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Limerick Leader
1h ago
MILFORD Care Centre said they were 'honoured' to have been named Limerick Persons of the Year 2023. The Centre, which provides specialist palliative care services and older persons services in the Mid-West, was honoured by the judges for their “incredible work with some of the most vulnerable people ..read more
Limerick Leader
2h ago
A NEW festival in Limerick is to explore the climate crisis through the arts. Future Limerick: Climate Arts Festival, a week-long, multi-disciplinary festival will take place from May 18–25, in various central locations including Belltable and People’s Park. The programme comprises of top-quality cl ..read more
COMMENT: We are infuriated that such a devastating loss occurred on our doorstep — we see you, Aoife
Limerick Leader
4h ago
A PHOTO was presented in Kilmallock Courthouse on Monday - a haunting image of a sixteen-year-old girl, her body contorted, crammed across two office chairs in the emergency department of University Hospital Limerick in December of 2022. Between the two swivel chairs, there is a gap yawning beneath ..read more
Limerick Leader
5h ago
IN January 1826, a magnificent fancy-dress ball and supper took place at a private residence on O’Connell Street. An extensive report of the event was carried in several local and national newspapers including the Limerick Chronicle and the Dublin Evening Post. The hosts of the extravagant and exoti ..read more
Limerick Leader
6h ago
HOW many of us could spell obsidian if asked? Well one young man who can is Caherconlish National School pupil Darragh Ryan who is this year’s winner of the County Limerick Eason Spelling Bee Final. Following a tense competition in which he faced 14 fellow students, Darragh triumphed in the Limerick ..read more
Limerick Leader
16h ago
IT'S Thursday, which means we have more pictures from our Limerick Leader archives - in association with Glasshouse Opticians. Click next for more photos ..read more
Limerick Leader
17h ago
MORE than 4,000 people are newly registered to vote ahead of the first directly elected mayoral election in Limerick. The figures were presented by council officer Edel Cousins at this month’s metropolitan meeting. As of the middle of this month, a total of 151,044 people were on the electoral regis ..read more
Limerick Leader
20h ago
MINISTER for Health Stephen Donnelly has issued a statement offering his "sincere condolences" to the family of Aoife Johnston following the conclusion of the inquest into the Clare teenager's tragic death. A verdict of medical misadventure has been recorded in the death of the 16-year-old at Kilmal ..read more
Limerick Leader
20h ago
CAROL Johnston, the mum of the late Aoife who died in University Hospital Limerick, told media at the end of the four-day inquest into her daughter's death that Aoife had a "horrible death". "When we arrived on the 17th (December 2022), we never thought on the 19th we would be leaving without her. A ..read more
Limerick Leader
21h ago
THE FAMILY of Aoife Johnston want to see another emergency department opened in the Mid-West and never want another family to go through what they went through. A verdict of medical misadventure has been recorded in the death of the 16-year-old. Speaking outside Kilmallock Courthouse, Aoife's mother ..read more