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Limerick City and County Council has come out on top in a major national survey on local authority satisfaction.

The confident telling and promotion of Limerick’s economic resurgence to attract further investment has been raised another notch with the development of a new brochure that provides an animated snapshot of that success story.

Limerick has been awarded a substantial grant in the biggest EU Research and Innovation Funding programme, Horizon 2020, for a smart cities and communities project worth €6.5m to the city.

Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe TD, has heard of Limerick’s ambitious plans to capitalise on investment of €200 million nationally in screen production over the next 10 years and build on its growing reputation as a centre for international productions.

Limerick City and County Council has announced the allocation of its €2.3 million Rural Development Fund which will target key projects across rural County Limerick.

Limerick Going for Gold has created a new category for previous overall winners as applications for this year’s competition remains as popular, if not more popular than ever.

Limerick’s resurgence has been reaffirmed today with a major report from EY-DKM Economic Advisory, confirming its status as one of the nation’s fastest growing economic hubs.

Fianna Fail’s James Collins has been elected the new Mayor of the City and County of Limerick. He was proposed by party colleague Michael Collins and seconded by another party colleague Kieran O’Hanlon.

Limerick City and County Council has deployed its outdoor crews to grit many of the county’s roads, which are experiencing bubbling due to the constant high temperatures.

The award of Honorary Freedom of Limerick has been conferred on the late Detective Garda Jerry McCabe and his partner, retired Detective Garda Ben O’Sullivan.