Military and police show
AN event that is sure to attract those with an interest in collecting military or police memorabilia, will be held in the Kilmurry Lodge Hotel, Castletroy on Sunday, May 3.
The Military and Police Collector Show is for people of all ages who can drop in to just have a browse or can buy, sell or trade anything that may be of interest to collectors. “This hobby is a fast growing one but unfortunately most of the collector shows take place outside of the south west, which makes this a great opportunity to come to a local show where you never know – you may get bitten by the collecting bug,” says a spokesperson for the event, who adds:
“A note of warning, however, you may need to extend your home at some time in the future.” There will be displays off uniforms, badges, patches, hats and helmets at the fair. Admission is two euro and no charge for children.
St Enda’s Sports Complex
CONCERN for the future of St Enda’s Sports Complex has been voiced by Cllr Lilly Wallace. She recently told a meeting of Limerick City Council that the complex could well be forced to close before “the money comes through from the Regeneration Programme, to save it. “I have been told that St Enda’s management recently had a meeting with Brendan Kenny, ceo of the Regeneration Agencies and that things are not looking good for St Enda’s,” she said.
Rising stars
A selection of some of the country’s finest up and coming GAA footballers and hurlers gathered in Dublin this week for the 2009 Ulster Bank Rising Star Awards.
Limerick man Seamus Hickey, representing University Limerick. Mr Hickey was the sole representative from Limerick to make the selection.
The top students were presented with their award by GAA Director General Paraic Duffy at a reception held in Ulster Bank Group Centre in Dublin which saw 12 Counties represented with awards.
The Ulster Bank Rising Stars are selected from the 5,000 registered players across 57 colleges. Sarah Dempsey, Head of Sponsorship and Corporate Responsibility, Ulster Bank said; “2009 once again saw a host of fantastic football and hurling skills displayed throughout the Higher Education Championships with a number of excellent team and individual performances as well as some brilliant games -we are looking forward to again next year.”
Roads funding slashed
THE LACK of funding for the repair and maintenance of national and non national roads came to the fore at this month’s meeting of Limerick County Council.
Councillors from every party protested against the cut of 30 per cent and unanimously expressed their disappointment at the move, which amounts to a 30 per cent. Cllr Kevin Sheahan observed: “the money already invested in roads may as well have been thrown away if the funds are not there to maintain them”
His thoughts were echoed by Fine Gael’s cllr Liam Galvin, who said: “The public are wondering where their development levies are gone”, while Leo Walsh said taxes were being increased, but the people were getting nothing in return.
Local authorities should come together to find means of sourcing funding to invest in roads, according to cllr Jerome Scanlan who said that the Dublin based government “do not understand the state Limerick roads are in” and cllr Tom Neville criticised the “lack of leadership which means we have to take responsibility for ourselves – we have to stand up and be counted on this issue.”
A motion was passed to contact An Taoiseach with a view to reassessing the process of allocating funding for road works to local authorities.
