LimerickIndependent.com Local News Feed http://www.limerickindependent.com Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:45:31 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.limerickindependent.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.limerickindependent.com LimerickIndependent.com Local News Feed http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11188&Itemid=82 THE chairman of the Market Trustees has slated claims by traders with permanent units at the site about the €2.5m development of the market and said that many of the issues “are outside our control”. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:44:22 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11187&Itemid=82 THE increased threat of dissident IRA groups is “worrying” and the State has assigned Gardai in Limerick to closely monitor individuals suspected of having links to the armed republican group, senior Gardai and a former Minster for Justice have both told the Limerick Independent. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:44:02 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11186&Itemid=82 A BUSINESSWOMAN in the city centre has said that, “things have gone to the dogs” in Limerick after a 13-year old girl slashed one of her employees above one of her eyes in an unprovoked attack. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:43:42 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11185&Itemid=82 GARDAI have appealed for information about a man who hijacked and robbed a taxi at knifepoint during a three-and-a-half hour cab journey from Carrick-on-Shannon in Leitrim to Roscommon town and onto Limerick. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:43:17 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11184&Itemid=82 FREE litter bins for cars are being given away free of charge by Limerick City Council, in a major campaign on litter awareness. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:42:54 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11183&Itemid=82 CITY mayor, Kevin Kiely, and Minister of State, Peter Power, will both represent Limerick abroad for St Patrick’s Day celebrations but have emphasised that the trips are strictly business. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:42:31 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11182&Itemid=82 AN Oireachtas investigation began yesterday, March 9, into the unprecedented levels of flooding which hit parts of Limerick and the greater Shannon region late last year. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:42:13 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11181&Itemid=82 THE Health Service Executive (HSE) has told the Limerick Independent that no information is being released on whether or not any Limerick children are part of the Government’s investigation into the deaths of 20 young people while in State care. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:41:52 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11180&Itemid=82 LIMERICK East Fine Gael TD, Michael Noonan has told the Limerick Independent that he will run in the next General Election, but also hinted it may well be his last outing on the national politics hustings. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:41:35 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11179&Itemid=82 LIMERICK Thomond Rotary Club is continuing its campaign to raise funds for the people of Haiti and has already sent over 80 ‘shelter boxes’ to the stricken country. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:41:18 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11178&Itemid=82 THE Limerick International Band Parade and Competition is expected to attract thousands of spectators on to the streets of the Treaty City this weekend, as the 2010 Limerick St Patrick’s festival gets underway. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:41:00 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11177&Itemid=82 NEWCASTLE West is expected to be thronged with crowds this Sunday, March 14, for 2010 St Patrick’s Day Parade. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:40:44 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11176&Itemid=82 ‘SOCCER Sisters’ are doing it for themselves with four soccer camps for girls announced in Limerick by the FAI and Aviva for the second year in a row. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:40:24 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11175&Itemid=82 LIMERICK City Council is looking for alternative funding sources to continue the Community Co-ordinators scheme after it did not secure the same funding as in previous years. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:40:04 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11174&Itemid=82 AS THE old saying goes ‘there’s safety in numbers’ and that will be true for many young number crunchers with the new addition of Limerick’s first Specialist School of Mathematics Education. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:39:47 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11173&Itemid=82 THE head of the Limerick Regeneration project has defended his appearance on the RTE Primetime programme last Friday night, despite complaints made by Republican Sinn Fein. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:39:28 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11172&Itemid=82 LIMERICK deputy, Jan O’Sullivan, has said that an EU ruling which will see the price of cigarettes drop is “competition law gone mad”. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:39:10 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11171&Itemid=82 “I think it was an abuse of authority of their position. If they’re going around telling people and putting ultimatums to people like this, you won’t be able to get out of bed in the morning, the way things are going…”: The words of Upper Mallow Street garage owner, Mike Daly after he received an apology from the Health and Safety Authority last Friday after the authority threatened to censure Daly’s business because he had calendars of topless women up in his back-alley premises. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:38:53 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11170&Itemid=82 CLARE County Council is to write to the governing body of the University of Limerick asking it to consider renaming the college ‘The University of Limerick and Clare’ because parts of it are built on land in the neighbouring county. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:38:31 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11169&Itemid=82 OVER 150 children from 15 schools across Limerick City were treated to fun, free Sustainable Energy Ireland workshops last week as part of a drive to raise awareness of energy conservation. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:38:11 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11168&Itemid=82 LIMERICK deputy Kieran O’Donnell has once again called for the recommendations from the Mid West Jobs Taskforce to be implemented has the region recorded its highest “annual Live Register Increase”. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:37:54 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11167&Itemid=82 EIGHT Limerick households were among 417 nationwide to receive flood relief from the Irish Red Cross. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:37:37 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11166&Itemid=82 MARY Immaculate College was officially recognised as a Fairtrade College last week as the college and other local organisations marked the annual event, Fairtrade Fortnight. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:37:20 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11165&Itemid=82 LIMERICK Minister of State, Peter Power, has praised the move by the IDA to make Limerick an area of ‘Special Focus’ for the creation of new employment and that this “will give the city considerable jobs boost”. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:36:52 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11164&Itemid=82 COMMUNITY involvement was highlighted as a key element in bringing Limerick’s culturally diverse population together at the launch of a new three year city and county integration plan last week. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:36:32 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11163&Itemid=82 A YOUNG Limerick mother who has recovered from a serious brain aneurysm with the help of the local branch of Headway has highlighted the organisation’s positive work during National Brain Awareness Week. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:36:13 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11162&Itemid=82 JUNIOR Chamber International, Limerick will be hosting a Fashion Show in aid of Special Olympics Ireland on March 23. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:35:56 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11161&Itemid=82 THE Irish Cancer Society has partnered with Tesco Ireland to roll out a national ‘Care to Drive’ service and is urging Limerick people to support it in local stores. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:35:41 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11160&Itemid=82 PARTICIPANTS from Limerick are being sought for a leading suicide prevention training programme taking place next week. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:35:16 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11159&Itemid=82 AS LIMERICK oarsman Sean McGowan bravely battles across the Atlantic on his bid to be the first Irishman to row across the ocean, another locally based rower is nearing the finish of a team expedition. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:34:56 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11158&Itemid=82 THE Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan, has promised that the provision of tax incentives for the Limerick Regeneration project would be given full consideration, after a prioritised plan to the Cabinet is made, according to Fine Gael TD, Kieran O’Donnell. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:34:36 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11157&Itemid=82 PARENTS have been reminded by the National Standards Authority of Ireland of the ‘dangers of window blind cords to children’ following the recent tragic death of a young child who became entangled in the cord of a roller blind. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:34:18 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11156&Itemid=82 A RAP video produced during the European elections asking people to vote for Munster MEP, Alan Kelly, came third for ‘Best Viral Event’ at an awards ceremony last week. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:33:57 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11155&Itemid=82 MASSACHUSETTS Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray has been announced as the guest speaker at this year’s Mayor’s Ball, which is due to take place in the Limerick Strand Hotel on Friday, April 30. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:33:36 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11154&Itemid=82 THE efforts of an outstanding adult learning project in Limerick were celebrated at the STAR Awards Ceremony for Adult Learning Projects in Dublin last week. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:33:17 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11153&Itemid=82 THERE will be a training workshop for teachers or anyone involved with youth or community work on legal highs and Headshop substances on April 9. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:32:58 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11152&Itemid=82 COMMUNITIES all over Limerick city and county hit hard by the damaging effects of winter flooding, snow and ice as well as the current economic climate have been urged to revive their community spirit this Spring by volunteering their time to their locality. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:32:25 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11090&Itemid=82 CITY councillors have called for river rescue procedures to be examined and if possible, improved, to save more lives as people continue to enter the potentially lethal depths of the Shannon. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:59:43 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11089&Itemid=82 OVER 51,000 calls were made to Childline from Limerick in 2009 according to the latest statistics released by the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC). Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:58:08 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11088&Itemid=82 The champagne corks were popping at the Limerick Independent offices at 48 O’Connell Street this week, after the ABC (Audit Bureau of Circulation) confirmed that the weekly free newspaper is the most highly distributed newspaper in Limerick and the Mid-West. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:57:43 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11087&Itemid=82 A SPOKESMAN for the Garda Press Office has told the Limerick Independent that an investigation into the Willie O’Dea affair, which led to his resignation, is continuing. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:57:24 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11086&Itemid=82 HARVEY Norman, which operates a large base in the City East retail park in Limerick, has confirmed its commitment to the Irish market, with the appointment of an Irish-based Chief Executive to head operations in Ireland. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:57:06 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11085&Itemid=82 LIMERICK City Council has voiced its opposition to the scheduling of the Munster V Leinster rugby match on Good Friday because of the potential negative impact on the local economy. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:56:47 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11084&Itemid=82 THERE was a sigh of relief by Shannon Airport bosses last Monday, March 1, when low-cost airline, Ryanair, reversed a decision to withdraw its services from Shannon to Liverpool and Edinburgh. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:56:18 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11083&Itemid=82 THE Limerick star of musical ‘Annie’ will be hoping “the sun will come out” for this year’s St Patrick’s Day parade and festival. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:55:56 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11082&Itemid=82 TWO million euro has been added to the National Lottery for St Patrick’s Weekend, when the lottery will be in Limerick to sponsor the city’s spectacular fireworks display as part of Limerick’s St Patrick’s Festival. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:55:35 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11081&Itemid=82 A PRIEST has said that the power of prayer is more powerful than guns, and that “something has to give” for Limerick’s violent image to change. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:55:16 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11080&Itemid=82 GARDA resources is the key factor to fighting Limerick’s negative image as a city linked with gangland crime, according to the city’s Joint Policing Committee Chairman, Michael Hourigan. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:54:53 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11079&Itemid=82 A FIANNA Fail Councillor in Clare has said it would be far easier for him to deal with issues raised by residents in Westbury, Corbally, if the estate-which is one of the largest in the Mid-West, was ‘taken in charge’ of Clare County Council. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:54:27 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11078&Itemid=82 A PROPOSAL for a bus lane down the Ballinacurra Road to Punches Cross has been deleted to allow more consultation to be done with residents while several other major transport proposals come under debate. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:54:09 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11077&Itemid=82 “MY faith in humanity has been restored in these hard economic times,” Tanith O’Brien told the Limerick Independent this Tuesday, March 2, as she received a wave of donations on behalf of Nicole Ryan-Graham, a Limerick woman critically injured following a car crash in America. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:53:52 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11076&Itemid=82 A SERVICE dedicated to helping the local lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community since 1986 could be gone before this year’s Limerick Pride Festival as a funding deficit hits crisis levels. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:53:32 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11075&Itemid=82 A GROUP of seven friends from Limerick are currently at third place in the final of the 7up Free ‘Back for the craic’ competition. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:53:13 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11074&Itemid=82 TRANSPORT Minister Noel Dempsey has been urged to invest some of the millions of euro in revenue generated by the controversial €10 air travel tax, into the development of an international cargo hub at Shannon Airport. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:52:52 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11073&Itemid=82 THE Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has identified that “significant progress has been made in providing high quality and safe” symptomatic breast disease services at hospitals including Limerick’s Mid Western Regional Hospital. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:52:30 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11072&Itemid=82 A COMMUNITY representative has called for derelict sites in the city such as the Longpavement Landfill to be used for ‘eco-tourism’ attractions such as botanic gardens and aquariums. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:52:10 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11071&Itemid=82 ONE of Limerick’s best known amateur theatrical groups, The Torch Players, is holding its latest production—the Bernard Farrell comedy, ‘Kevin’s Bed’—at the Belltable at 36 Cecil Street, running until March 7. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:51:52 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11070&Itemid=82 THE Department of Social and Family Affairs has confirmed that former Dell workers who attend education/training courses will retain their entitlement to jobseekers payments. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:51:34 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11069&Itemid=82 BUDDING Daffodil Day volunteers from Limerick are being urged to ‘come out and collect’ for the Irish Cancer Society on March 26. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:51:16 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11068&Itemid=82 THE Friends of St Ita's Community Hospital, Newcastle West is appealing for support for its golf classic in aid of the upgrading of the day hospital and clinics. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:50:58 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11067&Itemid=82 DOWN Syndrome Limerick has bagged one of Ireland’s top entertainers, Jimmy Buckley, to headline a major fundraising dance on March 11 for the Limerick organisation. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:50:39 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11066&Itemid=82 REGENERATION in Limerick, opposing cuts to social welfare, opposing cuts to the minimum wage and opposing attempts to drive down wages and conditions at workplaces, will be the key points of Sinn Fein’s annual party gathering, Limerick City Councillor, Maurice Quinlivan has said. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:50:20 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11065&Itemid=82 LIMERICK Youth Service recently honoured the dedication of the retiring chairman of the Ballynanty and King’s Island Garda Youth Diversion Project to the young people of the city’s northside. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:49:57 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11064&Itemid=82 MOVIE stars Samuel L Jackson and Aidan Quinn have confirmed they will play in the JP McManus Invitational Pro-Am that runs from July 5-6, and will join a host of leading celebrities including Hugh Grant and Kyle McLachlan at Adare Manor Hotel & Golf Resort. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:49:08 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11015&Itemid=82 THE father of Daniel Treacy, who was shot dead on the outskirts of the city last Monday morning, has said he and his family have been left “devastated” in the wake of the brutal killing. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:22:04 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11014&Itemid=82 THE Chairman of the Dell Redundant Workers Association (DRWA) has said that continuing “red tape” with the management of the €22m European Globalisation Fund was the reason behind a major city centre protest yesterday, Tuesday, February 23. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:21:38 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11013&Itemid=82 THE Limerick Garda Division became only the second in Ireland to use a new high-tech digital radio system yesterday morning, which aims to end eavesdropping on its confidential channels. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:21:16 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11012&Itemid=82 Deputy Mayor, Michael Hourigan officially launched Fairtrade Fortnight in City Hall this Monday, February 22. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:20:17 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11011&Itemid=82 LIMERICK TD Kieran O’Donnell this week tabled a significant Dåil amendment to the Finance Bill to provide designated tax incentives for the Limerick Regeneration process. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:19:54 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11010&Itemid=82 GARDAI smashed a brothel operation described at Limerick District Court as a “private enterprise”, which had been run by two Romanian women for the past number of months and which serviced “a large trail of male callers”, the court heard. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:19:29 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11009&Itemid=82 LIMERICK Chamber is among the organisations to welcome the establishment of a boundary committee for Limerick, which will be chaired by Denis Brosnan. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:18:58 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11008&Itemid=82 LABOUR party leader, Eamon Gilmore visited Limerick last week to met with the heads of Limerick’s Regeneration agencies and to hear local reaction to the news that the Government can’t afford to roll out the multi-million euro project as quickly as it previously expected. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:18:33 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11007&Itemid=82 School built in 1840 still waiting for redevelopment Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:18:10 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11006&Itemid=82 ONE of Willie O’Dea’s staunchest local supporters has described the former Minister for Finance as, “one of the Cabinet's best performers” and that Deputy O’Dea should be given a Minister of State post, following his controversial resignation as Defence Minister last week. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:17:49 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11005&Itemid=82 THE Ennis & North Cork Modern Homes & Building Exhibitions return once again with inspiration, ideas, advice and designs for anyone building, extending or creating a whole new look to their home. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:17:28 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11004&Itemid=82 THE chairman of the Newcastle West St Patrick’s Day Festival Parade has said that the 2010 parade is at risk due to “lack of support”. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:17:06 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11003&Itemid=82 BOOTCAMP Ireland is a new fitness regime where military instructors bring with them an array of unusual techniques to get you in shape. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:16:44 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11002&Itemid=82 LIMERICK deputy, Dan Neville, has said he is “deeply disappointed” with the 2010 Finance Bill and “if we are going to tackle this massive inequality and really help people who are struggling with mental health problems and debt, we need to see action”. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:16:22 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11001&Itemid=82 OPINION’S from the public in Limerick have been called for in a new European scheme aimed at giving ordinary people a direct say in EU policy, writes David Raleigh. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:16:01 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11000&Itemid=82 A STORY of love, rebellion, treachery, exile and enduring friendship from the dramatic days of Ireland’s War of Independence penned by a child of that revolution is to be launched in Limerick on March 5, writes David Raleigh. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:15:16 +0100