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The Mayor of the City and County of Limerick Cllr Michael Sheahan is commending all those involved in Tidy Towns groups across Limerick for their amazing efforts over the past 12 months. Mayor Sheahan was speaking following the announcement of the Tidy Towns winners for 2019, which saw Glaslough, Co. Monaghan (346 marks) named as overall National SuperValu TidyTowns Winners.

The Ilen boat’s North Atlantic Journey, Open House Junior and visits to some of Limerick’s most striking homes and buildings among the highlights. Why not uncover some of Limerick’s architectural treasures or visit some of our more unusual homes and buildings as part of this year’s OpenHouse Limerick?

Construction is to begin on the latest social housing development in Limerick. Forty-three new homes are being built in Clonmacken after contracts were signed with Glenman Corporation.

A ‘major mobilisation’ of interested and enthusiastic members of the public and other stakeholders has been the hallmark of the ‘+CityxChange’ programme pilot programme in the two weeks since its launch, which is looking at innovative ways to tackle the issue of reducing our carbon footprint.

Limerick City and County Council in association with An Taisce is hosting a Green Schools Event for Teachers and/ or GS Co-ordinators.

Local Property Tax for 2020 will rise by between 13c and 45c per week for majority of Limerick households.

Limerick City and County Council is encouraging everyone to be more considerate when parking vehicles or bikes, or forgetting to remove wheelie bins from Limerick streets as part of Make Way Day 2019.

The second of this year’s acts to perform in the hallowed and inspiring surroundings of All Saints Church in Castleconnell will be the Esmé Quartet on Tuesday 24 September. The Esmé Quartet was formed in 2016 at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz in Cologne, Germany by four Korean friends. They shared common interests and passions in music, the arts, and life.

Building Intelligence company Safecility has been announced as winner of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) challenge of looking into innovative ways to address Fire Safety in Historic Buildings, such as those in Georgian Limerick.

A feast of family fun activities will be on offer in Limerick this Sunday [22 Sept 2019] as part of European Mobility Week 2019. Limerick City and County Council, in partnership with the National Transport Authority, will be hosting a Car Free Day in Limerick City Centre on Sunday between 2pm and 4pm.

Limerick City will host top international and Irish artists for the eighth annual Limerick Jazz Festival, which runs from 26 to 29 September 2019. Four days of top quality performers will take place at various locations across the city.

Limerick City and County Council has announced the re-opening of the Barnagh Tunnel to the public, completing the latest phase of the re-development of the Great Southern Greenway Limerick (GSGL).