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The station was launched from O'Connell Street in Limerick as "New 95fm" on 6 November 1997, replacing Limerick 95, after Limerick 95 lost its license to broadcast. The 95FM frequency was on the test tone before "New 95fm" took over. "Dreams", by Limerick band The Cranberries, was the first song to be aired on the station. In the 1990s, the ...
RLO TV - this was another legal/pirate television station (Satellite and UHF), broadcast in Limerick by Radio Limerick One in 1999 and 2000. An official licence was granted for the satellite service in 1997 at which time digital broadcasts began making this the first digital television channel in Ireland beating RTÉ by years.
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Limerick's literature scene is supported by projects like the Limerick Writers' Centre, which was established in 2008 and runs a range of writing activities in the city. Limerick natives include Pulitzer Prize-winning author Frank McCourt, and novelists Kate O'Brien, Michael Curtin, Kevin Barry and Donal Ryan.
On 25 August 1959, Limerick's best known department store was the scene of the city's largest and most destructive fire. Todd's which occupied a large city block fronting onto O'Connell Street (now occupied by Brown Thomas) and William Street went on fire following an electrical fault. [ 3 ]
Jonathan Kenny was born in Hospital, County Limerick, on 28 September 1957. [4] [5] [6] His mother's maiden name is Dirraine and his maternal grandparents came from Inishmore in the Aran Islands. [7] He started his career in c. 1972, aged 15, performing with the Limerick band Gimik before switching to acting. [8] [9]
Dolan's is a music and entertainment venue and pub in Limerick, Ireland. [2] Situated on the city's Dock Road, it opened as a music venue in 1994. [3] Inside the building is located three separate venues: Dolan's Warehouse, Upstairs and the Kasbah.
It was here during the Siege of Limerick (1690) that 4.000 of William of Orange's troops were blown to bits during the massed assault on the Black Battery on the Walls of Limerick at Irishtown. [1] Today, very little of the historical urban fabric remains in Irishtown despite being one of the oldest areas of Limerick and located close to the ...