In Brief 12.2.08
Jobs boost at Vistakon: A €100m expansion of the Vistakon plant by parent company Johnson and Johnson will see 60 jobs created at the Plassey facility. The company already employs nearly 670 people and manufactures healthcare products.
Kilmallock Road Mystery: Gardai are continuing to investigate the discovery of a young girl who was found injured on the Kilmallock Road early yesterday morning. The 16 year old was taken to the Mid Western Regional hospital after a motorist spotted her lying at the side of the road and called the emergency services. While it is believed she sustained injuries, her life is not said to be in any danger. Roxboro Gardai are investigating. The Limerick Post now reports that she may have fallen from a bridge which crosses the Kilmallock Road.
Laid to Rest: Dr. Brendan O’Reagan was yesterday laid to rest. Live 95 FM reports that there was a steady flow of people during his lying in state at the Church of the Blessed Virgin in Newmarket-on-Fergus on Sunday. He requiem mass took place at St. Peter and Paul’s Cathederal in Ennis, County Clare.