Council Newsroom

Innovate Limerick through Film in Limerick is proud to announce that renowned Danish documentary director, Camilla Nielsson, will join us Wednesday 22 April at 2pm for a free online film masterclass. The masterclass is the latest in the Wednesday Workshop series and is open to anyone in the Mid-West with an interest in filmmaking.

Limerick City and County Council is to launch a business programme aimed at supporting retail in the city and county through the Covid-19 shutdown and its aftermath.

Special prize to be presented in his memory at 2021 Limerick International Band Championship.

The Mayor of the City and County of Limerick, Cllr Michael Sheahan, has paid tribute to local musical legend, Sammy Benson, who passed away over the Easter weekend.

Limerick City and County Council is once again appealing to dog owners and walkers to clean up after their dogs if they have to go to the toilet while walking. The number of complaints to the Council has risen in the past number of weeks, coinciding with the Covid-19 restrictions and the 2km limit from home imposed by the government.

The Mayor of the City and County of Limerick, Cllr Michael Sheahan, has today expressed solidarity and empathy with the employees of Debenhams in the city centre following the announcement that the company is to put its Irish operations into liquidation.

Limerick Greenway also remains closed.

The Limerick COVID-19 Community Response has kicked into action this week, with daily calls to the helpline from those most vulnerable to the Coronavirus pandemic almost tripled from its first few days.

Innovate Limerick through Film in Limerick and Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board have announced details of a partnership that will deliver new training initiatives and events to help develop the local film sector in the Mid-West and prepare aspiring and emerging filmmakers for employment in the screen industries.

A new Business Continuity Voucher is now available to sole traders and companies across every business sector locally that employ up to 50 people through the Local Enterprise Office Limerick. The voucher is worth up to €2,500 in third party consultancy costs and can be used by companies and sole traders in Limerick to develop short-term and long-term strategies to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Limerick COVID-19 Community Response group has today hit the ground running with the launch of a video in a call to action to all across Limerick to get on board and support the volunteer programme.

The Limerick COVID-19 Community Response group established to coordinate the volunteer effort to support the elderly and those with underlying conditions during the novel Coronavirus crisis has stated it is hugely encouraged by the reaction to the initiative.

Limerick City and County Council is urging landowners not to carry out any illegal burning of land during the Covid-19 crisis. The message echoes that of the Minister for Agriculture, Food & the Marine Michael Creed TD who issued strong warnings to landowners about an illegal burning activity.