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Above is the piece of artwork which was reproduced on “offensive” T-shirts being sold at Sunday’s Riverside Market.

You can click on the image to enlarge it.

The Limerick Co-Ordination Office have now issued an apology for any offence caused by the sale of these and other t-shirts depicting a gun toting Willie O’Dea.

The LCO say that the person who was selling these did not have a permit to do so at the market, and would not be selling them next week.

Live95FM has more.

The person who it is claimed did not have a permit to trade at the Sunday market, did indeed have a permit, it is reported in the Limerick Leader today.

The Limerick Coordination office claimed in a statement that the person selling the “offensive” T-Shirts did not have a permit from them, thus implying that they were trading illegally.

However, Martin Shannon, the man who was on the stall, has come out stating that Limerick Co-Ordination Office are not being truthful. He is pictured in the paper holding his permit.

A permit was issued to Alanna and Co, and Ms Alannah Cusack and Ms Christina Foley are the two official holders of the permit, a statement from the LCO claimed.

Mr. Shannon pointed out that this statement was untrue, stating that he is a member of Alanna and Co., along with four others. He has also told the paper that he attended several meetings with other stall owners prior to the market.

He contacted the newspaper in order to “let the people know [he] wasn’t there illegally.”

A man and a woman were yesterday taken in for questioning in connection with a €150,000 haul of herbal cannabis in an apartment in the Ballysimon area of Limerick.

The drugs were delivered from South Africa to a postal depot in Portlaoise.

The woman, who is Fijian is in her 30s and the Man from Togo is also in his 30s.

From Breakingnews.ie

Limerick’s street ambassadors are back on the streets of the city to help tourists find the best places to eat, drink and be entertained, as well as find Limerick’s cultural landmarks.

The Street Ambassador project was so successful last year, that this time around the group has been expanded. Not only that, but Dublin City will be copying the street ambassador project for the first time this year.

The newly enlarged group of ambassadors include a Polish newspaper correspondent, a former Inca trail tourist guide from Peru, and a student from California.

The Irish Examiner has more.

The response to our Eddie Rockets Competition has been great, but there are still nine days left and you can still enter.

For more info on how to win Eddie’s Stuff, including Eddie Rockets merchandise and Diner Dollars, then go to our Competition page.

Gardai have sent two pipe bombs to Dublin to be examined after they were discovered over the weekend on the Border of Counties Limerick and Tipperary.

The devices were discovered near the village of Emly.

Limerick city has a new Mayor.

Fine Gael’s Ger Fahy, a 54 year old barman, was elected as the new Mayor after he was unapposed at last nights meeting of the Council.

Mayor elect Fahy works at the Spotted Dog pub in Janesboro.

God I love that Carpenters song. I know I am showing my age, although I am not as old as the song I do remember it.

Why is he waffling about the Carpenters, I hear you ask. Has squid not put enough milk in his Tia Maria or something?

Actually, I ran out of milk ages ago, but wanted to make a post about a new blogging project by Fustar called “Greetings Earthlings.”

He told us not to say WTF, but WTF. Have a look and let us know what you think. Personally I think it could be quite interesting.

Greetings Earthlings has been added to our list of Limerick Blogs.

As always, we are appealing to anyone who has a blog, visible to the public, which is related to Limerick, to send us the link.

It does not matter if it is your place to vent when your pissed off or it is about more serious topics, if it is availible to the public, we want to know about it.

We will give it a mention here and add it to our Limerick bloggers blogroll if you send your link to limerickblogger@gmail.com

It looks as though the Greens will get two of the Taoiseach’s Seannad nominations, and to be quite honest, I would be very fucked off if one of them did not go Trish Forde-Brennan’s way.

Let’s face it, she has been a senior campaigner for the Greens, and pulled a record number of votes for the Green Party during her campaign.

So here is me sticking my green flag to the mast. Make Trish Forde-Brennan a senator.

It is also worth mentioning that Trish Brennan has probably been the most accomodating politician to the Limerick Blogger getting us into the Count, and inviting us to any Green Press Conferences being held in Limerick.

The full story in the Examiner here.

While this little piggy ran all the way home to watch the hurling on TV, another little piggy went to market. The new Thomas Street/Bedford Row Sunday Market to be precise, and he sent us some pictures.

Unfortunately, the weather was not too kind to those browsing what was on offer during the first of ten markets which will take place during the Summer. Yes, believe it or not, that is what they call the time between June and September.

All pictures come courtesy of Fustar

See also Style Treaty at the Sunday Market (more photos)

While our angry reader from Newport gets to know his Jewish friends, let me take this few minutes to mention that I am adding another blog to our list of Limerick blogs.

Paul McCarthy writes the What I Think blog, It is a personal blog really, nonetheless there is some interesting stuff there including news on information technology, blogging and personal ramblings.

Although we urge you to ignore our obituary at the top. I am sure he’ll get around to updating that.

Anyway, more later. Shalom one and all!