Shannon Development and the Shannon Region Conference & Sports Bureau are delighted to announce that Limerick has been named as a host venue for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.
After submitting a strong bid, Limerick beat off stiff competition from rival applications across Europe to stage matches in the 14-nation tournament in two years’ time. The RFL today confirmed that the Limerick bid has been accepted and that a World Cup game will be played at the iconic Thomond Park Stadium.
The Limerick bid organisers are Adam Skerritt, Shannon Development & Karen Brosnahan, Shannon Region Conference & Sports Bureau. Speaking of their delight at receiving the good news Karen Brosnahan said, “This is a fantastic day for Limerick, the Shannon Region, Thomond Park, Rugby League Ireland & the Irish sporting public. Today’s announcement by the RFL is the ideal…
Commissioned by the Irish Architecture Foundation, the exhibition that represented Ireland at the 12th International Architecture Exhibition 2010 in Venice, opens at the Limerick City Gallery of Art at 7pm on Thursday the 17th of November, and will run until 23rd December.
Ireland’s participation at Venice, and the exhibition’s return to Ireland for this national tour, is an initiative of Culture Ireland in partnership with the Arts Council/AnChomhairle Ealaíon. This is the last venue in the national follow success in Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast, Lewis Glucksman Gallery, Cork and City Gallery The Hugh Lane.
The Mayor of Limerick, Cllr Jim Long, has officially unveiled the ‘Pitch for Shane’ art project in memory of Shane Geoghegan who was brutally murdered in a case of mistaken identity in November 2008. The exhibition opening of what is possibly, the single largest art installation in the country, took place on Wednesday, November 9th at 6 p.m. in Limerick City Hall.
A ‘Pitch for Shane’ consists of more than 20,000 clay figurines made by the public from all over Ireland together with ceramicists and visitors from all over the world. It is intended to be a fitting tribute, not only to Shane and for all innocent victims of violence, but for the sporting and cultural ethos of Limerick.
The ‘Pitch’ refers to a notional rugby pitch, full of thousands of clay figures. All will be displayed side by…
Southill Family Resource Centre has taken the top prize in the ‘Community Health Initiative’ category at the 2011 Pride of Place Awards.
Limerick‘s Get BACk Challenge was also an award winner, taking the second prize in the ‘Sport in the Community’ Section of the Pride of Place competition which recognises the selfless work being carried out in communities all over Ireland.
In total, four Limerick city projects from the community and voluntary sector were in the running to win a prestigious Pride of Place Award 2011 in the Co-operation Ireland Pride of Place Cities Competition.
The winners were announced at a gala Awards Night in Gorey, Co Wexford last Saturday, November 5th.
Set up in 2000, the award winning Health Matters Naturally Project is based in the Southill Family Resource Centre in O’Malley Park, Limerick.
Run by volunteers, the Project…
More than a thousand visitors came to the People’s Park on Saturday 29th October to sample the spooky Victorian delights on offer for Halloween weekend.
The Winter sun came out to shine on Halloween treats for adults and children including a treasure hunt, face-painting and parade led by Mayor of Limerick, Cllr Jim Long, a ghoulishly good band, Victorian dance and music and Victorian photo booths.
The Environment Department, Limerick City Council originally tasked art collective Gothicise, composed of students, graduates and staff of LSAD, to come up with a day-long festival that would endow the park with a haunting quality to celebrate Halloween in the city.
The theme ‘A Haunting’ drew on the rich Victorian past of the People’s Park being explored through a parade, song, dance, participative events, Victorian plate glass photography and quilting demonstrations.
“The Park…
Four Limerick city projects from the community and voluntary sector are in the running to win a prestigious Pride of Place Award 2011 in the Co-operation Ireland Pride of Place Cities Competition.
The winners will be announced at the Pride of Place Gala Awards Night in Gorey, Co Wexford on Saturday, November 5th 2011.
The contributions of the groups to local society and to the creation of civic pride will be celebrated with style in an ‘Oscars style’ ceremony and representatives from the four nominated groups along with Mayor of Limerick, Cllr Jim Long and Pat Dowling, Director of Service with Limerick City Council will be attending.
Limerick City Council has nominated Southill Family Resource Centre, the Moyross Residents Forum, The Get BACk Challenge and Limerick Civic Trust for awards in the Pride of Place Cities Competition.
Mayor of Limerick,…
