I know the #IrishTimes food section is always hilariously Dublin-focused but a feature on restaurants 'worth a journey' having zero in the capital surely seals the deal. (Hoo-boy sure we only come up for the All Ireland & the 8th December!) www.irishtimes.com/food/2025/12...

Tomorrow #Limerick

A reminder that today is #BandcampFriday and a few extra euros would go a long way towards helping new and upcoming artists continue what they love doing into #2026 Already on my list for today @warringtonruncorn.com Marta & Tricky Jim Ghedi + more as I navigate my endless wishlist bandcamp.com

Well done @hannahdaly.ie I always go back to The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson How the snail, so small and frail, with her looping, curling, silvery trail, Saved the life of the humpback whale. Then the humpback whale held out his tail and on crawled snail after snail after snail.

Just been reminded of another of my all-time favourites, Ian Curtis rides a rollercoaster...

I appreciate Cllr Reale speaking up but exactly what improvements are needed? It's a clearly marked pedestrian crossing & the issue is bad driving. Speeding, aggression & phone use are rampant and no amount of flashing signs, paint on the road or other 'awareness' measures will fix that #Enforcement

RIP Steve Cropper, a man responsible for brilliant playing on so many brilliant records

@dolanslimerick.bsky.social - really looking forward to Lou Barlow tomorrow - any idea of stage times? (Trying to get from thing to another as usual 🙃)

Delighted to contribute to this piece on road safety by Geraldine Herbert @independent.ie My condolences to the family of Josie Ribeiro whose lovely smile highlights the heartbreak behind every statistic. @pedestrianlk.bsky.social #RoadSafety #Ireland #RSA

Eschewing Bullshit Friday "deals" to go buy a drum stool from a wee family owned music shop that's been there for a million years. Got a cup of tea, a long chat about the relative merits of new and old country music, a tenner knocked off because "sure didn't I know your granda" and a better stool

Very sorry to hear this, I only discovered The Jazz Show last night and was searching for a contact to pass on my thanks to Gavin Walker. Condolences to his family, friends & listeners. I look forward to making my way through the archive.

A person rolled their car into my teenage son a fortnight ago. It was broad daylight and the driver was looking down while their car was rolling forward. I know, because I was yelling, trying to get their attention. Drivers who don't see us are often not looking. My son hasn't cycled since

Details as promised for Merch & Record Fair in The Commercial on Dec 6th #Limerick #Music #ShopLocal #Christmas #Speirgorm #StickYourBlackFridayShite

€30 each in case you were wondering. Or 45,249 of them for the average cost of one fatal RTC (€1,357,489) At 10m spacing that's 452,490m of road for each fatal crash. 452km x 160 fatal rtc (2024) is 73,000km Save 160 lives & cover 75% of our entire regional & local road network. Win. Won't happen.

Another example of the extraordinary example of the generosity of spirit shown by Irish courts to motorists who commit homicide www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...

An appalling tragedy. My condolences to his family and all who knew him. I agree 100% with @cianoconcubhair.bsky.social closing point - the determination to absolve from any blame the driver of a car whose actions alone were responsible for the death of a person is beyond my understanding.

💚🤍🧡 #Mnásome

Look if this hadn't worked they would have invented a new competitive competition between now and WC2026 just to let him serve the ban in. Oh and, as the saying goes, Roberto Martinez has the chance to do the funniest thing ever...

Hey #Limerick - I'm hearing there's a local music merch fair in The Commercial this coming December 6th. More details as I get them...

Still a better candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize than you-know-who

Excellent contribution from @sadhbhoneill.bsky.social on @rte.ie Late Debate right now. More roads will not fix the problems. Fewer cars makes public transport better. Local Link has shown that rural transport can work, especially for young people #GetTDsOnTheBus

100% - I drove this road for fifteen years - it's like a racetrack. I will raise this at the next DoT Road User Safety Forum. (It will never be a motorway btw) Average speed zone proposed for busy dual carriageway linking Limerick and Shannon www.limerickleader.ie/news/motorin...

It has to be named after Maureen Sweeney, the Irish meteorologist who gave the Allies a critical weather report before D Day. Irish aviation history and meteorological history are intimately linked, and we're a Republic - we don't name things after Taoisigh here (except in Cork).

I've said it before and I'll say it again - the messier the orange, the tastier the orange 🍊

"You will be visited by three spirits" The three spirits:

Well put @sadhbhoneill.bsky.social Those who have no choice but to drive should be arm-in-arm with pedestrian, cycling & public transport advocates when it comes to supporting traffic reduction measures. When I'm part of traffic I wish everyone in front of me was walking, cycling or on the bus.

I have huge respect for anyone running a business as long but the idea that #Limerick economic saviours are people who won't pay €1/hour to park is crazy. Free parking = more congestion, more noise, more fumes. No thanks. It's €1 per hour! €1. You can pay for 15 minutes on the app for 25c. 25c.

Maybe offer to cut their grass too while you've the mower out.

I'm getting very fond of this McCoy Tyner album - 1984s Dimensions

I suppose it depends on @limericklive.bsky.social definition of 'significant' but the additional €42.5k would represent 0.5% of the €8M budget gap called out previously. In reality, the proposed increase would (at best) make the residential parking permit scheme cost-neutral.

At €6.35 the residential parking permit must be costing the council money. 985 were issued in 2018 so roughly €6,500 to process the applications, manage the payments, issue the permits and post them out? Going to €1 a week sounds fair to me but this is #Limerick and the Mayor is a brave man!

Good morning, fellow munchkins. Limerick City (And, sodit, The County Too) Council's Annual Budget Meeting is today at 10am. Will be watching 🧵, follow along if you like. The joy of watching people learning to subtract in real-time. #CouncilMeetingThread

For a summer in Kent back in the 90s this was our song before going out - didn't matter if we were hitting the town or if we just knew work would be crazy busy - that bassline got you psyched. #RIPMani

Catching up on a few threads. Cllr McSweeney made the same point the one time I met him in 2022 in relation to children cycling to activities & sports. I explained to him then about both gaps in the network and unsafe sections but I guess he's forgotten. #Limerick #ChainOnlyAsStrongAsWeakestLink

I saw this sign in the distance on my walk on the Dublin Road tonight and was interested to see what it was advertising. Parking spaces. 9,000 parking spaces. Is that the best Limerick has to offer people? We really needed to remove those parklets to add a few more 🫤

I need a break from the news. Maybe I should read one of those 1970s science fiction books I picked up a bundle of in SVDP? A bit of escapis...oh.

Saved me posting it. This ridiculous looking yoke that can turn you to jelly (and climb trees!) haunted my bedtimes for years.

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Two different views of life…. #urbangaze #graffiti #streetart

We do things differently here in #Limerick. There is an actual Zipper lane (w/signs & road markings) outbound on the Dock Road. Only most people REFUSE the offer and stay on the left saving up their FURY for those of us that do use it and then merge. In my defence I don't enjoy sitting in traffic.

Great few days in #Barcelona- fantastic hotel room, great food, history & culture. Plus many stops for a drink and a snack! Highlight was seeing Akhnaten by Philip Glass in the stunning Theatre de Liceu Opera House. Unforgettable.

I've spent many many worse tenners than the one I handed over for these three! #PaulSimon #Barcelona #RevolverRecords

Pete would have voted for Mamdani.

#Eurythmics night on BBC4. 'The Miracle of Love' really is an incredible song.

Yerman just standing there. Not for me thanks. tenor.com/view/homer-c...

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Insane decision. Our attitude towards dangerous driving is no different to the US & guns.

Explain a film plot badly: Belfast trip ruins Easter.

A wonderful new story from the special talent that is @margaretcahillbsky.bsky.social - enjoy!

** New story ** I love when fiction seemingly grounded in everyday normality take a surreal turn but I'm such a realistic, I always found myself reasoning the magic away. This was the first story that let the weirdness in. Thanks to @davidestringel.bsky.social for helping me keep the faith.