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As part of the local authority’s programme of reducing the incidence of illegal dumping and fly-tipping, Limerick City and County Council has organised a special Bulk Collection Day.

Wrap up in Culture this Culture Night as Limerick gears up to welcome thousands of culture seekers to over 70 events on Friday 20 September 2019. From daredevil high wire circus acts, to getting a look inside Henry Street Garda Station, reliving 1,000 years of maritime history, exploring the role of small market towns or seeing how you can get involved in the future development of the city centre, Culture Night Limerick has amazing and exciting events all waiting to be unwrapped.

Limerick City and County Council has been informed that there is a person going door-to-door in the Ballyneety/ Grange area of the county, falsely claiming to be an employee/ agent of the Council and telling property owners that they must cut their hedges.

These days, everyone is talking about biodiversity and Limerick City and County Council is no exception. The Council recently secured funding from the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht under the National Biodiversity Action Plan to eradicate giant hogweed from the River Loobagh and restore and enhance the native biodiversity in the Loobagh catchment.

A Clarina-based business man who aims to revolutionise how the world approaches search and rescue operations is in the running to be named Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur (IBYE) for 2019.

Limerick has today been formally unveiled as one of two EU ‘lighthouse’ cities that have been selected for a major climate-change pilot programme that will give a lead to the rest of Europe on how to dramatically reduce the carbon footprint of urban areas.

Limerick City and County Council is inviting applications for the Community Environment Action Fund which was previously known as the 'Local Agenda 21 Environmental Partnership Fund. If you have a project or initiative that could help to increase awareness of environmental issues locally or that could help your community to become more sustainable you may qualify for financial assistance from this fund.

Limerick City Gallery of Art plays host to an Irish first as internationally renowned German artist Mariele Neudecker presents her first ever solo exhibition in an Irish cultural institution.

A new marketing campaign, promoting Limerick city centre as the place for students to go, has been launched by the Marketing & Communications Department of Limerick City and County Council.

The Mayor of the City and County of Limerick Cllr Michael Sheahan has congratulated Sineád Flanagan on winning the Rose of Tralee. The 27-year-old doctor, who's from Adare, was named as the 60th winner of the international competition in the Dome last night.

Four Limerick groups have been selected to compete in this year’s Pride of Place awards and they are hard at work finalising their entries as judging takes place next week. Abbeyfeale Community Council, Newtown Cottage Association in Clarina, St. Mary's Parish Men’s Shed, Limerick City and St. Michael's Day Care Centre in Cappamore have been selected by Limerick City and County Council as this year’s entries for Limerick.

Details of the updated plans for the flood relief scheme for King’s Island in Limerick will be put on display at a public information day on Thursday 29 August 2019.