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limerick / arts and media Friday November 27, 2020 - 22:50 by Arty She
Music can uplift, inspire, or soothe us at any stage of life. We might react with smiles or tears when we hear a certain song, depending on the kind of event that it prompts us to recall. 'Magical moments' welcomes art and writing related to memories of joy, awe, peace or happiness. ... read full story / add a comment
limerick / miscellaneous Monday December 30, 2019 - 10:01 by David Lamont
Rathkeale, small Limerick town, is first in Ireland to adopt the American Challenge Coin concept to thank 52 of its citizens for making it a better place to be and to encourage others to lend a helping hand. ... read full story / add a comment
limerick / rights, freedoms and repression Friday December 21, 2012 - 15:12 by realsinnfein
The New Year's statement for the Republican Movement, or Real Sinn Féin, to be distributed on New Year's Day. ... read full story / add a comment 
limerick / environment Friday February 24, 2012 - 12:06 by William Gomes
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The constant removal of sand is now threatening the existence of the islanders. When the affected inhabitants of the islands observed the vulnerability and realized that the authorities were doing little to protect their land from the illegal sand-miners, hundreds islanders including women and children came out of their houses on 3 October 2011. They captured one dredger and six perpetrators while the remainder of the dredging workers and perpetrators fled the scene. ... read full story / add a comment 
limerick / arts and media Monday May 30, 2011 - 15:08 by Western Writers' Centre Galway
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Fred Johnson will be guest poet on June 1st Born in Belfast and spending his childhood in Canada, in 1972 he received a Hennessy Literary Award. Fred Johnston was a co-founder of the Irish Writers' Co-operative in Dublin in the 'Seventies and founded Galway's Cúirt festival in 1986. Eight years ago he founded The Western Writers' Centre in Galway. ... read full story / add a comment 
limerick / politics / elections Tuesday January 25, 2011 - 22:44 by Limerick Socialist Party
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● United Left Alliance Limerick Launch Rally, Tuesday February 1st ● ULA will expose Fine Gael & Labour's conspiring with Fianna Fail to implement savage cuts in Finance Bill ● Call for the Finance Bill & economic policy to be the heart of the election debate ... read full story / add a comment 
limerick / rights, freedoms and repression Monday October 25, 2010 - 13:58 by Cathal McCarthy
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A petition calling on the Minister for Environment, John Gormley TD, to sack the CEO of Limerick’s Regeneration Agencies was launched this week. ... read full story / add a comment 
limerick / animal rights Saturday March 06, 2010 - 22:09 by bernie wright
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DEMONSTRATION AT THE GREYHOUND AWARDS GALA IN LIMERICK. Message to the IGB This year we will be‘ringing’ in the GREYHOUND OF THE YEAR awards in limerick. Limerick Strand Hotel , Ennis Road, Limerick City at 12.30 on Sunday 7th March. ... read full story / add a comment 
limerick / worker & community struggles and protests Friday July 24, 2009 - 16:33 by Limerick Socialist Party
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The announcement by Element Six that it is to close its manufacturing base in the Shannon Free Zone has been slammed as “a disgusting stab in the back” and the redundancy package was called "derisory", by the Limerick Socialist Party this morning. ... read full story / add a comment
limerick / animal rights Wednesday May 06, 2009 - 13:38 by Bernie Wright
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The Alliance for Animal Rights (AFAR) is horrified that a CONVICTED serial animal abuser in County Limerick is apparently running for a Council seat in the Adare area elections. Richard Smith,(48) a dairy farmer and also owner of Company Richie Tryes on the Kilmallock Road* is hoping people will vote him in as a Councillor in Adare. He has repeatedly abused animals, this being his possible third conviction for abuse to animals on his farm. ... read full story / add a comment
limerick / anti-capitalism Wednesday April 29, 2009 - 04:56 by RM
Limerick Tuesday 28th April - Party President Ruairi O’Bradaigh who forecast a massive swing against Fianna Fail to candidates who are honest with the electorate launched the local election campaign for Republican Sinn Fein in the Mid-West in Limerick today.
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limerick / miscellaneous Wednesday March 04, 2009 - 13:15 by CRPHS, Limerick
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The Limerick branch of the Campaign for a Real Public Health Service (CRPHS) have launched a new website, www.limerickhealth.blogspot.com, to highlight health cuts and scandals in Limerick and help build a campaign against them. ... read full story / add a comment 
limerick / worker & community struggles and protests Tuesday January 13, 2009 - 11:09 by Socialist Party
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“ This is not about a company that's in trouble. This is about greed, corporate greed. They're going to Poland because apparently they can make an extra 3%” - Sacked Dell Worker (quoted in Associated Press) Like a vulture, having ripped profit out of its workers in Limerick, Dell now wants to go exploit workers elsewhere. Dell must not be allowed get away with this robbery. This Government can't be trusted to do anything to stop this crisis. Workers in Dell and throughout the Mid West must act to defend the 10,000 jobs at stake. ... read full story / add a comment 
limerick / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday November 02, 2008 - 19:01 by Cathal McCarthy
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At last our long wait is over and a new era for Limerick city has begun, at last the Master Plan. ... read full story / add a comment 
limerick / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday November 02, 2008 - 18:45 by Tommy Daly
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The Moyross Residents’ Alliance is representative of both homeowners and tenants living in Moyross and was formed to ensure that all residents have their rights upheld during the regeneration process. The local regeneration committees seem to be failing in this regard and are not representing our views. So far over 140 households are affiliated, with more joining everyday. ... read full story / add a comment
limerick / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday October 29, 2008 - 23:39 by Zoe Lawlor
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The second boat from the Free Gaza Movement reaches Gaza. Doing what the international community refuses to do. ... read full story / add a comment
limerick / gender and sexuality Friday October 03, 2008 - 16:43 by RSF-Vín
Republican Sinn Fein today issued an alert to the people of Ballinacurra Weston in relation to the night time activities of a mysterious stalker who enters the bedrooms of young women. ... read full story / add a comment
limerick / politics / elections Tuesday September 16, 2008 - 17:33 by RSF-Vín
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Republican Sinn Fein has selected three candidates to stand for the local elections in Limerick city and county, a party spokesman said today. ... read full story / add a comment
limerick / anti-capitalism Wednesday September 03, 2008 - 19:52 by RSF
The Minister has made a career out of stating the obvious but this time he has surpassed himself. While he accepts that the increased fuel bills are causing concern, the Minister then states that his colleague Mary Hanafin is monitoring the impact on pensioners. In fact there is no need to monitor anything – the price rises in both gas and electricity and in the basic cost of a bag of coal are breath-taking and will force many pensioners to go without adequate warmth this winter. A bag of coal is now eighteen euro. ... read full story / add a comment 
limerick / miscellaneous Friday July 18, 2008 - 18:21 by Cian Prendiville
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On Thursday July 29th the HSE were presented with 5,000 signatures on petitions demanding the maintaining of A&E services in Ennis, Nenagh and St.John’s Hospitals. The Socialist Party, who collected the petitions, claim that this is only the beginning and that an active campaign must be built. Socialist Party spokesperson, Cian Prendiville said: “The HSE are unlikely to give up on their agenda of centralisation and cutbacks without a fight. Petitions can be a first step, but what is needed is for people to come along to the upcoming health forum on July 29th and use it as a launching pad for a local action group.” ... read full story / add a comment |
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