A 90-year-old pensioner woman was forced to endure more than 48 hours of pain on a trolley and chair during the worst ever period of overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick.

An announcement was due today on the takeover of seven 4Home stores in Munster by Dairygold Co-Op.

MEMBERS of the Irish Farmers’ Association protested in Limerick and Dublin over the weekend on two separate issues, a freeze on Rural Environment Protection Scheme payments and low-cost selling by supermarkets.

YOUNG radio listeners in Munster will have a new choice from Monday when Limerick-based SPIN South West goes on air.