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Emily Hurley, 'Face of the Games' and Celia Holman Lee, Games Ambassador at the launch of the Limerick Special Olympics Ball. Photo: Kieran Clancy / Picsure ©

Let the games begin

One of the biggest sporting events is coming to Limerick this June, bringing with it thousands of visitors to this beautiful city. To date, hundreds of volunteers have been recruited up and down the country to take part in the Special Olympics Ireland Games.
One thousand nine hundred athletes from across Ireland will compete throughout various [...]

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Healthy Mental Health

Our teenage years are an emotional period of our lives and can for some, be highly stressfull. These days being a teenager has its own pressures which can at times be overwhelming. Any parent with a teenager son or daughter will worry about their child’s mental health at some stage. The disturbing case of 15-year-old [...]

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Suzie Sullivan…Fantasies, Fairies and Beads

In the townlands of Derryaun, which means ‘Little Oakwood’, nestling in the soft hills in view of Croagh Patrick in Co Mayo, you’ll find Suzie Sullivan beavering away at making glass beads, fairies and felted landscapes, all largely inspired by her surroundings.
Born in Lytham St. Anne’s in Lancashire in 1953, Suzie and her husband Steve [...]

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My life…Hilary Thompson

Hilary Thompson has been working in the modelling industry for three decades. LIMERICKnow  caught up with Hilary to chat about the challenges that face her industry at the moment and get her style tips for this season’s trends.
How did you get involved in the modelling industry?
Modelling and fashion always attracted me. In my teens I [...]

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Doing it for themselves…Caroline Deehan

Caroline Deehan  of Just Kidz children’s boutique, Athenry, tells GALWAYnow how she finally built up the courage to set up on her own, in the final part of our series on women who are braving the recession and making a success of their business.
Years spent working at a desk gave Caroline Deehan the confidence necessary [...]

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Doing it for themselves…Lorna Kilgannon

We meet Lorna Kilgannon of Encore in the fourth part of our five-part series on women who are braving the recession and making a success of their business.
With a background in sales, Lorna saw an opportunity and decided to put her experience to work for herself. And so Encore boutique was born.
“THE IDEA for Encore [...]

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Doing it for themselves…Ruth Kemple & Fiona Coyne

In this the third part of our five-part series on women who are braving the recession and making a success of their business, we meet Ruth Kemple and Fiona Coyne of Heaven Scent Beauty Spa.
Best friends Ruth Kemple and Fiona Coyne are the women behind the successful Heaven Scent Beauty Spa in the heart of [...]

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Bring Your Home Outdoors

Given the winter that we have all endured, it’s somewhat a relief to start thinking about the outdoors again. As we wait for it to warm up, we can edge closer to the outdoors and in particular, the conservatory. Here are a few ideas on how to get the most out of your conservatory.
Choosing Colours
Conservatories [...]

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Doing it for themselves…Olivia Breene

If you’ re sick of hearing about the doom and gloom associated with the economic crisis, then you will enjoy our feature on the women who despite the difficult climate, have started their own business in these challenging times. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be posting our interviews with the city’s up and coming [...]

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Bosom Buddies

Breast cancer affects thousands of women every year and now more than ever, its important to support organisations that help women get through a difficult period in their lives.
A group of women who lived and survived breast cancer have gotten together in Limerick to give each other support and help raise funds for Limerick Breast [...]

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