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Limerick City and County Council has welcomed the decision by the judge at Newcastle West District Court in relation to several breaches of Limerick City and County Council Cemeteries Bye-Laws 2015.

Limerick City and County Council wants everyone in Limerick to be more aware of the services they provide and how the public benefits from those services. A new #YourCouncil campaign is running to raise awareness of the work we do and to inform the public about how they can engage with Council services.

As part of our ongoing commitment to citizen engagement, Limerick City and County Council is seeking input from members of the public on the creation of our new Corporate Plan. Under legislation Limerick City and County Council is obliged to prepare a Corporate Plan.

Joint statement on behalf of Limerick City and County Council, HSE Mid West, An Garda Síochána. The ORANGE Wind Warning remains in effect for Limerick according to the latest information from Met Éireann, however the validity has been extended and is now from Thursday 03 Oct from 6pm until Friday 04 Oct at 6am.

Joint statement on behalf of Limerick City and County Council, HSE Mid West, An Garda Síochána: The Severe Weather Action Team and the Local Co-ordination Group met earlier today to discuss preparations for the arrival of Strom Lorenzo. Met Éireann has issued an ORANGE Wind Warning for Limerick along with Cork, Clare, Kerry, Galway and Mayo.

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.

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

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

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.