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Limerick City and County Council has announced that it has made a Compulsory Purchase Order to acquire the land and extinguish rights of way necessary to develop the Beary’s Cross Road Improvement Scheme on the N24 Limerick to Waterford Road. Beary’s Cross is the junction of the N24 and the R513 Caherconlish and Mitchelstown Road.

Limerick City and County Council regretfully announced today that Riverfest 2020 has been postponed, in the interests of public health. High level meetings have been taking place in the Council around Riverfest 2020 since the cancellation of the Limerick St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Limerick International Band Championship due to concerns about COVID-19 (Coronavirus) on Monday last (09 March 2020).

All 16 branches of Limerick’s Libraries, Limerick Museum and Limerick City Gallery of Art will close from 6pm this evening [12 March 2020] and these closures will stay in place until 29 March 2020.

The Mayor of the City and County of Limerick, Councillor Michael Sheahan, hosted the Implementation Advisory Group for the directly elected mayor with executive functions for Limerick City and County in Newcastle West yesterday, Wednesday 12 March, 2020.

Limerick is always a kaleidoscope of colour on St. Patrick’s Day as thousands of people dress up in the green of Limerick (and Ireland) to celebrate our National Holiday. While it is disappointing that the Limerick St. Patrick’s Day Parade and International Band Championship have been cancelled due to concerns over COVID-19, don’t let the cancellation stop you from celebrating at home.

Limerick City and County Council is to develop its programme of wild flower meadows around the city as part of our commitment to climate action and to celebrate Limerick’s year as a European Green Leaf City. Grass and wild flowers will be allowed to grow in these areas until Autumn to provide food for wild bees. In September, these areas will be cut down and the cuttings removed. This will reduce the nutrient levels in the soil, thus encouraging wildflowers to naturally colonise the areas.

Heavy rainfall overnight has resulted in localised road flooding around Annacotty and Lisnagry following a significant increase in river levels from the Mulcair as well as high levels in the River Shannon. Mountshannon Road and Mulcair Drive are impassable at certain locations. Motorists are asked to drive with extreme caution in the affected areas and to take alternative routes.

Pupils at an afterschool club in Limerick now have LEGO for homework, funded by Limerick City and County Council’s Regeneration Project. Southill Afterschool has developed a novel approach to homework with their own Lego BRICKX club.

Limerick City and County Council regrets to announce that this year’s Limerick St Patrick’s Day Parade and the 50th Limerick International Band Championship have been cancelled due to Covid-19 (Coronavirus) concerns.

There has been another decrease in the discharge rates from Parteen Weir. The ESB has announced they are to reduce rates this afternoon from 345 m3/ sec to 315 m3/ sec as flooding continues to impact parts of County Limerick.

The ESB has announced that discharge rates from Parteen Weir are to reduce this afternoon to 345 m3/ sec as flooding continues to impact parts of County Limerick. Meanwhile Limerick City and County Council is warning people of the possible hidden dangers on lands which have been underwater for more than a week, but are now beginning to dry out.

The plight of chocolate producers around the world is the focus for this year’s Fairtrade Fortnight in Limerick. Luis Miguel Garcia, a Colombian Fairtrade Coffee Co-op Manager gave a first-hand account of the importance of Fairtrade for his co-workers and their families to the assembled audience, which included the Mayor of the City and County of Limerick, head of Fairtrade Ireland Peter Gaynor and students from around Limerick.