Two jobs announcements in Limerick yesterday saw the city gain 144 jobs at two facilities in the National Technological Park in Plassey. Telephone company Three said 100 jobs have now been transferred from its call centre in Mumbai in India to Limerick.

The biggest 10-year real estate project in a city centre, outside of Dublin, was given the go-ahead in Limerick yesterday.

Recruitment process are already under way for the 100 jobs announced yesterday by Johnson & Johnson Services which plans to set up a development centre at the National Technology Park in Limerick.

A hundred people are being hired by a division of Johnson and Johnson in Limerick.

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Four Limerick children have been orphaned following a drowning accident which claimed the life of their father.

FOR AS long as I can remember I have heard stories about the Aran Islands.

Finance Minister Michael Noonan yesterday flagged the announcement of 400 jobs for Limerick.

The Limerick and Clare region has advantages when it comes to creating jobs and supports are available, writes Mid-West Correspondent Jimmy Woulfe

The Shane Geoghegan murder trial has heard that the defendant’s phone was used in an area and at a time where a previous witness said he discussed the killing.

ELEVEN closure orders were issued against food businesses last month, including four in Cork and a cafe in the University of Limerick.

THE head of Shannon Development – whose main tasks include jobs promotion in Shannon Free Zone and tourism in the mid-west – said yesterday that the organisation should not be on Bord Snip’s radar as it was self-financing.

ONE of the world’s largest medical device companies has delivered a timely tonic to the mid-west and the wider economy by announcing an additional 200 highly skilled jobs at its Limerick facility.

GIANT healthcare corporation Johnson & Johnson’s subsidiary Vistakon will today announce a €100 million expansion at its Limerick plant.

BUS Éireann plans to roll out two new routes on its Limerick city service this year.

A THREE-MILE stretch of the Shannon River near Limerick city has been declared a poaching black-spot.

DAVID McCARTHY (St. Augustine’s, Dungarvan) will defend his 800m title and attempt a double-up at 1,500m at the KitKat Munster Schools track and field championships at the UL Track in Plassey tomorrow.

LIMERICK gardaí are investigating a brutal sexual assault on a teenage boy.

JOBS security in the Mid-West is underpinned by the high-quality graduates being turned out at the University of Limerick and the Limerick Institute of Technology, Enterprise Minister Micheal Martin said yesterday.

AS temperatures soared yesterday Limerick unveiled its forthcoming Riverfest during which the country’s biggest barbecue will sizzle over two days.

THE ongoing jobs slide continued yesterday when a high-tech company in Limerick said it was closing its 200-staff operation.

Two hundred jobs are under threat in Limerick.

A row has broken out between two neighbouring Aran Islands off Co Galway over an inaugural Father Ted festival next month.

A NEW chapter will unfold at Limerick Institute of Technology today enhancing links between the lecture hall and the workplace.

A RETIRED surgeon died after he was apparently trampled by a herd of cattle while out walking his dog, an inquest in Limerick heard yesterday.

MORE than 300 new jobs in the financial sector will be announced for Limerick today by Trade and Enterprise Minister, Micheál Martin.

AS a summer tourist destination on the banks of the Shannon, the campus at University of Limerick is expected to generate more than €5 million in visitor revenue for Limerick during June, July and August.

LIMERICK gardaí are investigating an attempted sexual attack on a female student at the University of Limerick campus, the third in the past 10 days.

AN underage youth has been questioned by Limerick gardaí in connection with a serious sexual assault on a 14-year-old girl.

THE University of Limerick has backtracked on a deal it made after it announced plans to build a pedestrian bridge on the campus, an anglers group has claimed.

A NEW dog unit is being recruited by Limerick gardaí to help patrol the streets and fight crime, it was revealed yesterday.

NEW arrival DJ Harrison could be the man to decide the destination of the ESB Cup next weekend when he lines out with Mardyke UCC Demons.

Galway is due to receive a massive jobs boost. Around 600 positions are being created by a UK firm at Ballybritt business park.