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Limerick City and County Council is reminding people to ensure that their festive waste is segregated and recycled as much as possible.

While we all wish for a white Christmas, why not go green this year and continue the recycling habit throughout the festive period.

Sixteen towns and villages across Limerick have benefitted from almost €4m of investment in Active Travel measures in 2021. With funding from the National Transport Authority, Limerick City and County Council has delivered a range of improvements for pedestrians with many of the projects completed in recent weeks.

Call for Limerick Communities to take part in creative project exploring decarbonisation.

Limerick City and County Council is looking for five communities in the Metropolitan area of Limerick to work on a special project looking at how we can reduce our carbon footprint. The chosen communities will collaborate with a creative partner in a project known as Decarbonising Together.

Almost 155 years after it first opened, Limerick City and County Council has completed extensive restoration works on the historic Ardagh Station House.

The Station House was part of a larger site which had lain derelict for years before it was purchased by Limerick City and County Council in 2020 as part of the Council’s ambitious plans for the Limerick Greenway.

The Mayor of the City and County of Limerick Cllr Daniel Butler has welcomed the announcement that the Kemmy Business School at the University of Limerick had joined the top one per cent of business schools in the world.

KBS has received accreditation by the prestigious EFMD Global quality system (EQUIS), which means the school becomes the third in Ireland to be triple accredited.

Patrickswell Tidy Towns has taken top spot in the #MissionPossible Limerick Tidy Towns Video Competition.

The Mayor had set the challenge for Tidy Towns groups to create a video suitable for use on social media. The video had to be 90 seconds or less and showcase the town or village along with a minimum of five categories in the Tidy Towns competition.

Over €300,000 available for groups and organisations.

Applications are now being accepted from eligible groups and organisations across Limerick for grants from the Community Activities Fund.

Christmas shoppers are asked to support local businesses by looking for local this Christmas. When you buy local you are supporting the local businesses, their families and keeping money in the local economy as well as reducing your carbon footprint. You can do this by supporting local shops who supply a wide range of gifts as well as local companies producing crafts and foods which make unique presents.

Limerick Youth Service, with the support and assistance of Limerick City & County Council, have agreed to extend its management of The Factory Southside Youth Space for an additional three-year period.

The Mayor of the City and County of Limerick has expressed his condolences and those of the people of Limerick to the family of former County Manager Sean Murphy.

One hundred and seventy-nine Limerick City and County Council owned homes will now be warmer and more energy efficient this Christmas thanks to a joint programme run by the Council and SSE Airtricity.

The Mayor of the City and County of Limerick has congratulated the Limerick hurlers on their record haul of Hurling All-Stars. Mayor Daniel Butler was commenting after the announcement that 12 of this year’s PWC All-Stars hurling team are from Limerick, the reigning All-Ireland Champions.