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Significant day for Limerick community as first vehicles roll on €58m road
Coonagh to Knockalisheen Road opens after years in construction IT’S A significant day in Moyross as, for the first time in its 50-year history, there will be a second entrance into the estate via a new €58m road. From this Monday morning the first vehicles travelled on the new Coonagh to Kno...
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Iran names ex-supreme leader’s son to succeed him as war sends oil price soaring
Iran has named Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of its late supreme leader, as its next ruler, putting a hard-line cleric in charge as the war spreading across the Middle East sent oil prices skyrocketing with the Islamic Republic launching new attacks on regional energy infrastructure. With Iran...
'What a story' - Young Derry GAA star with rare illness feared he'd never play again
Ronan was determined to get back onto the football pitch after diagnosis of rare condition meant he might never play again People across County Derry are in awe of a young man's story of great determination and hope after receiving a shocking diagnosis. Ronan McGovern first realised there was...
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Liverpool boss Arne Slot ready for hostile atmosphere at Galatasaray
Arne Slot says Liverpool are prepared to face a wall of sound in Turkey, having admitted to being taken aback by the ear-splitting Champions League atmosphere at Galatasaray earlier in the season. The Premier League champions restart their quest for continental glory on Tuesday evening at what is su...
RIP: Limerick deaths and funeral details, Monday, March 9
RIP: Limerick deaths and funeral details, Monday, March 9 It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of John Sheehan Fanningstown, Ardpatrick, Kilmallock, Co. Limerick on the 8th of March 2026 in the tender loving care of the staff of St. John's Hospital, Limerick surrounded by his ...
Derek Lyng explains where it all went wrong for Kilkenny in Galway hammering
Kilkenny fell to an 18-point loss to Galway in the Allianz Hurling League on Saturday night Kilkenny senior hurling manager Derek Lyng simply described the county's loss to Galway in the Allianz Hurling League as 'unacceptable' with supporters left reeling from the 18 point defeat in Salt Hil...
Woman arrested after Rihanna’s multi-million dollar home hit by gunshots
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after Rihanna’s multi-million dollar home in Los Angeles was hit by gunshots. Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, 35, from Florida, was held with bail set at 10.2 million dollars (£7.6 million) following the incident, which took place on March 8 at 1.1...
Kneecap call press conference as High Court to rule on rapper’s terror case
Kneecap has called for members of the press and their supporters to gather in Belfast on Wednesday, when the High Court in London will say whether the decision to throw out the terrorism case against rapper Liam Og O hAnnaidh will be overturned. The rapper, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara...
Kneecap call press conference as High Court to rule on rapper’s terror case
Kneecap has called for members of the press and their supporters to gather in Belfast on Wednesday, when the High Court in London will say whether the decision to throw out the terrorism case against rapper Liam Og O hAnnaidh will be overturned. The rapper, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara...
PICTURES: Tipperary's Una Healy takes a trip down memory lane in latest Instagram post
The former Saturdays star shared photos of herself from the 90s in a recently posted Instagram Reel Tipperary's Una Healy took to Instagram recently to share photos of herself from the 90s. The former Saturdays star shared an Instagram Reel with several photos of her younger self with her 674...
Tipperary communities feature in the story of one of Ireland's greatest waterways
River Suir Documentary on TG4 A major new four-part documentary series, Cois Siúire, will premiere on 1 April at 9:30pm on TG4. Produced by Cormorant Films and presented by Dr Colm Mac Gearailt, with original music composed by Liam Ó Maonlaí, Cois Siúire is a four-part, 50-minute Irish-langua...
PICTURES: Tipperary's Una Healy takes a trip down memory lane in latest Instagram post
The former Saturdays star shared photos of herself from the 90s in a recently posted Instagram Reel Tipperary's Una Healy took to Instagram recently to share photos of herself from the 90s. The former Saturdays star shared an Instagram Reel with several photos of her younger self with her 674...
Tipperary communities feature in the story of one of Ireland's greatest waterways
River Suir Documentary on TG4 A major new four-part documentary series, Cois Siúire, will premiere on 1 April at 9:30pm on TG4. Produced by Cormorant Films and presented by Dr Colm Mac Gearailt, with original music composed by Liam Ó Maonlaí, Cois Siúire is a four-part, 50-minute Irish-langua...
Tipperary have new Munster hurling champions after a magnificent display sinks Waterford champs
Knockavilla Kickhams defeated An Rinn of Waterford on Saturday Safety Direct Champions Challenge Munster Intermediate Tournament Final Knockavilla Kickhams 1-27 An Rinn 0-18 Following their county final disappointment last October, Knockavilla Kickhams gained some compensation by winning the ...
Down Memory Lane | Plenty of exciting talent as Longford Youth Factor ends on a high note
Plenty of exciting talent performed during the 2013 Longford Youth Factor event Use the Arrows < > above to go through the gallery Plenty of exciting talent performed during the 2013 Longford Youth Factor event and in this trip Down Memory Lane we reproduce a some special pictorial memories f...
RIP: Death of ‘fiercely loyal and obliging’ Seamus Collumb leaves ‘immense void’ in Mullinalaghta
Late Seamus Collumb, Larkfield, Dring, Co Longford The parish of Mullinalaghta and surrounding area was plunged into a sense of deep and profound grief last Thursday morning as word spread of the death of Séamus Collumb, Larkfield, who passed away peacefully in the presence of his family at S...
Hopes for Leitrim to benefit from changes to one-off housing rules
Restrictions on one-off housing, which have limited rural home building in areas including Leitrim, are set to be eased before summer, with all local authorities expected to adopt the new guidelines. A housing policy shift set to take place in the coming months is hoped to pave the way for th...
Lorries using huge Kildare Aldi distribution centre are causing traffic congestion
'A link road needs to be built to alleviate this' A call has been made for a long awaited link road to be built from the huge Aldi supermarket distribution centre in Naas. At a Naas Municipal District committee meeting, Cllr Evie Sammon said the councillors should be updated “on the delivery ...
Hansi Flick: Barcelona out to show they can handle ‘best league in the world’
Hansi Flick has challenged Barcelona to prove they can deal with the spending power of “the best league in the world” as they face Newcastle with a Champions League quarter-final berth at stake. The Magpies stand between the five-times European champions and a place in the last eight, with Tuesd...
Waterford set to celebrate St Patrick's Day with huge five day festival line-up revealed
Music, parades, Viking reenactments and family fun planned across Waterford city and county Waterford is preparing for one of its biggest St Patrick’s celebrations in years after unveiling a packed five-day festival programme of free events across the city and county. Ireland’s oldest city wi...