Mid West correspondent with RTÉ News, covering Clare, Limerick and north Tipperary. Views expressed are my own.
Limerick, Ireland
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100 years on, the people of Dromcollogher, Co Limerick still remember the devastating cinema fire that claimed 48 lives. Tonight on #RTENationwide we revisit this tragic chapter in Irish history on #RTENationwide Friday 25th September @RTEOne 7pm @Limerick_Leader @Limerick_ie RT
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Positive community stories including a focus on a County Limerick GAA club which broke a record that has not been beaten in the 40 years since on #RTENationwide Friday 26th June @RTEOne 7pm @LimerickHour @Limerick_ie @limerickpost @mattoceallaigh @Limerick_Leader @officialgaa RT
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Celia Holman Lee has been an icon of fashion & style for 6 decades & to mark her 75th birthday, she’s released a new book charting the highs & lows of her life in fashion on #RTENationwide Monday 18th May #RTEOne 7pm @CeliaHolmanLee @VIPmagaz @LimerickHour @limerick_ie @rte RT
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Séamus Dooley, NUJ assistant general secretary, said:
"While we welcome the statement by his party leader, we would call on Mr O'Donovan to reflect on his statement and to confirm his acceptance of the independent role of the regulator."
nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj-welc…
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Significantly increased ambulance service to be delivered in Clare later this year.
27 extra highly trained staff with 5 additional ambulances. This will help to improve access to A&E services throughout the county.
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Changing one child’s life at a time - Louise Quill from Tralee, Co Kerry has devoted herself to the children of Tanzania, revolutionising thousands of lives through the charity she founded - @tirnanogtanz on #RTENationwide Friday 20th March @RTEOne 7pm @Traleetodaynews @rte RT
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The ‘Unravelling Shane MacGowan Tour’ is a guide to the places in Tipperary that inspired the life & lyrics of the late Pogues singer, we follow the trail meeting his sister & others to get an insight into Shane's beloved Tipperary on #RTENationwide WED 18TH MARCH @RTEOne 7pm RT
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Miltown Malbay, Co Clare is now home to the Irish Traditional Music Archives first satellite centre, we visit the team as they catalogue 10,000+ Clare-related items from ITMA’s Dublin collection on #RTENationwide Fri 20th Feb @RTEOne 7pm @ITMADublin @ClareHour @ClareEcho @ClareFM
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Two centuries after 11 ships left Cobh for Canada under the Peter Robinson Emigration Scheme, descendants returned to mark the 200th anniversary & we met them in the Ballyhoura region of North Cork & East Limerick on #RTENationwide Mon 16th Feb @RTEOne 7pm @BallyhouraDev @rte RT
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Holycross Abbey in Co Tipperary features remarkable medieval stonemasonry & Archaeologist Caimin O’Brien has documented many of its carvings to help preserve them for future generations on #RTENationwide Friday 6th February @RTEOne 7pm @TipperaryHour @TipperaryLive @TippFM RT
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Technically we are now at High Tide in Wexford and because the wind has swung North-East it appears that the worst has passed here.
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We visit Kilteely, Co Limerick - a village fighting back against rural decline, we look at its history, the loss of its post office & the community spirit driving its revival on #RTENationwide WED 28th JAN @RTEOne 7pm @Limerick_Leader @Limerick_ie @limerickpost @kdgaa @downesr RT
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#GARDA “WITCH-HUNT”.
“Fundamental questions about how this case was ever allowed to proceed”…
Retired #Superintendent and four #gardaí found not guilty of interfering with road traffic offences
breakingnews.ie/ireland/reti… via @breakingnewsie
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A momentous day for Limerick Twenty Thirty, and for Limerick, as the contract signing for the OPW’s 14‑storey Landmark Office Building at Opera Square is announced; set to be the city’s tallest building!
Read more:
limerick2030.ie/minister-and…
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We are at @showcaseireland at @TheRDS to meet some of the exhibitors at this flagship creative trade event on #RTENationwide Wednesday 21st January @RTEOne 7pm @DCCIreland @entirl @Loc_Enterprise @guaranteed_irl @Kilkenny_Design @BlathnaidRua @DeptEnterprise @rte @mattoceallaigh
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🚨 RECORD DEMAND in 2025
Our ED in @HSEMidWest managed 95,373 patient attendances, a 10% increase on last year.
Behind every number is a team working to deliver care.
Thank you to every member of #TeamHSEMidWest 👏
#ThankYou #FrontlineHeroes #IrishHealthcare #HSE
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Incident cleared: Incident on Limerick Tunnel between J2-Dock Road and J3-Coonagh (Northbound) traffic.tii.ie
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This is not something we have ever had to do before 😕
Midwest region is at capacity
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BREAKING: Man dead following fatal workplace accident at County Limerick premises limerickleader.ie/news/break…
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As @HeritageWeek is underway, we celebrate all things heritage with a visit to Limerick on tonights #RTENationwide Monday 18th August @RTEOne 7pm @HeritageHubIRE @Failte_Ireland @Limerick_ie @LimerickHour @Limerick_Leader @limerickpost @theirelandguide @WAWHour @LmkCivicTrust RT