Podcasts about limerick city

Live95's Anne Marie Geraghty spoke to Stephen Shiel from Hail Housing (Ireland's specialist mental health housing association), who provide 26 homes in Limerick City and County, as they see a demand for their services. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There are 147 patients without a bed at University Hospital Limerick today, which is just short of the record high of 150 from February of last year. This is according to the INMO report today.The latest HIQA inspection report from May 2024 found that University hospital Limerick had high patient numbers and overcrowding and warned: “The processes in place may not be fully sufficient to protect people who use the service from the risk of harm.”What needs to be done?Joining guest host Ciara Doherty to discuss is Conor Sheehan, Labour TD for Limerick City…

On this week's Atlantic Tales Pat Flynn meets members of Bunratty Search and Rescue, a voluntary group founded in 1981 in following a tragedy on the Shannon Estuary near Shannon Airport. The search, rescue and recovery unit covers a large area of the Shannon Estuary from Limerick City to Glin as well as the River Fergus Estuary.

Joe is joined by Sam Madden, Irish freestyle football champion and Pat Quigley of Limerick Sports Partnership to discuss Madden's visit to Limerick this weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe is joined by Live95's Nigel Dugdale to discuss a story broken by Live95 News: eighteen people living in a two-bedroom rental house in Limerick City claim they were misled about how many occupants the property would accommodate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Mid-West Simon Community's Annual Fundraising Ball will take on Saturday, the 11th of October. Limerick Strand Hotel will be the venue for the event. For the second year in a row, the Ball will focus on raising funds for the Mid West Simon Social Grocery, a pioneering project designed to combat food poverty in Limerick City. To find out more, Alan Morrissey was joined on Monday's Morning Focus by the CEO Mid-West Simon Community, Niall Garvey.

Social housing plays a vital role for vulnerable households, but excessive concentration in certain locations risks repeating previous mistakes and undermining the creation of balanced, mixed-tenure neighbourhoods. We discuss this and more with Colm Lauder, Founding Partner at Lauder Teacher and Business Post contributor and Conor Sheehan, Labour Party Housing Spokesperson and TD for Limerick City.

Social housing plays a vital role for vulnerable households, but excessive concentration in certain locations risks repeating previous mistakes and undermining the creation of balanced, mixed-tenure neighbourhoods. We discuss this and more with Colm Lauder, Founding Partner at Lauder Teacher and Business Post contributor and Conor Sheehan, Labour Party Housing Spokesperson and TD for Limerick City.

Live95's Nigel Dugdale takes a trip down memory lane and visits a space which was popular with theatre goers for many decades in Limerick City. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the heart of Limerick city sits a newly-built six storey landmark, offered as a gift by JP McManus to Limerick City and County Council. The billionaire businessman had a vision for an iconic tourist attraction in the southwest, offering a boost to the area and honouring Ireland's proud rugby tradition. The International Rugby Experience opened to great fanfare in May 2023, but was shuttered just 19 months later amid a bitter row between McManus and the local authority. The city's directly-elected mayor refused to take the gift. Now the red-bricked white elephant has become a metaphor for intractable local politics or a billionaire's vanity project, depending on who you ask. So what happened behind the scenes to collapse the scrum and what efforts are underway now to try and end the impasse? Limerick journalist and Irish Times contributor Brian Carroll tells the story of the ill-fated International Rugby Experience.Presented by Aideen Finnegan. Produced by Suzanne Brennan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our Friday Forum panel this morning was Ciarán Ahern TD, Spokesperson on Climate, Environment and Energy; Transport, Dublin South West, Labour , Senator Dee Ryan, Senator in Limerick City. Seanad Spokesperson on Further & Higher Education, Innovation, Research and Science. Former CEO of Limerick Chamber of Commerce. Sarah McGuinness, Political Correspondent, Irish Daily Mail.

Kate Janeczek, Environment Strategy at Limerick City and County Council and Sam Millburn from Last Year's Winners join Gillian to talk about this year's Going for Gold competition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's claimed the people of Meelick won't stand for a proposed road closure on the Clare-Limerick border. In a joint project, both local authorities plan to close the Knockalisheen Road from Brennan's Cross to Hartigan's Villas for a four week period commencing on August 11th, to facilitate upgrades of the Northern Distributor Road. Clare County Council and Limerick City & County Council are accepting public submissions on the plans until August 5th. Cratloe Fianna Fáil Councillor Pat O'Gorman says there's a number of issues.

Gillian is joined by Sean Golden, Limerick Chambers Chief Economist, and Dee Ryan, Fianna Fail Senator, to discuss how Limerick city should go about filling large vacant buildings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Prav Dana of Run 061, Denis Carey, Director of Music at the Peter Dee Academy of Music in Limerick City and Anna Gibson Steel Holistic Centre of Excellence join Joe to discuss taking up hobbies later in life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A MidWest Migrants Rights Association says there's been a significant escalation in incidents of racism, harassment and verbal abuse towards its service users in Clare. It follows an incident in Limerick City this week in which a migrant man in his 30's was hospitalised following an assault stemming from what Gardaí have confirmed to be "unfounded allegations". There are currently 985 International Protection Applicants living in Clare Doras CEO John Lannon says there's been a disproportionate number of reported hate incidents.

News Extra Molly Garvey of Irish Seedsavers spoke to Jim Collins about the visit of Seán Ronayne leading a dawn Chorus on the 5th July  As part of National Community radio Day held on 20th June, listen to -10.32 President Michael D Higgins, -15.01 Minister Patrick O'Donovan and interviews from National radio Day, hosted by West Limerick 102FM including SBCR volunteers, -18.30 Elaine King and Brian Moran Coimisiun na Meán in conversation with Brian Greene and West Limerick 102Fm presenters Michael Muto and Arron Toomey -33.45 Brian Greene, Deirdre Hunt and Philip Burke from Craol talk about National Community radio Day  with Annete O'Sullivan, treasurer West Limerick 102FM Mike Moloney presenter West Limerick 102 talks to Deirdre Hunt Project Co-ordinator from Craol- the Community Radio forum of Ireland, Umbrella body for All Community stations around the country. -47.48 Noel Noonan from Community radio Youghal, , Richard Smith from Limerick City community radio, Jim Collins and Stephen Minogue. Originally broadcast  28th June 2025

Colm Brophy, Fine Gael TD for Dublin South West and Minister of State in the Department of Justice / Conor Sheehan, Labour TD for Limerick City and the party's housing spokesperson / Elaine Loughlin, Political Editor of the Irish Examiner / Claire Scott, Political Correspondent with The Sunday Times

Live95's Anne Marie Geraghty speaks with Sean Golden of the Limerick Chamber, and David Ryan of Limerick City and County Council about the Limerick Gift Card, and how it has been received since it was introduced Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gillian speaks to Andrew Quigley from SIPTU about the recent issues with anti-social behaviour on bus routes in Limerick City Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SIPTU representatives have called for urgent meetings with Bus Éireann over increased incidents of anti-social behaviour on one of its Limerick City services resulting in serious damage to buses and endangerment to workers in recent days. Drivetime's John Cooke tells us more.

Limerick Sings – International Choral Festival takes place later this week. The non-competitive Choral Festival, which will run from this Friday-Sunday (6th-8th June), welcomes choirs of all traditions from across Ireland, Europe and the US. It aims to create unique opportunities for choirs to perform in multiple venues throughout Limerick City and the Mid-West Region, while also featuring internationally recognised choirs and choral directors, workshops, choral trails and more besides. One of the workshops will be given by M'ANAM. To find out more, Alan Morrissey was joined by their Artistic Director, Michael McGlynn. Photo(C): https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=556905256483179&set=a.556905229816515

Conor Sheehan, Labour TD for Limerick City, Housing spokesperson

James Geoghegan, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Bay South; Mairéad Farrell, Sinn Féin TD for Galway West; Conor Sheehan, Labour TD for Limerick City; Cuan Ó Seireadáin, Political Correspondent for RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta

James Geoghegan, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Bay South; Mairéad Farrell, Sinn Féin TD for Galway West; Conor Sheehan, Labour TD for Limerick City; Cuan Ó Seireadáin, Political Correspondent for RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta

James Geoghegan, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Bay South; Mairéad Farrell, Sinn Féin TD for Galway West; Conor Sheehan, Labour TD for Limerick City; Cuan Ó Seireadáin, Political Correspondent for RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta

James Geoghegan, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Bay South; Mairéad Farrell, Sinn Féin TD for Galway West; Conor Sheehan, Labour TD for Limerick City; Cuan Ó Seireadáin, Political Correspondent for RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta

It's hoped the delivery of a new surgical hub will reduce future service cancellations in the MidWest. The construction of a €60m complex with two operating theatres and procedure rooms is now underway at the former Scoil Carmel site in Limerick City and is expected to be up and running by the end of next year. Last year, over 1,500 procedures were cancelled at Ennis General Hospital alone. Friends of Ennis Hospital Chairperson Angela Coll says it should be of huge benefit to patients.

Seán Golden, Chief Economist and Director of Policy at Limerick Chamber, discusses a new report highlighting housing shortages in the Mid West.

Fianna Fáil councillor Bridie Collins wants the Adare Bypass to be extended by another 3km to further alleviate traffic in the area. She believes the current plan will cause even further tailbacks in the area as motorists travelling from the Limerick side will need to stop on a single-carriageway and make a right turn to access the bypass. She wants the Government to look at extending the bypass a further 3km to eliminate this right turn: A Departement of Transport spokesperson says Limerick City & County Council (LC&C) are currently progressing construction of the 7km long bypass of Adare Town, as approved by Government. At the recent contract signing for this scheme, the Minister for Transport requested that LC&C assess the possibility of extending the scheme by 3kms east to the M20 at Attyflin and to prepare a report on same. This work is currently underway, a number of factors need to be as considered as part of this assessment including funding, deliverability, progress and programme and risk, to what is already a very tight timeline for completion. LC&C are currently in detailed discussions with the Contractor and hope to be in a position to submit a report to TII in approx. 3 to 4 weeks. TII will then review and forward on to the Department of Transport for consideration.

Benny Hurl, Chair of the GAA's National Committee on Demographics; Robert Troy, Minister of State at the Department of Finance; Rose Conway-Walsh, Sinn Féin TD for Mayo; Conor Sheehan, Labour TD for Limerick City

Robert Troy, Minister of State at the Department of Finance; Rose Conway-Walsh, Sinn Féin TD for Mayo; Conor Sheehan, Labour TD for Limerick City

Robert Troy, Minister of State at the Department of Finance; Rose Conway-Walsh, Sinn Féin TD for Mayo; Conor Sheehan, Labour TD for Limerick City

Andrew Lynch, CEO of Homely, spoke to Jerry about how the platform has applied to Limerick City and County Council to build its first rent-to-own scheme in Castletroy and has a target of 1,000 new and already-built homes by 2030. For more: https://ownhomely.com/

Confidence has been expressed that a popular bus service serving Clare's county town has "turned a corner" following a problematic period. The operator of the service known as the 'green bus' has pledged to win back the respect and trust of Ennis passengers at a meeting with Ennis's elected representatives. Due to a sharp rise in buses turning up late, at capacity or not arriving at all in recent years, it's been a widely-held belief that the green bus has gone downhill. Dublin Coach's M7 Express Service operates daily and begins at Tralee, serving Ennis and Bunratty as well as locations such as Killarney, Limerick City and Kildare Village, before terminating in Dublin City Centre. To get to the bottom of the aforementioned issues as well as complaints relating to staff behaviour and inadequate bus maintenance, a February meeting of Ennis Municipal District heard Fine Gael Councillor Mary Howard call for a briefing to be set up with Dublin Coach Representatives. At the briefing held this week with the Dublin Coach Regional General Manager, who joined the company last October, councillors heard that the service has "turned a corner" since January by expanding its fleet and hiring additional drivers. Frances Cahill says due to the recently-implemented changes, the green bus now has a "bright future". The company claims passenger numbers in Ennis have risen by 100% since the beginning of the year, while service delivery has increased by 96%. At the briefing, Frances Cahill apologised to the people of Ennis on behalf of the provider for issues she said were "unacceptable", and promised not to let passengers down going forward. Councillor Mary Howard is confident the green bus is on its way to returning to being the "great service" it once was.

The lack of speech and language therapists in the country is having a profound impact on Irish children.That's according to Andrea's guest, Eoghan O'Byrne, Principal of St Mary's National School in Limerick City. He joins, along with Sarah Kelly, SpeakEasy Speech and Language Therapist and listeners to discuss.

Anne Rabbitte, Fianna Fáil Senator; Conor Sheehan, Labour TD for Limerick City; Rory Hearne, Social Democrats TD for Dublin North-West; Tabitha Monahan, Political Reporter for the Irish Independent

Anne Rabbitte, Fianna Fáil Senator; Conor Sheehan, Labour TD for Limerick City; Rory Hearne, Social Democrats TD for Dublin North-West; Tabitha Monahan, Political Reporter for the Irish Independent

Anne Rabbitte, Fianna Fáil Senator; Conor Sheehan, Labour TD for Limerick City; Rory Hearne, Social Democrats TD for Dublin North-West; Tabitha Monahan, Political Reporter for the Irish Independent

Linda Nelson Murray, Fine Gael Senator; Conor Sheehan, Labour TD for Limerick City; Professor Colin O'Gara, Head of Addiction Services in St John of God Hospital; Sarah Burns, Reporter with The Irish Times; Claire Donegan, Empower Her Project Lead; Erin McEvoy, Lecturer in Marketing at the Ulster Business School

Linda Nelson Murray, Fine Gael Senator; Conor Sheehan, Labour TD for Limerick City; Professor Colin O'Gara, Head of Addiction Services in St John of God Hospital; Sarah Burns, Reporter with The Irish Times; Claire Donegan, Empower Her Project Lead; Erin McEvoy, Lecturer in Marketing at the Ulster Business School

About 2,300 people living in and around Cappamore, a small village about 20 minutes outside Limerick City, have been without drinking water since September 2023.Why is this happening? And is it an issue elsewhere around the country?To discuss, Andrea is joined by Principal of Scoil Chaitríona, Nicola Blake, John Hayes, owner of Haye's Bar and Restaurant Cappamore and Councillor Martin Ryan.

On the show yesterday, Shane Gleeson was discussing how the five Spar shops he owns around Limerick City are being hit again and again by shoplifters…So, how big of a problem is crime in the retail sector?To discuss, Andrea is joined by Shane's brother Michael Gleeson, Eric Matthews, owner of Kicky's Restaurant on South Great George's Street in Dublin and Frayank Nunez, owner of 'It's A Trap' micro-bakery and coffee shop on Aungier Street in Dublin…

Ryan O'Meara, Fianna Fáil TD for the Tipperary North; Paul Lawless, Aontú TD for Mayo; Conor Sheehan, Labour TD for Limerick City; Elaine Loughlin, Political Editor with the Examiner

Ryan O'Meara, Fianna Fáil TD for the Tipperary North; Paul Lawless, Aontú TD for Mayo; Conor Sheehan, Labour TD for Limerick City; Elaine Loughlin, Political Editor with the Examiner

Ryan O'Meara, Fianna Fáil TD for the Tipperary North; Paul Lawless, Aontú TD for Mayo; Conor Sheehan, Labour TD for Limerick City; Elaine Loughlin, Political Editor with the Examiner

The family of Joe Drennan have expressed their anger at the prison sentence of the man who killed him in a hit and run in 2023.Kieran Fogarty from Co. Limerick received a six-and-a-half-year sentence for dangerous driving causing death & an eight-year sentence for a drive-by shooting earlier that year. Both sentences will run concurrently & have been backdated to October 2023.On Thursday's The Last Word, Matt spoke to Conor Sheehan, Labour TD for Limerick City and Conor Hanly, Law Lecturer at the University of Galway about why sentences run concurrently in Ireland.Hit the ‘Play' button on this page to hear the conversation.

Pen has been put to paper for the completion of a major infrastructure project in South-East Clare. Limerick City and County Council has signed a €31m contract with Wills Brothers LTD to construct the Coonagh to Knockalisheen Distributor Road. The works will involve a new 2.1km urban dual carriageway, pedestrian, and cycling facilities and improvements to existing roads and is expected to complete within two years. Cathaoirleach of the Shannon Municipal District Pat O'Gorman is hopeful the route can be extended thereafter.

Professor of Politics Maura Adshead and Midwest Correspondent Catherine O'Halloran debate the issues facing the voters of Limerick City and County.

43 minutes of me walking around Limerick city and talking into a microphone about the history of a wall and how it's connected to 2pac ASMR Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.