Local government failing to get up to speed with electric vehicles
Only a few county and city councils in Ireland have more than a handful of electric vehicles in their fleets, Geotab survey shows
Limerick City and County Council
Limerick City and County Council: Adare - Rathkeale, Cappamore - Kilmallock, Limerick City West, Limerick City North, Limerick City East, Newcastle West local electoral areas LEAs
JP McManus’s International Rugby Experience closes after only a year
Business had intended to gift building in Limerick city to State, but negotiations stalled due to council fear of how to fund it
Man who survived Limerick crane incident that claimed lives of two co-workers settles court action
Liability was ‘conceded’ in the matter by the named parties, court hears
Lack of housing in Limerick more concerning than hotel shortage for Ryder Cup - mayor
New directly elected mayor of Limerick to push for the delivery of 1,000 modular homes as part of five-year programme to be finalised this month
Limerick residents claim ‘unauthorised’ works at nearby GAA club have damaged their homes
High Court judge urges group of 13 neighbours to try mediate dispute with Monaleen GAA club due to potential legal costs
Man ‘pipped’ to Limerick council seat raises suspicions about ‘phantom candidate’
Richie Crehan lost out on last count in Adare-Rathkeale and argues an unusually large number of Robert Daly’s 67 votes were deemed invalid
Adare bypass tenders must commit to completion before 2027 Ryder Cup
Bypass of Limerick village critical to traffic flows at high profile golf tournament and an intrinisic element of larger N69 Foynes to Limerick TEN-T project
Legal firm kindly volunteers its services to Irish Government department ahead of Covid inquiry
Plus: Mayor of Limerick’s ‘erroneous’ planning arguments; Nigel Farage’s Irish teacher; and Neil Jordan’s strange Garret FitzGerald anecdote
‘An emotional day’: John Moran elected Mayor of Limerick in national first
One-time Wall Street lawyer and former Department of Finance secretary general says people voted for ‘change’
Local Elections: Limerick City and County Council results
Independent Ireland takes two seats in Adare-Rathkeale as Fine Gael retains status as local authority’s largest party
‘Strangest election ever’ as 15 candidates battle it out to be mayor of Limerick
Nobody has a notion who will emerge victorious after this Friday’s vote
Billionaire JP McManus endorses Independent candidate Helen O’Donnell in Limerick mayor race
Former rugby star Jerry Flannery backs ex-Department of Finance secretary general John Moran ahead of ballot
Limerick local election candidate Suzzie O’Deniyi says canvassers ‘traumatised’ by racial abuse
Fianna Fáil candidate said verbal attack was disheartening but she is determined to continue
‘No plans’ for Dubliners to vote in June on directly elected mayor
Day of local and European elections had previously been mooted as likely date to put question of directly elected mayor to voters in Dublin
John Moran changes his tune on lobbying as he runs for Limerick mayor
Web Summit’s Lobbying Register absence; why Simon Harris won’t lodge in the Phoenix Park; and more bad news for EV drivers
Who will be Ireland’s first directly elected mayor and what can they do for the €154,000 salary?
Who is running and are there enough powers for the eventual holder of the new €154,000 per year job to be voted on in June?
Costly UL houses ‘unauthorised’ for students, Limerick planners say
O’Donoghue report for UL’s governing authority criticises problems with planning status of homes at Rhebogue, 3km from campus, which the university acquired for student housing in 2022
Reallocating road space rather than penalising motorists is best fix for congestion, says Eamon Ryan
Sinn Féin accuses Coalition of adopting London-style congestion charges in the absence of adequate public transport
Defence officials recommended scrapping LÉ Eithne to avoid repeat of ‘LÉ Aisling situation’ involving warlord
Advice came amid fears of repeat of ‘LÉ Aisling situation’, when an ex-Naval Service ship ended up in the hands of a Libyan warlord, documents indicate
Couple challenging council’s alleged attempt to take charge of part of their property
The couple wanted to lodge an appeal against the decision and have the council’s notice set aside
Transport Infrastructure Ireland seeks approval for Cork-Limerick motorway upgrade
The €1.4bn upgrade would involve the construction of more than 80km of motorway
The Adare bypass: fixing a bottleneck for the public or golfers? The local view from Co Limerick
Residents of the picturesque village say the 2027 Ryder Cup might have fast-tracked plans for the new €150 million road but it has been needed for many years
Nestlé to shut Co Limerick infant formula plant with loss of 542 jobs
Food giant says sharply lower demand in China for imported baby milk formula has forced it to reconsider its network
Vote for first directly-elected mayor of Limerick set for next June under plans approved by Cabinet
Election, which follows 2019 plebiscite, will take place on same day as Local and European Elections in June 2024
Limerick and Waterford councils lead in converting derelict properties, TDs told
Performances of the State’s 31 councils have been mixed to date
Man (61) faces eviction after tenancies board rules in his favour over gas charges dispute
John Barry a tenant of Limerick City and County Council, but home owned by private care operator
Father of retired Limerick footballer crushed to death by ‘unsafe’ automatic steel gate
Health and Safety Authority warns about dangers of automatic gates at coroner’s court
Gardaí examine allegations related to Niall Collins’s role in Limerick land deal
Presumption of innocence applies to complaints made to gardaí, says Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin
Tánaiste accuses Paul Murphy of ‘weaponising’ Sipo over Niall Collins complaint
Martin accuses website The Ditch of distortion and creating a toxic atmosphere online
Collins says ‘no law was broken’ in relation to wife’s purchase of property
Minister of State says that in hindsight it would have been better if he had not participated in a local area committee meeting
‘No law was broken,’ junior minister Niall Collins insists as he addresses Dáil
Minister of State for Skills and Further Education was defending role in wife’s purchase of property from Limerick County Council in 2008
Niall Collins should have absented himself from council meeting over land sale, Taoiseach says
Junior minister says he was not on council when land was sold, so had no ‘pecuniary or beneficial interest’ in property at time
Niall Collins statement on Limerick property unlikely to silence questions
Junior minister responds to series of stories published by The Ditch website about his wife’s purchase of a property in Limerick
Forbes Magazine in talks with Limerick officials to organise promotional event
Move comes after an online article in 2021 referenced the city as the ‘murder capital’ of Europe
More than 3,000 HAP households in rent arrears since establishment of scheme
If tenant does not pay their share of rent, HAP payments by council will stop
Niall Collins called upon to make further Dáil statement on planning application
Minister of State for Skills Niall Collins argues planning permission was properly granted
Niall Collins: Glaring unanswered question after planning statement leaves him in political danger zone
Minister of State fails to address key question in statement to Dáil
Niall Collins ‘entirely satisfied’ planning application correctly handled
Limerick TD addresses Dáil over allegations on The Ditch website
Niall Collins to make Dáil statement on 2001 planning application
Decision to address Dáil follows allegations on The Ditch website relating to Patrickswell house
Limerick leads rest of country in collecting parking fine money
Illegal removal of vehicle clamps increased sixfold in Dublin from 2021 to 2022
Court challenges brought against €450m Limerick road project
Farmer says motorway will cut across his land and negatively affect his herd of 130 cows
Drug dealer banned from parts of Limerick for two years
William Cody (32) claims he will be left homeless by the ban as he lives with his mother in the exclusion zone
Waterford council leads way in converting vacant homes to social housing
Councils to tell Oireachtas Housing Committee of ambitious social housing programmes over next five years
Limerick Greenway sees huge increase in visitor numbers to boost tourism in West Limerick
The route, which opened in July 2021, has seen over 800,000 visits since coming into use
Fears ability to remove elected mayors will lead to US-style ‘impeachment hearings’
Concern over process to remove elected mayor will become ‘political football’
Gardaí investigate after tree is felled at site of fatal road incident
Road is thought to have been closed to traffic during ‘criminal damage’ incident in Limerick
TII confirms N20 corridor as route for Cork-Limerick motorway
Project costing €1.2 billion to go to An Bord Pleanála by 2023 for planning approval
UL plans new security system to monitor vehicles on campus
Privacy concerns are raised over proposal that would place some cars on a ‘watch list’
Cork-Limerick M20 Motorway expected to be open by 2027
Long-awaited €850m upgrade due after design phase of project was put out to tender
Limerick council taking legal advice on aspects of CCTV project
‘Smart city’ pilot will see cameras introduced in 14 towns around the county
Limerick put down three times more dogs than rest of country
Pressure on shelter: Council says it is successfully working to cut its euthanasia rate
Sinn Féin councillor resigns over alleged ‘toxic’ bullying
Gerry Adams says internal investigation into claims by Lisa Marie Sheehy found no evidence
Mobile app developed to fight back against invasive plant species
Limerick local authority will feed valuable data into national biodiversity database
The regeneration of Limerick
Scale of ambition reflected in plan for €500 million worth of ‘transformational investment infrastructure’
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