the Irish Examiner earlier this week about his life driving a bread van with armed protection, has said it would be too risky for him to accept an invitation to go on the Late Late Show.

Massive numbers are expected today at the funeral of murdered rugby player Shane Geoghegan.

Taoiseach Brian Cowen tonight vowed no stone would be left unturned in the hunt for the killers of rugby player Shane Geoghegan.

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.

FRIDAY afternoon commuters in Limerick and Waterford faced long delays as taxi drivers in the two cities staged separate protests.

A TRAVELLER family mounted a picket at Limerick City Hall yesterday, claiming they were being forced out of a halting site by a new boundary wall being built at an adjoining business park.

THE woman who organised the Limerick protest against the recent upsurge in violence in Moyross, said yesterday she is not disappointed by the small turnout.

A rally is being held in Limerick today after a series of attacks which culminated in two young children being burned in an alleged arson.

A LIMERICK mother yesterday launched a crusade against the anti-social behaviour which she says is bringing untold tragedy and fear to the people of Moyross.

Traffic-management in Limerick has gone high-tech with the introduction of a new system of on-the-spot fines and a pilot scheme whereby motorists can pay for parking electronically without getting out of their vehicles.

MAYOR of Limerick Diarmuid Scully has tried to downplay a crank slogan written in a book of condolence for those who died in the London bombings.

THE Mayor of Limerick yesterday tried to downplay the significance of a crank slogan written in the book of condolence opened at Limerick City Hall for those who died in the London bombings.

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

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

Two members of Limerick City Council have abstained from a vote on a motion which called on the Government to deny early release to the killers of Detective Garda Jerry McCabe.

The Mayor of Limerick will chair a specially-convened meeting of the city council tomorrow to discuss the controversy over the possible early release of the killers of Detective Garda Jerry McCabe.

Gardaí in Limerick have recovered arms and ammunition following a number of planned searches today at various locations in the city.