Our Limerick Stories

Luigi Orlandi from the landmark Luigi’s Traditional Fish & Chips on Parnell Street shows us how to make the perfect chips!

Eleanor from M Cahill Tobacconists on Wickham St. tells us tea is making a comeback!

"I've been to markets all over the world and I've never seen anything like this" - Limerick Milk Market trader DC Lloyd sings Limerick's praises!

"It is always given as a gift of love" - Limerick jeweller Tadhg Kearney talks about his fascination with diamonds and the love they symbolise.

“The coffee hopefully tastes sweet and delicious every time” - Dalton from Canteen shares the 'Brew Ratio' they use to make the perfect flat white!

"It's full of real people and real food" - A new Limerick resident gushes about her love of Limerick, and especially the Milk Market!

"I'll finish it off without spilling one drop" - David Hickey from South's Pub shares his secret to making the perfect pint!

"One breath before the start of the best show of your life" - Myles Breen, Limerick actor, director and playwright, shares the moments leading up to a big performance on the Belltable stage

"In walked the priest, and my mother from the background hollered..." - Sue Hassett from The Grove Veggie Kitchen shares a funny encounter with a customer!

"Seriously I'm not messing that's not a joke, they love them!" - Limerick Milk Market trader Caroline Quinn shares her surprising best seller!

"Here in Limerick people are laughing & eating & having a great time" - American tourists Gary & Dean see the sights from the Limerick Carriage Tours!

"The most important part about cooking fish is..." - Brian Mortell from Mortell's Seafood Restaurant shares his tips for cooking fish.

"A great wine and no hangover the next day" - Prepare to feel thirsty as Mike from The Wine Buff in Limerick showcases a popular bottle of Italian red!

"The local market is the perfect place for me" - Milk Market Trader Sefik Dikya sells tasty & healthy pomegranate juice!

"Limerick people love their pork" - Paul Craughan from O'Connell's Butchers shows us his trick for preparing a local leg of pork!

"I just feel every time I come home, it's home" - Deirdre McCarthy, whose parents owned Nancy Blake's Pub, reflects on her childhood in Limerick, and continuing the Irish culture in New York.

"I just love bringing out the best qualities in everybody's features" - Sarah Morris, Brown Thomas Limerick's first Personal Beauty Stylist shares her make-up expertise with Limerick customers!

"Sometimes I really have to pinch myself..." - Dave Neville from Nevsail Watersports takes us for a trip on the River Shannon.

"Why the white key on Limerick's only public piano?" - Mark Sheehan from Lucky Lane tells us the tale of their 100 year old piano!

"If you want ham, I'll give you ham" - Peter Ward from Country Choice at the Milk Market tells us in Limerick, it's all about ham!

"Anyone can be a magician" - Pat Clancy from The Magic Shop Limerick shows us one of his tricks!

"Every other note in that piano has a relationship" - Karl from Kleiser Piano's tells us about his talent for tuning a piano!

"Almost around us is the stories" - Sharon Slater from Limerick's Life tells us the tale of an unexpected historical figure buried in St. Mary's Cathedral.

"They have become synonymous with the people visiting the museum" - Naomi O’Nolan from The Hunt Museum tells us about their Horse Outside Project!

"Cups that tell a story" - Patricia Roberts from No. 1 Pery Square Hotel & Spa treats us to afternoon tea in The Drawing Room!

"Limerick at that time was known as Suit City" - Tony from ConnollyMan Limerick​ shares his story of working in one of Limerick's most popular stores.

"The extraordinary thing was that on his way to Limerick..." - Una McCarthy from Limerick City Gallery of Art tells us the tale of German artist Joseph Beuys who visited the Gallery in the 1970s.

"I look forward to coming in here in the mornings" - Michael from Gleeson Shoes looks back on his 50-year career in Limerick.

“From the womb to the tomb, we have it!” - Nigel Begley shares his 30 year career at Begley’s Hardware in Newcastle West, Co. Limerick.

"I come to work everyday and I love what I do" - Aisling, owner of Aisling Maher Millinery and Boutique shares her tales of starting her business in school, to having Catherine Zeta-Jones as a customer.

“An amazing collection that we hope to commemorate her” – Margaret O’Shaughnessy reminisces on the special friendship Maureen O’Hara had with the Foynes Flying Boat Museum.

"Fer Fí is a very important figure in Irish Celtic mythology" - Kate Harrold from the Lough Gur Heritage Centre tells the tale of how the magical harper of Munster got his own throne in Co. Limerick.

"We have been at more weddings than anybody else!" - Mary Hayes, owner of Ela Maria boutique in Newcastle West talks about being the go-to destination for Mother of the Bride outfits!

“This was going to be the biggest project that we ever undertook” - Seamus Sheehan shares his memories of transforming a 13 acre site into a community’s ‘field of dreams’ in Croom, Co. Limerick.

“It’s completely changed and they love it” – Mary Clarke from Cappamore Library talks about the transformation from the old school to the new high-tech library!

"And that lads in 1866 was the internet!" - Denis O’Connor from Old Irish Ways Museum tells the tale of the first telecommunications between Europe and America.

Micheál Rowsome, a performance artist from Newcastle West, shares his passion for the poetry of Michael Hartnett, ahead of the Éigse Michael Hartnett Literary & Arts Festival.

“Once you smile that’s half the battle” - Alphonsus O'Regan, Kilmallock's Traffic Warden and local legend, shares the secret to his success!

“The bells go down, you don’t know what you’re heading towards” - Firefighter Kane Malone shares the challenging, but rewarding aspects of the job

“Does it enhance the village? Of course it does” – Eric O’Neill is an Artist Blacksmith based in Limerick City and County Council’s Cappamore Arts Studios.

“If they start reading when they’re young, they have it for life” – Dean McDarby runs the Mobile Library Service for Limerick City and County Council, visiting primary schools across Limerick to spread the joy of reading.

“We want to be something that Limerick people can be proud of” – Stephen Thomas Cunneen, owner of Treaty City Brewery worked with Limerick City and County Council's Regeneration team to preserve and refurbish their new premises on a historical Limerick st

“This is the place where we mix colours for the city” – Parks Superintendent Michael Sheehan and his team plant more than 10,000 plants every year in Limerick City

“We need to be willing to invite nature back into our gardens” - Anne Goggin deals with policy around environmental issues for Limerick City and County Council