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Gang crime and internment
Wednesday, 02 April 2008
Limerick people are often accused of being too sensitive about their image, but with Cllr Kevin Kiely taking to the national airwaves last week to propose internment as a workable solution to gangland crime, we’d better get the hard hats on.
 
The road to hell… again!
Wednesday, 13 February 2008
Some months ago, Limerick Independent journalist David Raleigh, inspired by the daily grind of the traffic commute to and from Westbury on the outskirts of the city, penned an extensive feature about his experiences on the road.
 
Tackling the 'little things'
Wednesday, 30 January 2008

Limerick is a great place to live and work in. Its residents are fiercely proud of their hometown and trenchantly rebuff negative images of the city lazily painted by outsiders who should frankly focus on problems on their own doorstep.

 
Vision of Regeneration
Wednesday, 23 January 2008
It’s a symbolic week in the history of Limerick City with the long-awaited publication of radical plans to transform the social and infrastructural fabric of Moyross and Southill and Ballinacurra Weston.
 
Sheahan’s bold move
Wednesday, 21 November 2007
The proposal being prepared by the Cathaoirleach of Limerick County Council which calls for local authorities to be given powers in community policing, health, education and taxes, is a bold one, which should be applauded.
 
Odds on for armed cops
Wednesday, 10 October 2007
I know this column regularly calls for the Government to get their act together on a whole range of issues; most recently on the whole subject of arming the Gardaí.
 
Policing under the gun
Wednesday, 03 October 2007
The shooting of an unarmed Traffic Garda in Dublin last week has once again thrust centrestage the debate on whether our police should be armed.
 
Time to get it together
Wednesday, 26 September 2007
If ever there was an issue that demanded some kind of cross-party, non-partisan arrangement, it would be Shannon.
 
King Richard honoured
Wednesday, 12 September 2007
And so finally… Limerick has done the right thing and honoured Richard Harris. It has taken long enough, and one wonders why, really.
 
Success in failure
Wednesday, 03 October 2007
It’s difficult to credit that Limerick actually lost this year’s All Ireland Senior Hurling Final to Kilkenny.
 

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