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National Maternity Hospital: sold to the lowest bidder.

Today it was announced that the €300m National Maternity Hospital in Dublin will be handed to St Vincent’s Healthcare group. SVHG Continue reading →

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GE16 – The bigger picture.

The votes are counted, the seats are filled. We still don’t have a government of course, thanks to the ongoing Continue reading →

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Fine Gael – Front runners but for how long?

Fine Gael, currently the largest party in the Irish Dail, swept into power in the 2011 election on an unprecedented Continue reading →

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Javi Buron , Creatives in Limerick

Last week saw the launch of Creatives in Limerick, a web app aiming to harness the immense potential of Limerick’s blossoming Continue reading →

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Interview- Cian Prendiville (AAA)

      Cian Prendiville, Anti-Austerity Alliance councillor for Limerick City, will be contesting the upcoming election as the AAAs Continue reading →

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Interview with Shane Daly

  With the Andy Lee world title defence on the horizon, but not bloody close enough. David O’Connor caught up Continue reading →

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Interview – If You Discover a Fire

Cork musical foursome If You Discover A Fire launch their untitled EP in Cork’s Unitarian Church this Friday. Aileen, Roisin, Leigh and Continue reading →

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Interview – Sarah Jane Hennelly (part 2)

In part two of our interview with Independent Limerick City candidate Sarah Jane Hennelly, we talk about the political status Continue reading →

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Well, it’s nonsense isn’t it?

I suppose it was a slight folly becoming a sports contributor on a new website at the beginning of the Continue reading →

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Interview – Sarah Jane Hennelly (part 1)

Sarah Jane Hennelly , independent candidate for Limerick City, is one of the newcomers to national-level politics in the city in Continue reading →

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Media coverage of suicide in Ireland.

It should come as no surprise that many in Limerick feel their city’s shortcomings have been unfairly highlighted in the Continue reading →

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Fear and loathing on the left wing

From opposite corners of Europe, this week has already seen a spate of disasters, drama and infighting among various left-wing Continue reading →

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Fallout Shelter: a brave new world for Bethesda

Earlier this week, after much fanfare, Bethesda’s Todd Howard showcased the long-awaited Fallout 4 at this year’s E3 conference. Amidst Continue reading →

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Review: Jurassic World (2015)

When I first heard there was a new Jurassic Park movie in the works I was immediately excited. That excitement Continue reading →

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Fallout 4 – improving on a modern classic.

After 7 years of hype, guest starring the most elaborate online hoax of all time, the wait is almost over. Continue reading →

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Washing the nation’s hands.

Today in the UK, three medical staff were charged with the manslaughter through professional negligence of an Irish woman in Continue reading →

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