FORMER Munster and Ireland out-half Jeremy Staunton gently touched the coffin of his beloved wife Ruth as he walked to the lectern to give a moving eulogy at her funeral Mass this Wednesday. As he looked down at the congregation in the full St Nessan’s Church, Raheen, Limerick city, he said he and his family … Read more
COMMUNITIES across Limerick city and county are in mourning this Mother’s Day at the sudden passing of prominent solicitor and mum-of-four Ruth Staunton. Ms Staunton (née Tiernan), wife of former Munster and Ireland rugby international Jeremy Staunton, tragically died following a medical emergency on Friday. Her death notice, published on rip.ie this Sunday, said she … Read more
“ANOTHER ONE of these gentlemen out hunting,” said Judge Patricia Harney when a lurching case came before her at Kilmallock District Court. Lurching – the practice of hunting for hares with dogs without permission of landowners – has become a regular fixture in County Limerick court cases, and is contrary to the 1976 Wildlife Act. … Read more