Sarah Coleman

1 week ago | limerickpost.ie | Sarah Coleman

OVER €30,000 in funding has been dedicated to support three projects in Limerick under the Heritage Council’s 2025 Community Heritage Grant Scheme. Askeaton Civic Trust will receive €13,664 to support the development of a virtual tour of Askeaton Castle. €13,356 is allocated to the Doon Historical and Literacy Society to dismantle, restore, re-locate and instal a historc pipe organ from the Convent of Mercy Chapel to St Patrick’s Parish Church in Doon.

1 week ago | limerickpost.ie | Sarah Coleman

THE Limerick Pride Festival returns this year with the mission of creating a create a stronger, more inclusive future ‘United in Pride’. Celebrations get underway from July 7 to 13, with the highlight Pride Parade taking place on Saturday July 12. Festival director Lisa Daly said that those behind Limerick Pride “are thrilled to be back and able to offer a fantastic weeklong lineup of events”.

1 week ago | limerickpost.ie | Sarah Coleman

LIMERICK people are being invited to submit their events for the 2025 National Heritage Week. Organisers across Limerick are preparing for the celebration which runs from 16-24 August. Now in its 25th year, National Heritage Week is Ireland’s largest heritage festival, with over 2,000 events taking place annually, attended by almost 400,000 people. Last year, Limerick hosted 33 events for National Heritage Week.

1 week ago | limerickpost.ie | Sarah Coleman

A YOUNG man who stabbed a pensioner in the head while attempting to rob him was on bail for endangering the lives of two Gardaí by ramming a patrol car. Sean Byrnes (26), with an address at Limerick City Hotel, Dock Road, Limerick, is to serve seven and a half years in jail. Limerick Circuit Criminal Court heard he attacked the 70-year-old victim after the man caught him trying to steal a window from a caravan on his land.

1 week ago | limerickpost.ie | Sarah Coleman

LIMERICK came together for a civic reception to celebrate the career of seasoned journalist Cathy Halloran, who has just retired from her long held position as RTÉ’s Mid West correspondent. Mayor of Limerick John Moran hosted the reception at City Hall last Thursday to mark Cathy’s 38 years of service to Ireland’s national broadcaster, a role she held from 1993 until her recent retirement in May.