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Protesters plan to turn M7 into 'Ireland's biggest car park' for solidarity march
7+ hour, 7+ min ago (398+ words) Saturday, 11 April 2026 13: 33 A traffic management plan has been organised with garda. Protesters stationed on the M7 motorway have announced plans for a solidarity march this afternoon, to allow the public to show their support for the demonstrations against rising fuel costs....
PODCAST LISTEN: Learning to drive later in life - UL academic shares her story
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (335+ words) Tuesday, 7 April 2026 08: 59 June Shannon says it's never too late to learn. A University of Limerick employee who moved to the Treaty County from Dublin has revealed how the city's layout and lack of public transport finally pushed her to pass…...
Repeat road traffic offenders need to go back to driving school
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (88+ words) Monday, 6 April 2026 00: 00 Munster South MEP doesn't want her family experience to be shared People who repeatedly break road traffic laws should be forced to re-sit their driving test." That's one of the suggestions from Fianna F'il MEP Cynthia N" Mhurch,…...
Nationwide protest will highlight the danger facing the Irish economy
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (93+ words) Monday, 6 April 2026 11: 36 Fuel protest scheduled in many parts of the country on Tuesday A large national fuel protest is planned for tomorrow morning. Organisers say they want the government to further reduce excise duty on fuel and remove carbon tax....
Locals willing to block N20 in protest over fears for safety
2+ week, 4+ day ago (214+ words) Tuesday, 24 March 2026 14: 16 Frustrated residents living along the N20 are threatening to block the main arterial route between Limerick and Cork in a desperate bid to highlight safety concerns. Locals say the current road conditions have become untenable, particularly for those attempting…...
Health Minister "Aggressively Ambitious" for Midwest as Everything Remains on the Table for UHL Expansion
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (363+ words) Tuesday, 10 March 2026 13: 00 By Live95 News Team The government to pursue a "HIQA BC+" model, the Minister said this morning. Health Minister Jennifer Carroll Mc Neill has declared a "blank page" approach to the future of healthcare in the Midwest, suggesting that…...
"Nowhere to go": Enniscorthy families moved on from Croom encampment
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (339+ words) Monday, 9 March 2026 16: 27 By Live95 News Team A group of Travellers who established a roadside encampment outside Col'iste Chiar'in in Croom have been moved on by Garda. The families, who travelled from Enniscorthy for what they described as a summer holiday, told…...
Entries open for award in memory of journalism student
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (297+ words) Limerick's Live 95 'Unheard Voices: The Joe Drennan Memorial Prize for Inclusive Journalism' will celebrate journalism that advances social justice and enhances understanding of marginalised communities and values. Open to students in third-level institutions studying for ALL courses - not just journalism…...
President marks International Women's Day with a powerful call for global peace
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (371+ words) Sunday, 8 March 2026 12: 33 By Live95 News Team Catherine Connolly said the horror of war can never be normalised, and the events of the past week must be called out as 'deliberate assaults on international law'. President Catherine Connolly has used her International…...
Warnings over accommodation scams in Limerick
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (360+ words) Tuesday, 10 February 2026 09: 40 By Live95 News Team The issue was brought to light last week. Local TD Willie O'Dea is raising the alarm about a rental scam in Limerick City, which most recently involved a property in the O'Callaghan Strand area. Speaking…...