LIT’s Event Management students hit the streets on February 26th to break the Guinness World Record for the largest puppet show. All children are invited to attend Limericks Family Fun Day at Limericks Milk Market from 12pm to 4pm on Sunday February 26th. Give your family the opportunity to be part of this amazing world record breaking attempt.
Limericks Fun day puppet mascot ‘Charlie’ is currently visiting schools inviting children to attend the event with their puppets and be part of the show. Fantastic entertainment promised with D.J., Face Painters, Moving Statue, Balloon Moulding, Stilt Walkers, Unicycle, Fire Breathing, and much more. The event will raise funds for The Irish Cancer Society. Market stalls will be in operation on the day so adults can shop and take time out while children are entertained. Family ticket €10, single ticket €4. For…
A new DVD showcasing Limerick life has been launched by the Limerick Communications Office.
‘That’s Limerick’ is a ten minute production, shot and edited by Pallaskenry based Matt Kelly Productions featuring a host of Limerick attractions across the city and county. It was launched by Mayor of Limerick, Cllr Jim Long, in the Savoy Hotel this evening.
Matt Kelly and his team filmed hundreds of locations across Limerick and the DVD includes segments on retail therapy, relaxation, fashion, attractions, food, music, sport and nightlife against a soundtrack of talented local bands such as Windings, Size2Shoes and Fox Jaw Bounty Hunters.
A number of familiar Limerick faces are featured speaking about Limerick life including Eleanor Fitzgerald (shopping), Celia Holman Lee (fashion/style), Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin (music), Lorraine Fanneran (La Cucina), Richard Lynch (ilovelimerick.com), Paul O’Connell (sport) and Leonie Lynch (nightlife) .’That’s Limerick’…
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e Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan welcomes the selection of Limerick City as a Smarter Travel Area following National Competition.
The Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan, welcomes today’s announcement by the Minister of State for Public and Commuter Transport Alan Kelly that Limerick City has been selected as a Smarter Travel Area following a National Competition for Smarter Travel Areas, new sustainable transport investment programme, with €9 million of funding to be made available to the Limerick project over the next 5 years.
Limerick City has been selected along with Dungarvan and Westport out of 39 applicants from local authorities across the country and will share in funding of €23 million over the next five years as part of a new sustainable transport investment programme.
The Limerick Smarter Travel proposal, a joint initiative between Limerick City Council and Limerick County…
A lar
ge group of Limerick people drawn from all walks of life have come together to launch Limerick Local Heroes, an initiative that aims to energise Limerick people to create new and sustainable jobs for the people of Limerick.
Local Heroes is a community driven programme aimed at giving a voice to all Limerick people in the future development of the city.
A Public Meeting will take place in the Strand Hotel at 6pm on Monday 30th January at which all the people of Limerick are invited to come along, give their opinions on how to improve Limerick economically & culturally and see how they can get involved in creating an environment in the city for jobs creation. The event will be facilitated by RTE broadcaster and producer Aonghus McAnally.
The University of Limerick is offering €2,000 entrance scholarships to 40 students to mark the occasion of its 40th Anniversary this year. The 40 scholarships will be offered to students who will begin their undergraduate studies in the Autumn Semester for the Academic Year 2012/13.
Speaking about the UL40 Scholarships Professor Paul McCutcheon, Vice President Academic & Registrar of the University of Limerick said “These scholarships celebrate 40 years of academic endeavour in UL. UL has grown expansively into an internationally renowned university and produced talented and high calibre graduates. The UL40 scholarships are an ideal way to recognise UL’s academic achievements over the past 40 years since it first began by helping 40 entrant students to begin their academic lives.”
The UL40 Scholarships will be awarded to incoming students based on their performance in the Leaving Certificate determined by…
More than twenty new illuminated cones have been installed on Limerick’s William Street providing a colourful addition to one of the city’s best known shopping streets.
The distinctive features are part of the completed William Street remodelling contract and are intended to provide a colourful addition contributing to the enhanced image of the street which has welcomed a number of new shops in recent weeks.
Constructed from high quality materials, the distinctive shape of the cones presents a contemporary feel that reinforces the pedestrian emphasis of the new streetscape.
“The design of the cones allows the graphics to be changed according to special events or times of the year, for example, for Christmas, St. Patrick’s Day, Riverfest and other festivals,” explained Nicholas de Jong, lead consultant, William Street Re-modelling Programme. “The cones are complemented by banners attached to lampposts, which can also…
LIT’s Event Management students hit the streets on February 26th to break the Guinness World Record for the largest puppet show. All children are invited to attend Limericks Family Fun Day at Limericks Milk Market from 12pm to 4pm on Sunday February 26th. Give your family the opportunity to be part of this amazing world record breaking attempt.
