HANDS that may have laid blocks, milked cows, driven machinery or piked hay have now shown their artistic side thanks to Doon and District Men’s Shed. The talents are displayed at an art and craft exhibition in Dooradoyle Library, Limerick city, which runs until Saturday, April 11. Deputy Richard O’Donoghue formally opened the exhibition, saying … Read more
HANDS that may have laid blocks, milked cows, driven machinery or piked hay have now shown their artistic side thanks to Doon and District Men’s Shed. The talents are displayed at an art and craft exhibition in Dooradoyle Library, Limerick city, which runs until Saturday, April 11. Deputy Richard O’Donoghue formally opened the exhibition, saying … Read more
THERE was no horse-drawn hearse for the late Michael (Mike) Buckley, instead, members of Doon Coursing Club led a number of prized greyhounds in a guard of honour through Doon. Son and top trainer, Pat, described it as “a very fitting tribute to a man who was never too far away from a collar and … Read more
THE FATHER of Irish country music star Jimmy Buckley and leading greyhound trainer Pat Buckley has gone to his God. Michael (Mike) Buckley, of Gurtavalla, Doon, and formerly of Glengar and Main Street, Doon, County Limerick, passed away peacefully at University Hospital Limerick this Thursday. Jimmy announced the sad news on social media, describing his … Read more
A TEENAGER from County Laois has appeared before Nenagh District Court charged in connection with a garda pursuit during which the stolen car he was allegedly travelling in hit speeds in excess of 200km/h. Ryan Colgan, aged 18, of Railway Muse, Portarlington is charged with dangerous driving under Section 53 of the Road Traffic Act and … Read more