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More than 400 secondary school students from all over County Clare today attended the third “Be The Best That You Can Be” Seminar at Glór in Ennis, an event held annually to preserve the legacy of Muhammad Ali’s memorable visit to Ennis.

The Limerick Arts Office has announced details of the sixth annual Culture Night Limerick initiative, a series of late night cultural events that will take place at various locations throughout the city and county this Friday (September 20th).

All of Limerick's participating towns and villages recorded a mark-up in their overall marks received in this year's Tidy Towns Competition.

County Clare based producer of smoked fish products The Burren Smokehouse has achieved triple success in Great Taste 2013, considered the Oscars of the global food industry.

Ennis has been named Ireland's Tidiest Large Urban Centre for the fifth time in the 55-year history of the National TidyTowns Competition.

The Cathaoirleach of Limerick County Council has called on the Government to review how State and European grant aid for farmers is distributed in light of what he described as ‘unprecedented challenges faced by the farming community’.

Limerick will be represented at an annual event for the Irish Diaspora in England next month.

Rathkeale Area Councillor and Cathaoirleach of Limerick County Council, John Sheahan has described the voluntary liquidation of one of County Limerick’s largest employers as “a dangerous precedent” for the local manufacturing sector.

A new strategy aimed at creating new sporting and recreational opportunities and facilities in Clare and Limerick as well as maximising the benefit from existing facilities was launched this afternoon.

Limerick City has lost its ‘moderately littered’ tag and is now ‘clean to European norms’, according to the latest survey by Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL).