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Limerick Students Set For National Entrepreneurship Final

Local Enterprise Office Limerick have announced that winning teenager entrepreneurs from Newcastle West and Castletroy will represent Limerick at this year’s Student Enterprise Programme National Final on Friday 14th May. As with last year’s event the final will take place virtually with approximately 80 finalist teams logging in all over the country.

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Thousands of people tuned in and took part in this year’s Limerick St. Patrick’s Festival

Thousands of people from around the world logged on, tuned in and took part in this year’s Limerick St. Patrick’s Festival.

A full programme of events was scheduled online at Limerick.ie/StPatricksFestival since Saturday 13 March, culminating in the headline event Wild Atlantic Edge – Music, Conversations and Songs from Limerick City last night (St. Patrick’s Day, 17 March).

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Limerick City and County Council welcomes conviction for illegal dumping

Limerick City and County Council has welcomed the conviction for illegal dumping of a man at Limerick District Court. Michael Stanners of Pineview Gardens, Moyross was found guilty of illegal dumping and motor vehicle offences following a court case on Friday 05 March 2021. He was fined €100 plus legal costs of €400 and disqualified from driving for one year. 

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Local Film Projects Shortlisted for ENGINE Short Film Scheme

Innovate Limerick is delighted to announce the 15 shortlisted film projects as part of the ENGINE Short Film Scheme. This new ambitious short film development and production scheme for emerging talent in the region received a total of 131 applications. 

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Limerick City and County Council and An Garda Síochána establish Joint Taskforce to support and assist the community in the St. Mary's Park area of Limerick City

Limerick City and County Council and An Garda Síochána have established a task force as part of Operation Copóg aimed at assisting the community in the St. Mary's Park area of Limerick City. The joint operation will see Limerick City and County Council focusing specifically on a series of projects in the coming weeks, while An Garda Síochána are allocating additional resources to policing the area. 

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Issues with Council email service

Limerick City and County Council is currently experiencing an outage with its email service, arising out of an issue with the Exchange environment.

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490 volunteers attend Tidy Towns webinar hosted by Limerick City and County Council

A total of 490 volunteers from groups across Limerick city and county attended the most recent Tidy Towns webinar organised by Limerick City and County Council in collaboration with Tidy Towns Unit of the Department of Rural & Community Development. The webinar was the fourth in a series of webinars aimed specifically at Tidy Towns groups, focusing on the application and how best to succeed in the nationwide competition.

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Deadline approaching for applications for the Social Enterprise Fund

The deadline for application for the Social Enterprise Development Fund is this Friday 05 March 2021. A total of €400,000 in funding is being made available to social enterprises to help lead the post-Covid economic and social recovery through Rethink Ireland’s Social Enterprise Development Fund 2021.