WEDNESDAY,JANUARY 16,2019 www.limerickleader.ie THE LEADER Property: House prices to rise again in 2019,sayslocal agent P4 www.limerickleader.ie LeThe aderWednesday, January 16,2019 YOUR NEWPAPER FROM LIMERICK’S LEADINGTEAM Sky’sWysewows at her wedding in AdareManor P8 ‘Piano for Dolores’ strikes achordonanniversary Limerick people sharememories of singer in city P6 FACE TIME Limit posters, don’t ban them -candidate P19 Munster look to Rubyand Sam McNamara, Woodlawn Park,Ballysimon Road, paid their owntribute at the special memorial event in Ormston CHIEF RIVALS House to markthe first anniversary of the death of the late Dolores O’Riordan PICTURE: ADRIAN BUTLER top group with Exeter win Sport BUNRATTYANNUAL € FAMILYPASS 95 www.bunrattycastle.ie MPN Other PrPreemiummium CaCarrdd OpOptionstions AlAlsoso AvAvailableailable THE LEADER w w w. l i m e r i c k l e a d e r. i e W E D N E S DAY, JA N UA RY 1 6, 2019 W E D N E S DAY, JA N UA RY 1 6, 2019 w w w. l i m e r i c k l e a d e r. i e THE LEADER 2 NEWS NEWS 3 LeaderThe www.limerickleader.ie GETTHE CONTACT US Setting the agenda MyLimerick NEWSDESK 0 6 1 - 2 1 45 03 in Limerick Louise Donlon, n ews @ l i m e r i c k l e a d e r. i e Director Lime Tree Theatre A DV E RT I S I N G LeadingOff ▲ ▼ Q 061 214521 GOOD WEEK BAD WEEK { THEQUOT E OF THE WEEK What’s your idea of a perfect day, or a you drive over Thomond Bridge, there’s and 061 214525 Johann van Graan Geraldines AFC ““I remember the Rats playing here and the last f***in’shop perfect weekend, in Limerick? nothing else quite like it here in Ireland. Munster coach saw team City club ‘disgusted’ by we passed on the way out was a fish ‘n’chipper with I climbed Knockfierna with family over the SW I T C H B OA R D trounce Gloucester away, vandalism of their main crubeens flashing in neon. I was like, Jesus, get me out of May Bank Holiday weekend last year, in Call us on Do you have a favourite local restaurant or BEST setting up a big clash with pitch, causing considerable here. But that was 100 years ago, and it’s fantastic now." weather that was just perfect. It was one of pub? 0 6 1 - 2 1 45 0 0 Exeter at Thomond Park financial trouble Bob Geldof on his last visit to Limerick the most memorable days of the year and we I don’t frequent pubs as much as I used to, but 54 O’Connell Street, plan to make it an annual pilgrimage. There’s both Bobby Byrne’s and Fennessy’s would be Limerick nothing quite like sharing a great day out top of my list. I love the Green Yard which is exploring the beautiful countryside we have also close by work, and if bringing a visitor to here in Limerick with those close to you. the city, my first port of call is The Curragower INSIDE W E BTO PTEN Bar, for that amazing view of the castle. THIS WEEK What’s your first Limerick memory? PRICE 1. Limerick Euromillions Arriving into St John’s Church to take up the How would you describe the people of FOR YOUR Dolores statue needs winner ’s son purchases position of administrator with Island Theatre Limerick? recently closed hotel Company, my first full-time job in theatre! It Down to earth. was not the conventional office –a room 2. Vision to create fashioned out of the old altar area of a church, How important do you think sport is to ‘Restaurant Quarter’at itself surrounded by a very evocative Limerick? to hit the right note Limerick shopping centre g raveya rd . Those who know me well know that I find it just a little tiresome that we focus so much on 3. Sky presenter Rachel What’s your favourite part of the city (or our love of sport. It is a great thing that the Wyse throws lavish county) and why? city and county embraces sport in the way wedding celebration in I recently had the opportunity to march in the that it does –and I couldn’t have been happier F I R ST- T I M E Limerick’s Adare Manor St Patrick’s Day Parade and the vista of the at the achievements of Limerick’s hurling team Georgian city that is before you as you march last September. But there can sometimes be an OLD BUYER TIPS Liam Croke’s 4. ‘Hard luck Taylor!’ Co u n t y from O’Connell Avenue onto the Crescent is a over-emphasis on Limerick and how it is Limerick GAA club embrace sight to behold. I think our Georgian synonymous with sport, eclipsing our other property advice Swift visit with Lotto Page 26 architecture is a huge treasure that we don’t great achievements in business, the arts and humour value enough. education. 5. Limerick soccer club What about a favourite walk or view? If you could add one amenity to Limerick ‘disgusted’ by vandalism of The walk up Knockfierna was pretty fabulous, what would it be? GOLD their pitch but I also have occasion to be in the offices of The city could do with a public swimming THISWEEK Limerick City and County Council at Merchant’s pool –I have lived in several towns and cities 6. ‘Outstanding Quay from time to time. I envy the employees around Ireland and always used a local a c h i eve m e n t ’: First Traveller there who get to look out on the Shannon as it authority-run public swimming pool. I’ve in Ireland to graduate with wends its way through the city, across the always been surprised at the lack of one here PhD conferred at UL Curragower Falls towards Sarsfield Bridge. It’s a in the city. I’d also love to see the plans for the truly beautiful site, in any weather. pedestrianisation of O’Connell Street come to 7. Timely boost for Limerick fruition. BACK ON THE as Bus Eireann to increase What do you think gives Limerick its vehicles on busiest route unique identity? What’s the biggest challenge facing the TEE? Limerick is so full of history– the Treaty Stone, city (or county) today? Famous actor for 8. Prison term for the Georgian quarter, St Mary’s Cathedral but The lack of an evening economy in the city pro-am return? ‘e m o t i o n a l ’man who bit particularly King John’s Castle. That such a centre. If we could fix that, we could unleash Page 8 ga rd a ’s arm during Limerick well preserved castle is right alongside you as huge potential in the city. a ss a u l t A year on from her death, it’s time to make plans to erect a statue to honour the late Dolores O’Riordan in Limerick but the location and tone needs to be right 9. Staff at high-tech Whenyou recycle your old DARE we mention thewords the biggest impact around the Lynott statue off Dublin’s Limerick manufacturing statue and Limerick in the g l ob e? Grafton Street, but witha bit plant told number of jobs unwantedgoldAtlimerick’s same breath. It needs to bea landmark more edge—should be are ‘at risk’ Memorials erected to statue, a permanent erected in a prime location. ThreeLevel Jewellery Store celebrate the lives of our most memorial to her sublime How about thesite of the 10. Limerick Council has ‘no accomplished citizens talent, atalent thatwas new Opera Centre? i d e a’ where illegal waste h ave n’t all exactlystruck the nurtured in theModel school The €180m development ended up as woman is right notes in the past. and Laurel Hill Coláiste and —which, at its heart, will fined Up to €37 pergram But we have a chance to went onto achievemassive have a studentcampus and Right: Louise Donlon, N I G H T F LY E R S redeem ourselves. international success, selling multi-million euro library — director of the Lime ON NETFLIX WHATWETHINK On thefirst anniversary of more than 40 million records is abright newvision of Tree Theatre: focus on Highest Cash &Insore CreditPrices Paid Air date for Troy thedeath ofDolores worldwide with her band The Limerick, and the perfect sport can sometimes p ro d u c t i o n AINE O’Riordan, the question must C ra n b e r r ie s . spaceto honour and ove rs h a d ow PAGE 23 be asked again, how do we A life-sizebronze statue of remember the local girl who Limerick’s FITZGERALD immortalise the one the rock star with her guitar dared to dream big and achievements in THE LEADER Limerick person who has had in hand —think of thePhil conquered the world. other fields W E AT H E R FO RTHEWEEK F RO N T PAG E S OFTHEPA ST 20 YEARS AGO home, it was reported. JANUARY 16, 1999 Top story: The Crescent There was also a story Shopping Centre has ‘Digital TV first for Limerick’ 'Family to go starkers for city ambitious plans to expand was the headline in the fe s t iva l . ’It centred on a play to its food offering.