Digital training programme for jobseekers
Digital Skills Academy A NEW digital training programme for Limerick jobseekers, ‘WebActivate’, was launched by Minister for Education and Skills Jan O’Sullivan this week. The programme, created by the...
View Article“We are not property developers,” warns councillor
Limerick 2030 Economic and Spatial plan Kathy Masterson kathy@limerickpost.ie THE current work being undertaken by Limerick City and County Council on the Limerick 2030 economic and spatial plan is too...
View ArticleUL research centre benefits from €245 million boost
The University of Limerick Kathy Masterson kathy@limerickpost.ie A SOFTWARE engineering research centre at the University of Limerick is to benefit from €245 million funding for the establishment of...
View ArticleDoras Luimní slams anti-Roma attacks
MID West migrant rights organisation Doras Luimní has condemned the recent attacks on members of the Roma community in Waterford, describing the confrontation as an act of “racially-motivated...
View ArticleExcitement building for new school
St Nessan’s Community College, soon to be renamed Thomond Community College THERE is “a sense of excitement and confidence” surrounding the new Thomond Community College, according to the Limerick and...
View ArticleStaff levels fall 20% at St John’s
STAFF levels have fallen by 20 per cent at St John’s Hospital since the centralisation of health services in the Mid West, according to Limerick’s Anti-Austerity Alliance (AAA) council members. The...
View ArticleLimerick man seeks funding for ebola campaign
Plan Ireland CEO David Dalton from Raheen on a previous visit to Guinea A LIMERICK man heading up an Irish charity fighting the ebola epidemic in West Africa is calling on the Government and the Irish...
View Article“Employability skills” key for graduates
Applied Social Studies graduates at the recent Limerick College of Further Education graduation ceremony THIRD level research has emphasised the need for a shift “from skills for employment towards...
View ArticleMinister chairs UL hate crime discussion
Minister Aodhán Ó Riordáin MINISTER of State for New Communities, Culture and Equality, Aodhán Ó Riordáin, this week chaired a discussion on hate crime legislation hosted by the University of Limerick....
View Article1,000 students conferred at Mary Immaculate College
Attending the Mary Immaculate College Graduation Day were Ian Hickey, Caherdavin; Oisin Fahey, Ardrahan, Co. Galway and Eanna Burns, Sixmilebridge, Clare and Lorna Kiely, Raheen, Limerick, who all...
View ArticleShopping is Limerick’s top family activity
NEW research has found that 55 per cent of Limerick families consider shopping to be their number one family activity, ahead of healthy activities such as exercise or trips to the park. A significant...
View ArticleCouncil lays on free parking for Christmas
SOME 3,000 on-street car parking spaces in Limerick city centre will be free from 3pm every day from Monday, November 24 until January 4, Limerick City and County Council announced today. On-street...
View ArticleChildline Limerick launches emergency appeal
by Kathy Masterson kathy@limerickpost.ie CHILDLINE has launched an emergency appeal in Limerick this week for donations so that vulnerable children can continue to access its service at nighttime....
View ArticleLIT president says graduates bring employment to Limerick
Conferred at the LIT graduations with BAs in Applied Biology were, Susan Harnett, Emma Smyth, and Catherine Dougan. Picture: Alan Place. LIMERICK’S high number of skilled graduates plays a key role in...
View ArticleLimerick to benefit from growth in Chinese student numbers
Minister Jan O’Sullivan EDUCATION Minister Jan O’Sullivan is hopeful that her recent trade mission to China will “dramatically increase” the number of Chinese students coming to study in Limerick. She...
View ArticlePriest urges Church to sell gold for teacher’s salary
Fr Tony O’Riordan, Parish Priest of Corpus Christi Church, Moyross.Picture: Don Moloney / Press 22 by Kathy Masterson kathy@limerickpost.ie MOYROSS parish priest Fr Tony O’Riordan is calling on...
View ArticleNHS seeking Limerick nurses
THE UK’s National Health Service (NHS) is targeting Limerick nurses as part of a new recruitment drive aimed at hiring 100 staff to work in Essex. The Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust,...
View ArticleLimerick colleges unite for City of Culture research project
LIMERICK’S third level institutions have joined forces to undertake a research project on the City of Culture experience entitled #myculturecity. The project will kick off with a ‘hackathon’ this...
View ArticleCouncil silence over Scare Factory closure order
by Kathy Masterson and Aoife McLoughlin news@limerickpost.ie LIMERICK City and County Council said it will not be making any comment after the operators of popular Halloween attraction the Scare...
View ArticleDream Ball returns to Limerick
Share A Dream ambassadors Eve Grant, Louise Cooney and Laura Grant with National Children of Courage award winner and Princess for the night Beth Byrne, who is fighting Cystic Fibrosis. THE Dream Ball...
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