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Limerick City and County Council has announced a major transformational development proposal across three key sites in Limerick City in an investment in the region of €400m, including a new state-of-the-art medical facility and the creation of over 200 construction jobs across the sites.

As part of initiatives to guide Limerick through Covid-19, Limerick City and County Council provided two parklet plazas for use by the people of Limerick, one on O’Connell Street and the other on Catherine Street. They have been well received and are a hugely welcome and successful addition to the streetscape of the city. Indeed, they are constantly in use, even during the cold winter weather.

People of Moyross and the Limerick region the true winners from this decision.

The Mayor of the City and County of Limerick Cllr Michael Collins has welcomed the decision by the Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan to give the go ahead to the Coonagh to Knockalisheen Road.

Looking ahead to this Good Friday amid continuing uncertainty due to Covid-19, Team Limerick Clean-Up has produced a special message from Limerick’s All-Ireland winner, Cian Lynch, alongside an announcement that the event will take place this year, in full compliance with HSE guidelines.

No ‘Gritter Thunberg’, ‘Gritsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Anti-Slip Machiney’ or even a wilder card again, ‘Boaty McBoatface’ – they’re all gone! But Limerick City and County Council is, nonetheless, inviting entries in a competition to name its new winter maintenance vehicles.

The leaders of the +CityxChange project in Limerick are running an Open Call to the public, looking for innovative ideas to improve how homes, businesses and residents use energy. The overall project is working to develop areas of 'positive energy' in Limerick city which produce more energy than they consume.

One of Limerick’s most impressive businesses, Odyssey Studios, have been announced as a finalist for this year’s National Enterprise Awards. The awards, an initiative of the Local Enterprise Office, will take place virtually on Thursday 11th February. Odyssey Studios will compete against 29 other national finalists for a prize fund totaling €50,000.

The Mayor of Limerick City and County, Cllr Michael Collins has congratulated Limerick’s All Ireland Senior Hurling Team, Manager John Kiely and Junior World Mountain Bike champion Oisin O’Callaghan after a hat-trick of wins at last night’s RTÉ Sports Awards. The Limerick Senior Hurlers were crowned Team of the Year after their League, Munster and All Ireland wins in 2020.

The future of one of Limerick’s most recognisable homes for cultural activities, Ormston House, has been secured with the announcement that Limerick City and County Council has purchased 9-10 Patrick Street, Limerick. The purchase comprises of the ground floor and basement and has been made possible with funding from Limerick City and County Council and the JP McManus Benevolent Fund.

The Mayor of Limerick City and County, Cllr Michael Collins has called for ‘urgent clarification’ from Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan TD on the future delivery of the Coonagh-Knockalisheen Road in Limerick. Mayor Collins said the local community in Moyross is ‘frustrated and angry’ at the impasse over the future of the project which is a key part of the Limerick Regeneration Framework implementation plan.

The Mayor of the Limerick City and County, Cllr Michael Collins, has welcomed the approval by Government for the drafting of legislation for the new role of Ireland’s first directly elected mayor with executive powers. The election for the post of Directly Elected Mayor is expected to take place before the end of 2021, with the first term running until the local elections of 2029.

Limerick City and County Council continues to engage and respond to the latest Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) report. Although the council is disappointed not to have re-established its ‘Clean to European Norms’ standard in the city, overall it was a more positive report for the city than mid-year of 2019.