She lit up a Limerick bridge for a good cause — and four years on from her bright idea, Katie Whelan, devotes plenty time to thinking of others.

A former sweet factory is destined to add new vibrancy to Limerick city centre, it emerged yesterday.

A 365m stretch of the Shannon running by Limerick city centre between Sarsfield Bridge and Thomond Bridge will be critical to how flooding develops or abates over coming days in the lower Shannon between the city and Parteen Weir, 13km up river.

The Health and Safety Authority’s special investigations unit is proceeding with a major inquiry into the deaths last Saturday of two men carrying out work on Thomond Bridge in Limerick. However, it is unlikely their families will get a copy of the final report into the accident.

A man whose body was found trapped in a cage last Saturday in the River Shannon died helping to keep others safe, mourners were told at his funeral Mass yesterday.

The death of Bryan Whelan, whose body was discovered last Saturday trapped in a cage in the River Shannon, was the second tragedy to strike his family, it has emerged

The outcome of a probe into the deaths of two workers who drowned when carrying out repairs on Thomond Bridge in Limerick will determine whether gardaí will launch an inquiry.

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“There were a few moments on Saturday when I thought I would never see my unborn child.”

Hundreds of people have attended the removal of Bryan Whelan tonight following his tragic death last Saturday.

The company that employed two workers who drowned in a tragic accident on the River Shannon on Saturday has described their deaths as “heartbreaking”.

After leading the fight against serious crime in Limerick over the last 30 years, the detective who investigated 19 feud-related killings has declared "the city is like any normal city now".

A suicide prevention group patrolling the River Shannon has saved almost 300 lives since setting up three years ago. And a reported 30 of those were children aged between 12 and 18.

States services and supports for those with mental health problems and the growing suicide crisis are “inadequate and scandalous”, a priest has stated.

Teenagers with family links to Limerick’s feuding McCarthy-Dundon and Keane-Collopy gangs were involved in a gun attack during a late-night confrontation on Thomond Bridge in the city centre.

A teenage girl, who lost a cousin to suicide, has won council backing for her bid to light up bridges in her native Limerick with anti-suicide messages, to try to prevent others taking their own lives.

A Limerick teenager personally affected by suicide has collected thousands of signatures in a bid to light up the city’s bridges with life-affirming messages — reaching out to anyone thinking of taking their own life.

Coffee lovers looking for an extra boost ahead of the Christmas shopping rush could opt for a cup of hot brew made from cat poo — if they fork out €85 for the privilege.

The uncle of Limerick teenager Chloe Kinsella, whose body was recovered from the River Shannon yesterday, made an emotional appeal after the discovery.

A major search operation is underway in Limerick city for a teenage girl who fell into the River Shannon this afternoon.

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

A LIMERICK firefighter swapped his fireproof clothing and helmet yesterday for a wetsuit to rescue a dog who was thrown into a river.

A LIMERICK family escaped injury when shots were fired at their home late on Saturday night.

THE plan by Limerick City Council to establish a skateboarding rink in Arthur’s Quay riverside park will seriously damage the image of Limerick.

THE €370 million contract to build and run a toll road tunnel under the River Shannon has been won by a business consortium which includes a Limerick road construction company.

ONE of Limerick’s most historic houses, owned by the late John Hunt, has been badly damaged in repeated vandal attacks.

THERE was traffic chaos for thousands of motorists in Limerick city yesterday after part of one of the main approach roads to Shannon and Ennis subsided and was closed off.