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Limerick City and County Council has today signed up to a global initiative aimed at boosting HIV prevention and treatment, and reducing stigma. Limerick is one of four cities in Ireland - Dublin, Cork and Galway are the other three - now part of the HIV Fast Track Cities initiative.

Limerick City and County Council has partnered with the Limerick Dance Academy to support waste prevention in an innovative way. Say no to plastic bottles and save the oceans of tomorrow is the key message from the Dance for our Oceans video.

Limerick City and County Council is reminding small and medium sized enterprises that they can receive a commercial rates rebate of up to €1,000. The support payment is aimed specifically at small and medium-sized enterprises and is set at 9% of the annual cost of commercial rates for the rated occupier up to a maximum of €1,000.

Limerick City and County Council has today confirmed that its Chief Executive Conn Murray is to leave the role once his existing contract expires on 14 August next. Mr Murray confirmed his decision in a letter to newly appointed Mayor of the City and County of Limerick, Cllr Michael Sheahan, councillors and staff this morning.

Children will be spoilt for choice this weekend as more than 30 free events are taking place across Limerick as part of Cruinniú na nÓg. Now in its second year, Cruinniú na nÓg celebrates and encourages participation by children and young people in creative activities in their local neighbourhoods and communities.

Limerick City and County Council wishes to clarify the future position of the Park Road Bottle Bank and Mini Recycling Centre.

The Mayor of the City and County of Limerick is calling on everyone to help in the fight against litter. The call by the new mayor Michael Sheahan comes as Limerick falls down the IBAL Anti-Litter league.

Fine Gael’s Michael Sheahan has been elected the new Mayor of the City and County of Limerick. He was proposed by party colleague John Sheahan and seconded by Fianna Fáil’s Michael Collins. In a packed council chamber in Dooradoyle, family and friends of Cllr Sheahan gathered in expectation ahead of the election, including his three-month old only grandchild Courtney.

A new video campaign has been launched by Limerick City and County Council celebrating the dedicated and diverse work of the organisation’s employees.

A new mural depicting what life was like on Sheare’s Street Kilmallock (then called High Street) from about 1560A.D. has been unveiled. The mural paints a view through the arch of Kings Castle, which would have been the route of the street.

ABS Engineering Control Services, based in Castlemahon has won the Regional award for the South West Region, comprising of Counties Limerick, Clare, Kerry and Tipperary, at this year’s National Enterprise Awards, organised by the Local Enterprise Offices to celebrate Ireland’s best small businesses.

A new campaign has been launched by Limerick City and County Council and Healthy Limerick to promote a Tobacco-Free society and encourage those who smoke to get help to quit.