Clionas Foundation celebrate raising one million euro with Keith Duffy

  To celebrate their 9 year anniversary, Cliona’s Foundation Annual Celebratory Night 2016 took place in Bulgaden Castle last Saturday evening. The evening of celebrations kicked off at 9pm and featured a VIP appearance from singer, actor and philanthropist Keith Duffy on behalf of his charity the Keith Duffy Foundation. Prior to the event Keith … Read more

PHOTOS & VIDEO Keith Duffy visits St Munchins Community Centre

PHOTOS & VIDEO Keith Duffy visits St Munchins Community Centre

Keith Duffy visits St Munchins Community Centre as part of his work with The Keith Duffy Foundation. The community centre is holding a Children with Autism Christmas Grotto 2015 with Santa Claus himself meeting and greeting children. Keith, who is appearing in this year’s UCH Pantomime Sleeping Beauty until January 3 will be visiting the centre … Read more

St Munchins Community Centre 10 year anniversary

St Munchins Community Centre 10 year anniversary

Spirits were high this week at the St Munchins Community Centre 10 year anniversary celebrations, after a decade of community enhancement and development, with special guests in attendance.  JP and Noreen McManus attended the celebrations with daughter Sue-Ann Foley, in a show of support for the centre, and to turn the sod on the new … Read more

Basketball Blitz event in aid of Honouring Aaron

Basketball Blitz event in aid of Honouring Aaron

Pictured: Jerry O’Dea, Metropolitan Mayor of Limerick, Cecelia O’Flaherty, Founder of Honouring Aaron and Richard Lynch. Picture: Michelle Hogan/ILoveLimerick. An U10’s Basketball Blitz event in aid of Honouring Aaron, a Limerick fundraising initiative, will be held on Sunday December 6 at Presentation Primary School gym on Sexton Street. Honouring Aaron, previously titled ‘Remembering Aaron’, is … Read more

Rugby legend Paul O Connell awarded UL doctorate honour

Rugby legend Paul O Connell awarded UL doctorate honour

Limerick rugby legend Paul O Connell was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science at a ceremony in front of 1,000 invited guests on Thursday November 5, 2015. The former Ireland captain, who bowed out of international rugby after picking up a hamstring injury at the World Cup last month, is the 100th person to receive an … Read more

Castleconnell winner of the Limerick Going for Gold 2015

Castleconnell wins top prize in Limerick Going For Gold

Limerick Going for Gold 2015, which for the first time included the communities across Limerick City and County, featured a prize pool of over €76,000, courtesy of the JP McManus Charitable Foundation. the JP McManus Charitable Foundation. Castleconnell were named as the overall winner in the Challenge category at Limerick Going for Gold Competition 2015, receiving … Read more

Butterfly Ball 2015

Butterfly Ball 2015

The Mid-Western Cancer Foundation’s annual Butterfly Ball is considered one of the high profile events of the Mid West area social calendar.  This year has been difficult from a financial point of view for everybody personally and professionally. This continues to be true for the HSE where funding and resources remain restricted. Indeed the Director General of the HSE has accepted the adverse impact on patient care. … Read more

Sports stars join ranks of Clionas Foundation Purple Platoon

Sports stars join ranks of Clionas Foundation Purple Platoon

  Pictured is Niamh Kavanagh, Joy Neville, Paul Browne and Brendan Ring. Picture: Oisin McHugh Sports Stars Niamh Kavanagh, Paul Browne and Joy Neville have joined the ranks of Clionas Foundation Purple Platoon to take part in Adare to Survive in Limerick on Sunday the 27th of September. They are also calling on others to … Read more