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# Limerick Leader

This year
2023
Jimmy Lee set to become new Limerick football manager
The Newcastle West man is poised to follow in the footsteps of his brother, Billy.
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Aug 21st 2023, 11:01 AM
'Everything he does is about the team' - Praise for Earls ahead of 100th Ireland cap
The winger is set to become just the ninth Ireland player to reach the milestone this weekend.
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Aug 18th 2023, 8:00 AM
Last year
2022
'People probably would have laughed at me if I said that we could get to a quarter-final'
Limerick camogie star Caoimhe Costelloe has pointed the way to a rare appearance in the knockout stages.
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Jul 13th 2022, 8:00 PM
John Kiely: 'Nights when I was pacing the yard out the back, wondering, ‘Am I the right man for this job?' '
After a rocky start, the Limerick boss has risen to the top of hurling.
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Jul 13th 2022, 8:00 AM
All time
Mulcahy goal crucial as Kilmallock win Limerick SHC quarter-final that produces 56 scores
Kilmallock ran out four-point winners over South Liberties.
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Oct 3rd 2021, 3:59 PM
'The one thing that kept me going over the lockdown was, 'Imagine winning an All-Ireland at Christmas time''
Limerick star Gearóid Hegarty was named man-of-the-match in today’s hurling final – do you agree with the selection?
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Dec 13th 2020, 7:25 PM
After 15 years at the top, Limerick stalwart Mulcahy's first All-Star was long overdue
The Ahane star forward was finally recognised on Saturday night.
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Oct 21st 2019, 5:18 PM
'I’m a bit overwhelmed': Limerick carpenter William O'Connor wins first ever PDC darts title
Cappamore native William O’Connor continued an impressive run of form by beating UK Open champion Nathan Aspinall.
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Apr 30th 2019, 10:48 PM
Fire rages at city building formerly owned by the Limerick Leader newspaper
The building is located a few yards from the offices of the local newspaper.
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Sep 9th 2018, 5:43 PM
Poll: Would you make use of an adults-only café?
Tipperary entrepreneur Alan Andrews is set to open Ireland’s first ‘adults only’ coffee shop, the Old Barracks Café.
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Apr 13th 2018, 8:52 AM
Limerick removal delayed as Aer Lingus flight arrived without the body
The coffin of Mary O’Brien wasn’t put on a flight from Heathrow due to “operational reasons”.
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Jul 21st 2017, 1:58 PM
Set for a 13th campaign with Limerick and savouring a first Munster senior title
After two historic wins with club and county, Niamh Mulcahy anticipates a big summer for Limerick camogie.
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Jun 5th 2017, 10:30 AM
From inter-county uncertainty to captaincy: James Ryan to lead Limerick hurlers
Two members of the All-Ireland U21 winning side have been named as vice-captains.
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Jan 28th 2017, 2:19 PM
FactCheck: Is Willie O'Dea right to say Ireland has the highest child poverty rate in the OECD?
The Fianna Fáil TD made the bold claim earlier this week in an interview with a local newspaper.
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Dec 11th 2016, 9:30 PM
Was a dream farewell too much to ask for 'Gladiator' Paul O'Connell?
What he did in his career, will echo in Irish Rugby eternity.
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Feb 9th 2016, 12:47 PM
A Sydney architect wants Limerick people to restore this ruin to its former glory
The architect laid out a plan whereby the whole community could play a part in rescuing the building and making it into a major tourist attraction.
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Dec 30th 2014, 3:02 PM
Seamus Hickey: 'I can think of no better person to drive Limerick forward than Dalo'
The Allstar admits to being surprised by the former Dublin manager’s appointment though.
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Dec 19th 2014, 12:05 AM
Dolores O'Riordan's mum says her daughter didn't recognise her at garda station
The singer is now under the care of a psychiatric doctor after being arrested earlier in the week.
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Nov 13th 2014, 3:23 PM
Hot chicken headline of the week from the Limerick Leader
Clucking* hell! (*Sorry)
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May 20th 2014, 12:37 PM
Garda station’s lack of biros “won’t happen again” after man gets aggressive
A judge criticised the station for its lack of biros after a man signing on for bail was told to bring his own pen.
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Mar 7th 2014, 9:15 PM
FF candidate insists he didn't intend to be 'racist' towards Chinese community
Joe Crowley, a Fianna Fáil Local Area Representative in Limerick city, was quoted in the Limerick Leader today accusing three Chinese men with fishing rods of snaring duck to sell in their restaurants.
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Aug 1st 2013, 8:30 PM
Willie O'Dea: I paid "over and above" for libel settlement
Former minister says it’s been a hard six months.
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Jul 20th 2010, 3:08 PM