The most recent rental report from the real estate website Daft.ie reveals that rents being sought on the open market in the last three months of 2022 were 13.7% higher than those during the same time last year. The average rent was 126% higher at €1,733 per month at the end of 2022 compared to … Read more
Stripe, the digital payments giant founded by Limerick brothers Patrick and John Collison, is to lay off 14% of its workforce globally. The business, which was valued at $95 billion (€97 billion) in its last funding round, will reduce its workforce, according to an email sent to employees on Thursday from the Collison brothers. The … Read more
New and improved bus routes, as well as additional capacity, have been announced for Limerick and many other counties. Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan and Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton announced the routes, saying the new and improved routes link Limerick to its hinterland and nationally as part of the new Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility … Read more
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, and Minister of State for Skills and Further Education, Niall Collins, have announced significant investment to support the establishment of a new Film and Digital Media Centre of Excellence in Limerick. This key project in Limerick forms part of a first phase of … Read more
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Ireland has announced a €100m investment in Limerick. The firm, which is a division of Johnson & Johnson MedTech, will use the investment to expand its existing site in Plassey, Limerick. The company’s ongoing investment in Ireland will also result in the creation of up to 80 additional jobs. The … Read more
Three men who were arrested following an assault that left a man dead in Monasterevin, County Kildare, have now been released without charge. The men all in their early 20s were all released on Tuesday night, the gardai said. After being taken into custody earlier on Tuesday, they were being held in a number of Garda … Read more
A road traffic collision in County Limerick has resulted in the deaths of a man and a woman. The occupants of the car, both in their 30s, were pronounced dead at the scene. At 9.25 p.m. on Sunday, the N21 at Ballycarrane, Patrickswell, saw a deadly collision between a van and a car. A man … Read more
A three-year-old boy died following a tragic incident in Limerick on Friday. At before 10.30 am, a vehicle struck the kid, who was identified locally as Padraig Cunningham, in Ballyduhig, west Limerick, leaving him critically injured. The kid was treated by emergency personnel who arrived on the site, however, he was later declared dead at … Read more
A woman in her 20s who was arrested as part of an investigation into a hit and run in Limerick that left an off-duty Garda seriously injured has been released without charge. The off-duty Garda, who was a cyclist discovered with serious injuries shortly after 7 pm on Thursday 30 June. The hit and run … Read more
The cost of owning a home in Ireland is quickly on the rise alongside the cost of the necessities. The latest report found that nationally, housing prices rose 5.3 percent in the second quarter of 2022, 3.4% in Dublin, and 6.1% elsewhere around the country. According to a new report published by property website MyHome, … Read more
Three Ireland announced a strong expansion of its operations at its Limerick customer experience centre, with the creation of 175 new jobs over the next 4 years as the Irish office begins to export services to Three UK business customers for the first time. The 175 new jobs will include both full-time and part-time positions … Read more
House prices in Ireland have risen by an average of 9.5 percent over the last year, according to a report by a property website. The latest sales report from Daft. ie shows that prices increased 3.8 percent on average between March and June, the largest three-month gain in almost two years. The report also showed … Read more
Gardai have warned the public to be aware of a new scam in which people receive an email claiming to be from gardaí. The fake email states that the individuals computer is to be seized in relation to investigations into “child pornography – paedophilia – cyber pornography – sex trafficking” or some similar claim. Officers … Read more
The Defence Minister Simon Coveney officially opened a new Gymnasium and Multi Sports facility at Sarsfield Barracks,Limerick. This new €3.2m facility is an important element of the Defence Force’s ongoing capital building programme, Minister said. The building represents a significant upgrading of the facilities of Sarsfield Barracks and is one of a suite of new … Read more
A man aged in his 30s has been charged with the fatal assault of Alan Bourke (48) in Limerick last week. Gardaí investigating the fatal assault that occurred at Parnell Street on Friday last week has charged a man aged in his 30s. He is due to appear before a Special Sitting of Ennis District Court today evening. … Read more