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‘The real Limerick is represented by Shane Geoghegan, not by the people who killed him.” With these well-chosen and heartfelt words Eoghan Prendergast, the president

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In parliamentary questions on Employment Rights, Willie O’Dea TD outlined the plight of the workers of the former St. Enda’s Sports Complex, Limerick and asked

Last Tuesday, the Government gave us another example of the one thing it does really well: making announcements about announcements.  Look into the detail of

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The release of the briefing notes prepared for US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner‘s meetings with the Taoiseach and Finance Minister make for very interesting reading