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Learning Limerick hosted a UNESCO Learning Cities Seminar in University of Limerick’s City Centre Campus, Sarsfield Street, Limerick today (26 May 2022) as the flagship event for this week’s Limerick Lifelong Learning Festival. The event featured guest speakers from the Irish Network of Learning Cities, including Belfast, Dublin, Cork, and Derry/ Strabane.

A community consultation has been underway recently on the need for a new community centre for the above area. Surveys have been completed and meetings with a number of organisations also.

With the silage season now in full swing, Limerick City and County Council is appealing to landowners and users to ensure they do everything they can to protect the water quality across the county.

It is essential that every effort is made to ensure that all effluents arising are collected, stored and managed so that water quality is not compromised.

A parade of almost one hundred cyclists took to the streets of Limerick on Sunday to mark the end of another successful Bike Week.

The cyclists left Arthur’s Quay Park for a 4km Three Bridges loop route that took in King John’s Castle, Thomond Bridge, Clancy Strand, O’Callaghan Strand and Shannon Bridge.

A family fun day incorporating multicultural music and dance performances, fashion show, exhibition and food sampling will take place this weekend to celebrate Africa Day. It takes place in the Hunt Museum Garden from 12 noon on Sunday 29th May 2022 and will allow participants to gain a richer understanding of the cultural significance of Africans and other immigrants in Limerick today.

The Mid West National Road Design Office based in Limerick City and County Council has recently received Continuing Professional Development (CPD) re-accreditation from Engineers Ireland. The office underwent an audit by Engineers Ireland in March this year and were successful in being re-accredited for the maximum period of three years.

The Deputy Mayor of Limerick City and County, Councillor Tom Ruddle has signed an agreement renewing Limerick’s commitment to promote learning across all five cities and city regions in the Irish Network of Learning Cities.

A family bike parade and fun day will take place this Sunday 22nd May to round off another successful Bike Week in Limerick.

Starting at 2pm in Arthur’s Quay Park, the highlight of the afternoon will be a group cycle with Mayor Daniel Butler leading the charge around the Three Bridges Route. There will be plenty of other family entertainment to enjoy including music, face painters, and a puppet show.

Residents in the Regeneration communities and further afield are being encouraged to attend a Jobs Fair in the area, to ‘meet their new employer’.

The Jobs Fair is taking place this Wednesday 18th May in Our Lady of Lourdes National School, Rosbrien from 6pm - 8pm.

Two Limerick based community projects were honoured at the All-Ireland Pride of Place community awards held in Killarney, County Kerry.

Draw Out Limerick was runner up in the Creative Place Initiative category, with Lough Gur Development Co-operative Society runner up in the Community Tourism Initiative category.

Limerick City and County Council has received Stage 1 approval for 20 new homes in Cliona Park, Moyross and associated infrastructural upgrade works to Moyross Avenue from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.

A new anti-racism campaign, Limerick United Against Racism, is inviting everyone in Limerick to help #RootOutRacismLK by talking about racism with your family, friends, colleagues or teammates on World Diversity Day, 21st May.