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4 days ago | limerickpost.ie | Bernie English

SHANNON Chamber has announced the appointment of Mark Nolan, former managing director of Dromoland Castle Hotel, as its new president. Mr Nolan succeeds outgoing president Eoin Gavin, managing director of Eoin Gavin Transport. Nolan served as managing director of Dromoland Castle since 1996, adding the post of managing director of The Dromoland Collection in 2009, where he undertook a four-year management contract with Castlemartyr Hotel and Resort in County Cork.

4 days ago | limerickpost.ie | Bernie English

BISHOP of Limerick Brendan Leahy has met he new Pope several times and says he found him “a humble, kind man who will bring the qualities needed for these challenging times”. Bishop Leahy recalled that the new Pontiff spoke him of his visit to Limerick and the Augustinian House in the city. Commenting on the election of the new leader to fill the seat of St Peter, Bishop Leahy said that Pope Leo XIV’s election has the potential to advance the mission of peace and hope the world needs.

6 days ago | limerickpost.ie | Bernie English

A JUDGE in Limerick described the record of pollution by Uisce Éireann as “appalling”, asking: “Is this the state entity entrusted with the quality of our water?”Judge Adrian Harris was hearing a case in the District Court, sitting in Newcastle West, in which one one state agency was prosecuting another for pollution of the River Deel. Uisce Éireann pleaded guilty to a charge of releasing a toxic chemical – aluminium sulphate – into the River Deel on August 29, 2024.

6 days ago | limerickpost.ie | Bernie English

PLANS to transform the old Killaloe Courthouse into a cultural and musical venue have taken a significant step forward after Clare County Council (CCC) applied for funding under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (RRDF). Following the completion of a feasibility study, CCC is seeking to undertake a design of the repurposed building, which has been an important part of Killaloe’s civic and societal history for almost two centuries.

1 week ago | limerickpost.ie | Bernie English

THE DESIGN team behind the Technological University of the Shannon’s new engineering campus have collected seven awards in two prestigious national ceremonies. Design firm BDP’s work was honoured in the Building and Architect of the Year Awards and the Irish Building and Design Awards for its innovative designs at the TUS Coonagh Engineering Campus in Limerick and the Drogheda Civic Offices in County Louth.