IT’S not really until you experience Central and Eastern Europe up close that you can fully understand the cause and effects of centuries of warfare.

THE Limerick/Shannon area has been identified by the Irish Tourist Industry Confederation (ITIC) as the best regional location for a massive 2,000 seater international conference centre.

By Rose Martin BUILT as a shooting lodge for the Minchin family some time in the early 1800s, Annagh Lodge is just a mile from Lough Derg.