‘Entertainment’ Archives
‘All-Ireland Music Competition’ Final 16 Acts Announced
16 acts from all over Ireland will participate in the final stages of the All-Ireland Music Competition on January 4-5th next, organisers of the inaugural contest announced today. (more...)
Munster Rugby Star Relaunches ‘The Little Girl with the Big Headache’
A book outlining a young Limerick girl’s personal account of her fight against cancer has been relaunched by members of her family and Munster and Irish rugby star, Paul O’Connell. (more...)
PHOTOCALL Munster Rugby Star To Relaunch ‘The Little Girl with the Big Headache’
‘The Little Girl with the Big Headache’, a book outlining the experiences of the late Becky McCauley from Limerick will be relaunched in O’Mahonys Book Store O Connell St., Limerick, on Saturday 1st December 2012 at 12 noon. Munster and Irish rugby star, Paul O’Connell will join Becky’s parents, Mike and Mary, and her sister Rachel in [...]
Limerick County Fire and Rescue Service Awarded NSAI Standard
Limerick County Fire and Rescue Service was among the 48 private and public sector organisations to receive service quality awards today from the Minister of State for Small Business, Mr John Perry T.D. (more...)
PHOTOCALL 2012 County Limerick Burial Grounds Awards
PHOTOCALL 2012 County Limerick Burial Grounds Awards Attn News and Photo Desks The winners of the 2012 County Limerick Burial Grounds Awards will be announced at a ceremony in Limerick County Hall, Dooradoyle, on Wednesday 28th November, 2012, at 7:30 PM. Members of the media are invited to attend. Photograph and interview opportunities will be [...]
PHOTOCALL Switch-On Of Ennis Christmas Lights
The Mayor of Ennis Cllr. Peter Considine will perform the official switch-on of the Ennis Christmas Lights at 5pm today (Friday, 23 Nov, 2012) in the Marketplace. Entertainment will be provided by local primary school choirs and theatrical group, Pantaloons. Members of the media are invited to attend. Photograph and interview opportunities will [...]
Funding For Clare Festivals
Clare Fine Gael Senator Tony Mulcahy has welcomed the allocation of €21,500 towards seven different County Clare festival events, scheduled to take place in 2013. (more...)
Christmas Lights To Brighten Up Ennis Town Centre
Members of the public are being invited to attend the official switch-on of the Christmas street lights in Ennis this Friday evening. (more...)
Long Service Awards For 8 Limerick Fire Service Members
8 Fire & Rescue Service personnel from Limerick with a combined service record of 170 years have been honoured at the annual National Long Service Awards Ceremony held at the weekend. (more...)
Long Service Awards For Clare Fire Service Members
11 Clare County Fire & Rescue Service personnel with a combined service record of 260 years have been honoured at the annual National Long Service Awards Ceremony held at the weekend. (more...)
New Initiative To Attract Arts And Cultural Tourism to Limerick
The Shannon Region Conference and Sports Bureau, in conjunction with Shannon Development, has launched a new initiative aimed at promoting Limerick’s designation as the first National City of Culture in 2014. (more...)
National Pride Of Place Award For Knockainey, Co Limerick
Knockainey in County Limerick has been named one of the principal winners in this year’s IPB Pride of Place Competition in association with Co-operation Ireland. (more...)
Clare Crawfords Plan Clan Gathering In 2013
The Crawfords of County Clare and their relations are planning a special get-together next year as part of The Gathering Ireland 2013 initiative. (more...)
Burren Publication Promotes Sustainable Tourism
Over 25,000 copies of a new publication that promotes the Burren as a sustainable tourism region have been printed and shipped abroad for distribution this week. (more...)
Green Light For Cappamore’s New Library And Arts Studios
Limerick County Council today welcomed the announcement by the Department of Environment, Community & Local Government of its decision to approve of a capital grant of €559,000 for a new refurbished state–of-the-art Library at Cappamore. (more...)
People Of Clare Urged To Get Active During National Recreation Week
The Clare Sports Partnership and Clare County Council are encouraging people across Clare to get out and participate in physical activity during the 3rd annual National Recreation Week, which takes place from October 29th to November 4th. (more...)
PHOTOCALL Launch of ‘Flying the Banner’ book
Cllr. Pat Daly, Mayor of Clare will launch “Flying the Banner – Short stories from Clare’s teenage writers” in De Valera Library, Ennis, this Friday (26th October) at 8.00 p.m. Members of the media are invited to attend. Photograph and interview opportunities will be provided. A full media release is available from [...]
Gathering Could Inject EUR10M Into Clare Economy
The Gathering Ireland 2013 initiative could attract at least 20,000 international visitors to County Clare, injecting up 10 million euro into the local economy. (more...)
Stories By Clare Teens Published In New Book
“Flying the Banner – Short stories from Clare’s teenage writers” will be launched in De Valera Library, Ennis, on Friday, 26th October at 8.00 p.m. (more...)
Kilteely Crowned Overall Winner Of Limerick In Bloom
Kilteely Tidy Towns Association has been crowned overall winner of the 2012 Limerick In Bloom competition. (more...)