Adare News

(19 Feb 2010) THE N21 Abbeyfeale to Adare dual carriageway is an economic bypass of West Limerick and a boom for Kerry tourism and industry believes Ger Kearney of the N21 Group Action Asso

(9 Jan 2010) A FLOOD alarm that was promised for Newcastle West in the wake of the destruction of the August 2008 floods is now fully installed, but the head of the town's flood victim

(31 Dec 2009) A 92-year-old West Limerick man, who lives alone, has been left waiting for five months to have a phone installed in his rural home.

(29 Dec 2009) TWO men have appeared in court in Kenya after they were charged in connection with the death of Fr Jeremiah Roche earlier this month.

(29 Dec 2009) WATER tankers have been deployed across West Limerick after the public water supply was badly affected by the recent bad weather conditions.

(12 Dec 2009) THE sky was scraggy and dark over Newcastle West as they waited for him to show. The rain came in short bursts, hustling the town square, forcing the people with the free ball

(10 Dec 2009) KILFINNY will strike a blow for community spirit and volunteering this weekend when it throws open the doors of its newly-revamped community centre.

(10 Dec 2009) A MEETING to explain the RAPID programme and what it will mean for Rathkeale has been postponed. The information meeting was due to take place in the town this Friday and

(28 Nov 2009) CROWDS are expected to travel from all over Limerick to Templeglantine this Friday night when Tony Noonan officially turns on his famous Christmas lights display.

(26 Nov 2009) GARDAI in west Limerick are painstakingly going through hundreds of hours of CCTV footage, in their investigation into the death of pensioner Jim Mulqueen at his home in Kilco

(26 Nov 2009) THE Government will be guilty of "obvious discrimination" if it does not allocate any potential EU disaster relief funding to the victims of last year's Newcastle

(26 Nov 2009) RESIDENTS of Abbeyfeale were "numb" this week following the tragic death of local man Fintan Hoare, who drowned after getting into difficulties while windsurfing with

(21 Nov 2009) THE proposed new multi-million euro secondary school in Abbeyfeale will have a strong eco-friendly impetus, as it will be powered by two on-site wind turbines.

(19 Nov 2009) THE date of the next general election may still just be the subject of speculation, but Newcastle West-based councillor Patrick O'Donovan has already confirmed that he in

(19 Nov 2009) THE house with perhaps the most famous Christmas lights in County Limerick will once again illuminate the festive nights this year, all to raise much-needed funds for local ch

(14 Nov 2009) BOASTING A-List clients such as Britney Spears and P Diddy, wedding planner Tatiana Byron Marx is promising local brides-to-be a taste of Hollywood glamour when she comes to L

(7 Nov 2009) THE Garda investigation is continuing into the death of 92-year-old James Mulqueen at his home in Kilcolman less than a fortnight ago.

(5 Nov 2009) A NEW traffic plan for Newcastle West which has been mooted for over a year needs to come into force sooner rather than later, according to local councillor Patrick O'Dono

(31 Oct 2009) A RESIDENTIAL and retail development in Tournafulla that was first proposed almost 12 months ago has been refused permission by Limerick County Council.

(29 Oct 2009) GARDAI investigating the death of 92-year-old James Mulqueen at his home in Kilcolman last Friday have still not ruled out foul play.

(29 Oct 2009) A LARGE cross-section of the Newcastle West community were on hand to greet President Mary McAleese when she arrived in the town to officially open the mutli-million euro Desm

(24 Oct 2009) ADARE Tidy Towns and Development Association has won the the Limerick In Bloom 2009 competition.

(24 Oct 2009) BUSINESS people in Newcastle West have been given the chance to purchase a slice of local history after a section of the Desmond Castle converted into office space was put on

(15 Oct 2009) GARDAI intend to make the fight against drugs in West Limerick one of the main objectives of their policing strategy for 2010, the Superintendent of the Newcastle West Garda D

(15 Oct 2009) FINE Gael's Deputy Dan Neville is a member of the Oireachtas Commission that has been criticised for not keeping a rein on expenses claims by former Ceann Comhairle John O

(3 Oct 2009) A GENERATION of teaching at St Joseph's National School in Dromcollogher will be celebrated this Friday, October 2, when past pupils and the local community pay tribute to

(3 Oct 2009) TWO secondary schools in Newcastle West have submitted plans to build new classrooms on their existing sites, a move that will allow them to expand their teaching facilities f

(3 Oct 2009) EFFORTS to reopen the handball alley in Abbeyfeale gained momentum last Friday thanks to a welcome dose of local volunteer spirit.

(27 Aug 2009) THE young man who died in a horror crash just outside Abbeyfeale in the early hours of Tuesday morning was "an absolute gentleman, intelligent, courteous and a friend to e

(27 Aug 2009) THE chairman of the Newcastle West flood victims committee has said that the group is strongly considering suing Limerick County Council for alleged bad planning decisions tha