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Limerick people urged to keep well by walking into 2021 Reporter: david.hurley@limerickleader.ie The aim of the campaign is to get as many people as possible out and active for at least 30 minutes ');  '); A new campaign has been launched to encouraging Limerick people of all ages to walk into 2021 by taking part in the Keep Well Walking Challenge. The Keep Well campaign is aimed at showing people of all ages how we can mind our own physical and mental health and wellbeing by adding healthy and helpful habits to our daily and weekly routine. It is being run by Limerick Sports Partnership in...

Four-hundred-and-fifty years of local government in County Clare has been celebrated at glór with the launch of a new publication by Clare County Council. In 1570, one year after Elizabeth 1st oversaw the shiring of Thomond as a county, County Clare was established at a court of English law held in the sacristy of the Franciscan monastery in Ennis. ‘The Story of Clare and its People 1570-2020’ by Dr Matthew Potter and Dr John Treacy provides a detailed account of how the local administrators of County Clare have helped to shape the physical, social, political, cultural and religious li...

Clare FM Text 086 1800 964 11th December 2020 “The Story of Clare and its People – a history of Local government in Ireland’s Banner County” has been produced by Clare County Council to mark the 450th anniversary this year of the establishment of County Clare by Elizabeth 1st. An artwork of a secret meeting of Clare County Council taking place in a hay barn in Spancilhill during the height of the War of Independence adorns the book cover which focuses on the history of local government in County Clare. The painting was produced by Tomas O’Maoldomhnaigh. The book features...

An Post Irish Book of the Year 2020 revealed ‘I’m overjoyed,’ says poet Doireann Ní Ghríofa, who wins for her acclaimed prose debut Thu, Dec 10, 2020, 23:10 Updated: Thu, Dec 10, 2020, 23:15 An Post Irish Book of the Year 2020: ‘I accept this award with deep gratitude to each and every one of you. Míle buíochas libh go léir,’ says Doireann Ní Ghríofa, author of A Ghost in the Throat. Photograph: Clare Keogh   A Ghost in the Throat, Doireann Ní Ghríofa’s strikingly original combination of essay and autofiction, has been named An Post Irish Book of the Year 2020.

Speaking about her win, Ní Ghríofa said, "I’m overjoyed with this spectacular award! A Ghost in the Throat is a telling of my story, but it also tells the story of Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill, and I'm so thankful to all the readers who have taken both of us into their hearts. I accept this award with deep gratitude to each and every one of you. Míle buíochas libh go léir." Her victory marks the third time publisher Tramp Press has won the Irish Book of the Year Award in the last five years, as