RTE Regional &
@RTElyricfm
staff have staged protest this afternoon at the RTE offices in Limerick city.
RTE Midwestern Correspondent
@HalloranCathy
says they are sickened by what they have heard...
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Watch: A new bus terminus has opened in
#limerick
city.
The project is a collaboration between
@Buseireann
Éireann and
@IrishRail
and is funded by the National Transport Authority.
Nigel Dugdale reports:
Watch: US company
@Verizon
is to create a Global Centre of Excellence in Limerick.
Over 400 jobs will be created as part of this investment.
Leaders from across industry attended this morning's announcement at the
@LimerickStrand
@MarkFXRedmond
@simoncoveney
Watch: Limerick's
@BTYSTE
Young Scientist was given a hero's welcome this morning.
Sean O'Sullivan returned to
@colaiste
Chiarain in Croom as hundreds of students and staff formed a guard of honour.
Live 95's Nigel Dugdale reports:
Watch: A Limerick Councillor has suggested bringing a historic new cinema back into use.
The Thomond Cinema on Nicholas Street was founded in the early 1930's and remains relatively untouched to this day
@oliviaos
.
@IrishRail
has marked a major milestone on the Foynes to Limerick Rail Freight line project, with track laying commencing on the route.
It's hoped the line will be operational by next year
@BrianLeddin
@QuinlivanTD
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The potential for a rail link from Limerick to Shannon Airport is a step closer today.
Cabinet Ministers have signed off on the All Island Strategic Rail Review which sets out a €30 billion rail investment strategy for the next twenty years.
A 'broadminded woman who was ahead of her time when it came to female empowerment'.
That's how Irene Aherne, who died in her 102nd year, was remembered today at her funeral mass.
Irene was a proud Sodacake who dedicated her life to many causes over a century
@Live95Limerick
Watch: New facilities have been announced for Limerick's O'Brien Park on Clare Street which will include free sports equipment which can be unlocked via the innovative BoxUp app.
All provided through
@Limericksports
and
@LimerickCouncil
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Thousands of people have shown their support for this year's
@limerickpride
parade.
Live 95 followed the route of the parade through the city centre this afternoon
Nigel Dugdale reports:
The new 6,000 sq metre state-of-the-art
@TUS_Midwest
Coonagh Engineering Campus has been opened.
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
@podonovan
was on site to open the new facility this morning
@DeptofFHed
The new multi-million euro
@mungretcc
Community College welcomes its first students today.
First-year and sixth-year students have been getting their first experience of the new school located at a 10-acre greenfield site in Mungret.
#limerick
Watch: A new Limerick world champion made a hero's return to the city primary school where she works this morning.
Hayleigh Kiely from Moyross was crowned the ISKA World Champion over the weekend.
@stmarysnsLK
@learninghublimk
@MoyrossAlliance
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Mayor
@limerickcouncil
Cllr Gerald Mitchell was accompanied by Minister
@Dept_Transport
@jackfchambers
as they officially launched the the Childers Road Active Travel Scheme.
This is the latest in a series of Active Travel projects completed in the city
Watch: A historical building of great significance has been devastated by fire in Limerick city overnight.
Live 95's Nigel Dugdale reports:
@Live95Limerick
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The sun shone today as Limerick celebrated the annual festival.
The streets of Limerick city were lined with crowds of up to 50,000 people this afternoon for the annual St Patrick's Day parade.
Watch: Over 150 people turned out at the Long Court House Hotel in Newcastle West this evening as Independent candidate
@moranjohna1
officially launched his campaign for
#limerick
's Directly Elected Mayor.
It's played an important part in the lives of Limerick people for over 170 years.
Now, the Limerick Protestant Young Men's Association at 97 O'Connell Street since 1853 is getting a new lease of life
@TheLPYMA
@RHODLIMERICK
@c_copleybrown
Over 22,000 volunteers took part in this year's Team Limerick Clean-Up event across the city and county.
Live 95 news were in Garryowen as volunteers were entertained by a local Ceoltas group
@TLC_Limerick
A Limerick-based sports LGBTQ+ inclusive club is growing from strength to strength.
@SarsfieldsRFC
launched
@limerickpride
in July 2022 and since then has grown into one of the largest growing LGBTQ+ social/sports groups in Limerick.
Watch: The
@Labour
party have formally ratified
@ConorSheehan93
as their candidate for Limerick's first directly elected mayoral election.
@ivanabacik
was in Limerick tonight as they party held a selection convention
Live 95 chatted with Joe Wicks
@thebodycoach
who was given a heroes welcome to St Brigid's National School in Garryowen today.
With millions of followers on social media platforms, Wicks is touring some lucky Irish schools to promote fitness and healthy living.
Dreams of a special school in the region became a reality with the first day of classes taking place at Limerick Community Special School.
The new school located in Mungret, established under the patronage of
@LimClareETB
opened its doors to an initial 30 students
The Glen Tavern is just one of a number of Limerick businesses preparing to celebrate next week's Limerick Pride.
They unveiled a new window display in the pub this week to celebrate the festival which kicks off on the 8th of July.
@limerickpride
Watch: Children from Our Lady of Lourdes school in Limerick city made what for many was their first trip to the theatre today.
They are taking part in a unique children's storytelling project
@BelltableLimk
in the city
@LimeTreeTheatre
@dramatheatremic
@MICLimerick
Watch: Final preparations are underway for tonight's
@RTEUpfront
with
@KatieGHannon
debate on Limerick's Directly Elected Mayor.
Airs on
@RTEOne
tonight at 10.35
The Mid West Region has received a boost with news that
@TUS_Midwest
has achieved an internationally recognised five star rating.
It's seen as a significant achievement coming just two years after TUS received university status.
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Watch: 2,500 native trees were planted this morning by Monks
@GlenstalSchool
It's part of the One Hundred Million Trees Project led by brothers Richard and David Mulcahy.
The initiative aims to plant up to 250,000 trees across the country
@richmul3
Nigel Dugdale reports..
There have been calls to make more of what Mount St Lawrence Cemetery has to offer.
Limerick's first cemetery was opened in 1849 and since then Mt St Lawrence Cemetery has become a historic and fascinating place capturing the social history of Limerick
Olympians and Paraolympians have been paying tribute to the quality of the facilities and coaching standards
@UL
Acting President Shane Kilcommins hosted a special event on campus to honour those who represented Ireland at the recent games
@ULimsport
Watch: Hundreds of children from across Limerick attended a special Teddy Bear Hospital today
@UL
It was organised by students and staff from
@MedicineAtUL
Live 95s Nigel Dugdale was there
Cllr
@DanMcSweeneyFG
was elected Deputy Mayor this afternoon.
Cllr McSweeney from Patrickswell was first elected in 2019 to Limerick City West in the Metropolitan District of Limerick at the age of 20
We chatted with him and some of his family after the election
WATCH: A vigil took place in Limerick on Bedford Row today where people showed their solidarity with Palestine.
It's the second time people have gathered in the city in the past two weeks about the ongoing conflict.
Live 95's
@sarahcoleman__
was there.
The regeneration of Johnsgate Village in Limerick will be celebrated with a tree-planting event on Saturday morn.
A drive from residents, the council, Gardai and housing bodies has resulted in the historic area getting a new lease of life.
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Watch: A new home for the Children's Grief Centre in Limerick has been described as a 'dream come true'.
It was officially launched in the city yesterday.
Ailish Drake, architect on the project, took us on a tour of the new space...
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Plans for the development of a new student residence in the city centre have been given the go-ahead.
The new 25-apartment development will house 116 students
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@Live95Limerick
@DanielButlerFG
An exhibition that creates a living archive of urban football is on display on Nicholas Street in the city.
It's been curated by the Dublin-based 1815 football club and Limerick's Starling project space with assistance of
@eva_Limerick