LimerickIndependent.com Profiles Feed http://www.limerickindependent.com Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:44:31 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.limerickindependent.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.limerickindependent.com LimerickIndependent.com Profiles Feed http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11148&Itemid=91 ON MARCH 11, Limerick Musical Society will celebrate its 10th year with a production of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ at the University Concert Hall and according to chairman, Jon Ryan, ‘there’s no business like showbusiness’. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:23:53 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10931&Itemid=91 SHEILA Deegan has been the city council Arts Officer since 1988—playing an integral role in fostering Limerick’s creative identity and facilitating its packed cultural calendar. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:43:03 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10859&Itemid=91 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:16:13 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10788&Itemid=91 THIS year’s Belltable Unfringed Festival has a strong local presence and one of the highly anticipated offerings is tomorrow’s premiere of Darren Maher’s “stand up tragedy”, ‘Spinal Krapp’. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:49:51 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10698&Itemid=91 WITH over 5,000 individual performances in 2009 and a proud history since its foundation in 1946, Féile Luimní remains one of the highlights of Limerick’s cultural calendar. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:48:46 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10508&Itemid=91 FROM the highs of cultural and sporting success to the lows of a reputation tarnished by crime, Limerick is “the heartbeat of the mid-west’ and one of the best news environments in Ireland, according to Barry Duggan. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:40:25 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10387&Itemid=91 ‘DELL-ETED’ read one headline after it was announced that the US computer giant was closing its manufacturing division in Limerick, with the loss of at least 1,900 jobs but Denis Ryan decided not to take the decision lying down. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:14:59 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10304&Itemid=91 WHEN the Quarry Players take to the stage in their 40th anniversary production next week, the group will be honouring the work of over 500 local people in 77 productions since its foundation in what is often referred to as “the year everything changed”. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:14:43 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10229&Itemid=91 OVER 30 members of the Cecilian Musical Society will arrive at ‘42nd Street’ on November 26, as they celebrate 90 years in existence this year with yet another spectacular production. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:08:52 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10145&Itemid=91 IT IS A little known fact that Paul O’Connell is not the only Limerick person to recently captain the Munster and Ireland rugby teams. That dual honour is currently being held by Joy Neville, who is leading the ladies’ teams and breaking sporting stereotypes. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:09:24 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10055&Itemid=91 IT’S been said that “one good act of vengeance deserves another” and this is true of ‘The Revenger’s Tragedy’—the latest production by Limerick Theatre Hub and a modern reworking of a Jacobean play about deception, violence and lust, among other things. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:21:17 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9963&Itemid=91 ON DECEMBER 6, Sean McGowan will set off aiming to be the first Irishman to row across the Atlantic Ocean solo—an achievement matched by fewer people than have walked on the moon. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:55:50 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9882&Itemid=91 THE Irish Blood Transfusion Board (IBTS) is appealing to local people to give the gift of life simply by donating a unit of blood and will hold a lunchtime clinic for the purpose at City Hall tomorrow, Thursday October 15. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:42:41 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9798&Itemid=91 Miriam Duffy, Director, Rape Crisis Mid-West RAPE Crisis Mid-West will be 30 years old next year and according to director, Miriam Duffy, its work is as important and relevant as ever. The Rosbrien-based organisation provides support and information; various types pf counselling; court accompaniment and confidential referral to survivors of rape, sexual assault and abuse. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9720&Itemid=91 THE Limerick-based short film 'Starstruck' will make its debut on RTÉ this autumn but not before local audiences get to sample it as part of Culture Night this Friday, September 25. Writer and director, Emma Teck, explained that the 10 minute offering-starring a cast of mostly local amateur actors-was a year and half in the making. Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9651&Itemid=91 Nicola Hurley, Student Parent Co-ordinator, Mary I CollegeMARY Immaculate College is the first college in the country to introduce a pioneering programme to support student parents, led by co-ordinator, Nicola Hurley.Nicola-who has worked in the college for eight years in various different roles-explained how the pilot project came about and how demand has been “unprecedented”. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9486&Itemid=91 Eugene Quinn-National Director with the Jesuit Refugee Service.THE inextricable link between social justice and faith is central to the work of the Limerick-based Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS), according to its national director, Eugene Quinn. Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9426&Itemid=91 WITH just days to go before the 24th annual Milford Hospice Harvest Fair, volunteers and staff at the Milford Hospice Care Centre are busy preparing for one of the region's largest annual fundraising events. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9340&Itemid=91 FOR over 12 years, Limerick Youth Theatre has been channeling the energy and enthusiasm of talented young people to push theatrical boundaries according to LYT outreach officer, Ella Daly. Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9248&Itemid=91 FROM September 13 to 20, people from the city and across the mid-west are being urged to come out of the metaphorical closet and paint the town pink for Limerick Pride 2009.Castleconnell native, Michelle Costello, is promoting the event-now in its third year-and she said that it is hoped that over 3,000 people will visit the city over the week. Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9176&Itemid=91 IN 2007, a unique scheme was set up in Limerick to introduce community co-ordinators to different city localities and according to Margaret O'Connor, the initiative has gone from strength to strength since then. Margaret-originally from Tipperary-has a degree in social sciences and worked as a care assistant as well as volunteering abroad. Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9070&Itemid=91 THE Limerick branch of Junior Chamber International (JCI) was a social and professional outlet for Cork-native, Emmeline Searson, when she first moved to the city four years ago. Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9003&Itemid=91 HISTRIONIC Productions was set up by a group of Limerick teenagers in 2006 to make theatre for themselves and according to co-founder, Marc Atkinson, will this week make its first venture into musical theatre. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8927&Itemid=91 THE first youth café for young lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people recently opened its doors in Limerick, and the initiative is being led by youth officer, Cecily Maher. Cecily, originally from Waterford, began working with Rainbow Support Services in the city last November. Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8847&Itemid=91 FROM tonight (July 8), a play by local theatre practitioner, Ciarda Tobin, will bring the lives of Limerick's strand salmon fisherman to the stage of the Belltable at 36 Cecil Street. 'The Fisherman's Son' also marks the second instalment in the four part series, 'Elements', by the newly established Limerick Theatre Hub. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8757&Itemid=91 Street Ambassador FOR the summer months, a team of local people will meet visitors to Limerick and steer them towards the best the city has to offer, according to veteran street ambassador, Albert Cullen. This year is his fourth year as a street ambassador and the former traffic warden relishes the chance to repay the city. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8713&Itemid=91 LOCAL musical legend, Noel Tuohy, has been performing in dance halls and ballrooms all over Ireland since the 1950s and this summer, will play again at the renowned, Puck Fair, after a 30 year break. “I started playing music a long time ago, with my grandmother's melodian. Later on, I started playing the accordion. I joined my first band, St Patrick's Céilí Band, in 1956 and in 1959, I started my own band,” he explained. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8548&Itemid=91 MICHAEL Moloney has drawn on his own experiences visiting Zimbabwe in 1980, just after Robert Mugabe came to power in the country, to write his first novel-a tense, political thriller. Michael-originally from Pennywell Road but now living in Dublin-first decided to write 'The Delegation' in 2000 but said the book was “knocking around” in his mind for much longer. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8474&Itemid=91 WELL-known actress, Joan Sheehy, is back in her native Limerick to direct a new comedy and the first play in the innovative 'Elements' series by Limerick Theatre Hub. 'Excess Baggage' is an modern adaptation of Chaucer's 'The Wife of Bath', written by Mary Coll, and it will run at the Belltable from June 15 to 27. Originally from Granagh, Joan has starred in 'Ros na Rún', 'Killinascully'; 'Father Ted' on television and in films such as 'The Boxer' and 'The Field'. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8301&Itemid=91 FROM June 8 to 12, Caring for Carers Limerick will run a series of fun events to mark National Carers Week- a welcome respite for local carers according to Development Officer, Renee Geary. Wed, 27 May 2009 14:39:32 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8209&Itemid=91 NEARLY 500 children from the Mid-West benefit from the services at St Gabriel's School and Centre and it has just added a state of the art hydrotherapy pool to its facilities, according to CEO, Máire O'Leary. Wed, 20 May 2009 02:13:03 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8136&Itemid=91 WITH the Belltable Arts Centre entering a new phase in its physical and theatrical development, newly appointed PR and Marketing Officer, Gillian Fenton, is excited to join the team at the award-winning venue. Thu, 14 May 2009 11:34:10 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8077&Itemid=91 “ON THE edge of the edge” is how Daghda Dance Company was described to Bush Hartshorn and the possibilities opened up by that statement drew him to Limerick and a role as co-ordinator of the company’s mentoring programme. Thu, 07 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7952&Itemid=91 THIS May Bank Holiday weekend, the city will come alive with a festival of sport, music, food and family fun for Riverfest 2009—all under the watchful eye of organiser Fran O’Donnell. Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:27:16 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7932&Itemid=91 WHEN musicians perform at The Belltable Session this Thursday (April 23), they will have “no stage, no amps and nowhere to hide” according to the organiser of this monthly gig with a difference—local musician and DJ, Nick Carswell. Nick, who is himself a songer-songwriter with band, The Elective Orchestra, wanted to showcase established and emerging acts in a low-key way and a unique setting. Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:22:09 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7826&Itemid=91 TWICE in the last six months, Galvone NS has witnessed its school hall transform into concert hall as part of a collaboration between students and the Irish Chamber Orchestra. Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7614&Itemid=91 THERE are very few people in the world who can say that they are “familiar with the business of flying cows” but Bóthar CEO, Peter Ireton, has built one of Ireland’s most successful charities on that very concept. Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:40:26 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7584&Itemid=91 TWO years of painting has gone into the latest exhibition by Cappamore artist John Collins and ‘Sawdust and Spangle-Land’ embodies the colour and positivity at the centre of his work. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7483&Itemid=91 FROM March 24 to 28, hundreds of budding young filmmakers will descend on Limerick for the Fresh Film Festival and for founder, Jayne Foley, the event is exciting down to the very last frame. Wed, 18 Mar 2009 09:40:22 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7414&Itemid=91 PETER de Vries once said that “the universe is like a safe to which there is a combination, but the combination is locked up in the safe” and Shannonside Astronomy Club is one local organisation aiming to crack the code. Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:37:41 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7355&Itemid=91 IN HONOUR of Brian Friel’s 80th birthday, Limerick’s Torch Players will bring his comedy, ‘The Communication Cord’, to local audiences from March 10 to 15 under the direction of Maurice O’Sullivan. Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7245&Itemid=91 AFTER several years working in theatre, Ann Blake decided to take a bit of time off to study the artform but little did she know that a class assignment would become an award-winning play. Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:58:41 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7175&Itemid=91 SOME members of Ireland’s literary elite will descend on Limerick next week for the 25th anniversary of the Kate O’Brien Weekend, which celebrates Irish writing and specifically the work of one of the city’s most famous authors. Wed, 18 Feb 2009 09:48:13 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7048&Itemid=91 “DORAS Luimní has been at the forefront in challenging misconceptions about asylum seekers, refugees and migrants but we also try to welcome and support people. The name means ‘door’ and we try to offer that open door for people to come for help.” Karen McHugh is the newly appointed CEO of the organisation—which was set up in 2000—and brings years of experience in social work, advocacy and human rights campaigning to the post. Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:20:13 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6988&Itemid=91 LAST September, Liam Mac Mathúna was honoured for being the eldest surviving Fianna Fáil activist in the city but having witnessed nearly a century of history, the Limerickman is a true local legend. Thu, 05 Feb 2009 08:37:50 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6892&Itemid=91 ON FEBRUARY 7, the Belltable will be transformed into a 1920s cinema, showing silent movies with live musical accompaniment as part of its 2009 Unfringed Festival. Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:52:15 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6510&Itemid=91 DIRECTOR and writer Neil LaBute once said that “everyone has a story” and a year and a half ago, a young filmmaker came to Limerick to work with a group of special people with a unique story to tell. Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6332&Itemid=91 COMA is a unique initiative which encourages local amateur musicians to play in a music ensemble and local freelance composer, Fiona Linnane, hopes it will convince more people to wake up to quality contemporary music. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6171&Itemid=91 KILMALLOCK native, Patrick Lynch, was last Saturday, presented with a top award at the Volunteer Achievement Awards, held in the Crown Plaza Hotel, Dublin, for an outstanding contribution to youth work. Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6103&Itemid=91 A WELL-known quote about food asserts that if we're not willing to settle for junk living, we certainly shouldn't settle for junk food and that is part of the ethos of Slow Food Limerick and Region-a local 'convivium' founded and launched by Grace Fitzgerald this time last year. Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:39:15 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5799&Itemid=91 SUNDAY Tribune columnist Cormac Larkin recently said that, in terms of jazz, Limerick punches above its weight and one of the forerunners of this fighting caliber is Ed Hansom—the founder of the Limerick Jazz Workshop. Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5566&Itemid=91 During her successful seven years as an accomplished news reporter with TV3, Dooradoyle native, Laura Ryan, once received a congratulatory letter from the then Mayor of Limerick, Cllr Diarmuid Scully, regarding her positive coverage of Limerick. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:57:01 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5226&Itemid=91 It is often said that sports is the universal language that breaks down barriers and in the local community, Limerick City Sports Partnership is also working towards this goal, according to co-ordinator, Elaine Barry. Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:04:56 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5172&Itemid=91 ‘Supporting today’s music’ is the motto of new Limerick-based website, Red Track Music, and according to co-founder, Robert Tubridy, emerging and Irish acts deserve such a platform. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:57:48 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5126&Itemid=91 'Supporting today’s music' is the motto of new Limerick-based website, Red Track Music, and according to co-founder, Robert Tubridy, emerging and Irish acts deserve such a platform. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:02:54 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4989&Itemid=91 The motto of Amnesty International is that “it is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness” and John Lannon- the Limerick co-ordinator for the organisation- has been helping to keep human rights in the local limelight for more than 20 years. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:22:14 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4929&Itemid=91 Tonight (JULY 2), the White House Poetry Revival will celebrate five years of the weekly poetry readings that have helped to put Limerick on the arts and cultural map and one of the key organisers, Dominic Taylor, believes that the events will continue to go from strength to strength. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:42:53 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4804&Itemid=91 Junior Chamber Limerick is one of the city’s most dynamic organisations, encouraging personal and professional development as well as community engagement among its members. Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:45:20 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4729&Itemid=91 When the first notes are played by students at the Blas Summer School on the UL campus next Monday, it will be music to the ears of the director of Ireland's most unique music tutoring experience. Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:50:29 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4648&Itemid=91 Limerick band Giveamanakick might not yet be a household name but on the strength of their sensational new CD that’s soon about to change. Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:24:07 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4566&Itemid=91 As the proverb goes, you have to walk a mile in someone else’s shoes before you truly understand what kind of journey they are on and it is this idea that has inspired Helena Enright in her true to life, documentary plays. Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:07:16 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4493&Itemid=91 Reacting to his appointment as the new Church of Ireland Bishop of Limerick and Killaloe, the Revd Canon Trevor Williams said he was “surprised yet delighted” to be offered the opportunity of serving the people of the Mid-West. Wed, 28 May 2008 10:35:41 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4428&Itemid=91 Monica Spencer started her career on the stage but has now taken to a balancing act that is completely behind the scenes as she prepares to bring an exuberant new play to a Limerick audience. Wed, 21 May 2008 11:59:32 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4336&Itemid=91 Athlacca-native, Jim Hogan, was one of the most gifted long-distance runners of his generation but in an extraordinary twist, he ended up winning a gold medal in the marathon of the 1966 European Championships for England. Wed, 14 May 2008 11:42:28 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4265&Itemid=91 Bursting with incredible strength, like a volcano ready to erupt, Limerick man, Ger McNamara unleashed his Powerlifting gift at last year’s World Powerlifting Championships by setting a new World Record. Wed, 07 May 2008 12:16:39 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4175&Itemid=91 ‘If you build it, they will come’ was the basic principle behind the legendary music festival in ‘Wayne’s World’ and Limerick’s very own Waynestock, the D Music Festival On the Docks, is in the final stages of construction. The woman following Jim Morrison through the desert is Gráinne Aspell—the general manager of Dolan’s as it celebrates 10 years of the Warehouse venue this weekend. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:00:45 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4093&Itemid=91 With the stage set for a major new refurbishment of the Belltable Arts Centre, a new artistic director, Joanne Beirne, has been appointed to boost both its programme and its profile as the city's premier arts venue. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:47:47 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4065&Itemid=91 Like him or loath him, John Devane has again hit the headlines recently after offering to mediate with those involved in the City's long-running gangland feud, but he is about to blow open a paedophile sex ring scandal in Limerick with the release of his book in the coming months. Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:39:55 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3919&Itemid=91 Garryowen native, Phonsie Clifford is well known in his community for running marathons especially for charity, but some may be surprised to find out he only took up the sport when he was 62-years old. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:23:26 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3874&Itemid=91 For the past 20 years Fr Liam Hayes has been on a long hard journey helping abandoned and disabled people in the poorest regions of Argentina-and his journey is far from an end as he retruns home to Limerick this week to raise more funds for his work. Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:16:49 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3754&Itemid=91 This March sees Limerick’s finest music talent perform live at the City’s first-ever home-grown live radio music sessions. Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:48:15 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3719&Itemid=91 "I was at a book launch about three years ago and I was talking to a man afterwards about boats and the Shannon Estuary. After an hour or so he stopped me and said, 'You should write a book about your life', so I did." Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:56:06 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3592&Itemid=91 It’s ‘Lights, Camera, Action!’ for the Belltable Arts Centre in the last few years as it has become the only city centre cinema venue. And as co-founder of both the Belltable Film Club and the Limerick Film Archive, Declan McLoughlin is in the director’s chair. Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:04:44 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3453&Itemid=91 A French statesman once said that “History teaches everything, including the future” and this idea seems to sum up the 25 years of work by the Limerick Civic Trust. Current chairman, Martin Bourke, has the honour of heading up the organisation—which has just celebrated its silver anniversary birthday. Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:08:53 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3354&Itemid=91 When Donal O’Brien felt so strongly about the delay in REPS payments to 6,500 farmers that he went on hunger strike at the local Department of Agriculture offices to highlight the issue, it was obvious that here was, and still is, a man who would not take it anymore! Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:56:03 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3270&Itemid=91 It’s amazing that only a few years ago, it would have been nigh unheard of for two men from opposite sides of the religious north/south Irish border, to sit together and have a laugh and a chat about this and that, but that’s no longer the case of course, and to the sweet Lord, I exclaim “Amen to that!” Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:36:29 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3156&Itemid=91 Southill is about to undergo a major transformation under the much-acclaimed 'Regeneration', but a number of local people have actually been regenerating the locality by themselves for the past nine years. Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:45:17 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3087&Itemid=91 Scholar and author Dr Matthew Potter worked for Limerick City Council for over 28 years before he decided to pursue one of his biggest passions full time. The rest, they say, is history. Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:43:12 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3012&Itemid=91 Catherine Kelly, often misses the sea of her native Cobh but she also hopes that the organisation she heads is a port of clam for local young people. Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:58:06 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2982&Itemid=91 It’s not everyday the locals of a Co Limerick town can call one of their own a bona fide cinema-screen movie star but it’s true in the case of Mungret and 16 year old native Conor Ryan. Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:06:27 +0100