Limerick Leader - Entertainment & Arts Feed

Limerick’s fashion school setting trends

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:11:09 GMT

ANOTHER rising star in the world of fashion was born on the catwalk – in the unlikely location of the Milk Market last week – as Limerick School of Art and Design announced their fashion designer of the year.

Adare woman leads winning campaign team

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:09:57 GMT

ADARE’S Fidelma Brown has made the world a lot safer for a lot of small children and has won a national award for doing so.At a ceremony in Dublin last Friday, Fidelma and her team were announced as category winners in this year’s Crystal Clear MSD Health Literacy Awards for their project, Say No To Poisons’ Their initiative was deemed the best in the .Best Health Promotion Project and there were four other categories in the awards scheme.

Limerick Love Gourmet Week returns for third bite

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:22:44 GMT

a CELEBRATION of Limerick’s best restaurants - at a special rate - will take place from next weekend with 20 participating eateries across the region.

Adare’s Gathering of Artists inspires pupils

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:03:03 GMT

SCORES and scores of children from Adare’s four national schools are digging deep for artistic inspiration and hoping for a top spot in the Gathering of Artists Exhibition which takes place in the village later this year.

Festival to make Limerick Sing on June Bank Holiday weekend

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:45:54 GMT

LIMERICK is gearing up to welcome over 200 performers for a choral festival on the June Bank Holiday weekend.

Historian champions Limerick’s Georgian heritage

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:33:21 GMT

TOP British historian Dan Cruickshank has drawn a link between Limerick’s magnificent Georgian architecture and the way the period inspired much of America.

Hector and Richie’s lycra boosted UL record push

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:21:14 GMT

HUNDREDS of lyrca-clad women - and men - took part in one of the biggest mass participation sports in the country in the UL Sports Arena this Thursday morning.

Malin to Mizen cycle to assist in cancer detection

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:59:43 GMT

CYCLING may not be their sport of choice but former Munster and Ireland rugby star Marcus Horan and marathon runner Gerry Duffy got on their bikes to launch a 24-hour non-stop cycle in aid of cancer research.

Keating, Yeats & Co hanging at the Hunt Museum

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:30:13 GMT

THE ART collection formerly belonging to AIB and now handed over to the State has gone on display in the Hunt Museum in Limerick this week.

Hector and ‘Mr Motivator’ Richie to set new gym record in UL

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:42:59 GMT

SEVERAL members of the Munster rugby team could be lining out in another arena this Thursday morning as they attempt to set a new world record.

Limerick city bookshop set to get major uplift

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:46:14 GMT

THE opening of a new Insomnia coffee shop at the Eason store on O’Connell Street is the first step of a major refurbishment of the store.

Greg LeMond’s Focus is on charity cycle

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:41:46 GMT

THREE time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond is to take part in the Get BACk Challenge Cycle this June, raising money for the Limerick Sports Partnerships in the process.

Writer’s book series lures TV producers

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:33:42 GMT

LONDON born author William Ryan, whose family are from Limerick city, is in talks with TV producers in Britain and beyond about turning his series of books set in 1930s Russia into a production for the small screen.

Fashion designs from another world in Limerick

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:14:39 GMT

A FASHION collection inspired by the relationship between humans and the spirit world has helped a student from Clare win the prestigious Limerick School of Art & Design graduate fashion show.

Limerick student fantasy writer is honoured

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:11:16 GMT

Ailbhe Wheatley, a transition year pupil at Villiers Secondary School, North Circular Road, was honoured for making the final of the 2013 John West Fantasy Writing Awards – no mean feat as the competition attracted 11,070 entries this year.

Record number of entries for Limerick swim

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:54:35 GMT

OVER 100 swimmers will take to the waters of the River Shannon for the annual Thomond Swim, which has grown in size and reputation in recent years.

Famous Limerick writer’s house bought for €80,000

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:51:22 GMT

EXTENSIVE renovations are being carried out at the home of the famous Limerick writer Kate O’Brien, with the new owner expected to announce its future use in the coming months.

Stars turn out for GAA club opening hosted by JP

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:10:24 GMT

STARS from across the sporting world were among over 3,000 people who turned out at Staker Wallace GAA club grounds to mark the official opening of the state-of-the-art facility.

Limerick singer seeks to recover Beyoncé footage

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:45:55 GMT

IT was a once in a lifetime experience for Beyoncé fan and aspiring singer Rachel Prior, but the documentary evidence has been inadvertently deleted.

Leanne Moore’s Eurovision dreams are dashed

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:31:49 GMT

Ireland suffered a Euro-backlash on Saturday as Ryan Dolan and his singing team, which included Limerick’s Leanne Moore, finished last in the Eurovision Song Contest.