Ten percent of all hotels and restaurants caught not paying their staff Sunday rates were in Limerick City and county, the responce to a parlimentary question has refealed.
So far this year, 46 establishments were busted by the National Employment Rights Authority for failing to pay the estra wages for Sunday work.
Under rulings from the Labour Court, employees in the catering sector are entitled to double time on Sundays.
Limerick had the highest number of infringments of these laws in the country
Issued by Met Eireann: Valid until 1200 hrs tomorrow
Issued at 23 November 2008 – 16:13
Wind Warning
North to Northwest winds of 30 to 40 knots with gusts of 55 to 65 knots.
Strongest winds will be in exposed parts of the northwest, west and southwest.
Valid from 1600 23/11/08 to 1200 24/11/08
LATEST:
Latest gust at Shannon this hour 62kmph
Highest gust at Shannon so far 78kmph (0400 hrs)
Highest gust nationwide this hour 96Kmph (Roches Point)
Highest Gust nationwide so far 115kmph (Belmullet) 0100 hrs
Storm Cinema will be hosting a Japanese film festival for two days on November 26 and 27.
There will be four films screened. Be advised however, as the films are unclassified, admission will be restricted to over 18s. There is no admission fee.
From the blurb
The rich and varied cinema of contemporary Japanese filmmakers will be brought to Ireland during the Japanese Film Festival, which will take place in Cineworld Dublin on 15th and 16th November before travelling on to the Kino in Cork on 22nd and 23rd and reaching the Storm Cinema in Limerick on 26th and 27th.
Co-organised by the Embassy of Japan, access>CINEMA, and the Ireland Japan Association (IJA) it is hoped that the festival will grow to become a regular fixture on the Irish cinematic calendar.
There will be four films showing at the festival; two animated features – The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006) and Mind Game (2004), and two live action – Hotel Hibiscus (2003) and Go (2001). Ranging from the whimsical to the positively head-spinning, these four titles take the measure of Japanese national cinema as it is today.
Besides animation, there are relatively few Japanese films released into Irish cinemas; with this in mind the Japanese Film Festival aims to foster a deeper understanding of Japanese culture and society among Irish citizens and to strengthen the cultural ties between the two countries.
Admission to the screenings is free in all three venues but tickets are required.
There is no advance booking of tickets.
A ticket for a film can be obtained on the day, up to three hours prior to the screening, from the Japanese Film Festival stand in the foyer of each venue.
For full details of screening locations, dates and times can be found at the following link:
It has emerged that Gardai made seizures of heroin and cannabis resin with a total street value of €140,000 yesterday.
Two men and a woman were arrested as part of the investigation surrounding the find. They have since been released.
A file is to be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions in relation to the find.
This was followed today by a seizure of €750,000 worth of illegal drugs, a firearm and a quantity of ammunition during a search in Blessington, County Wicklow today.
Former Limerick Post sports writer and Chief Executive of Rugby League Ireland, Niall Cantrell has died after a short illness. He was 59 years old.
According to the report in the Limerick Leader Online, Mr. Cantrell was due to travel with the Irish Team at the recent rugby league world cup, but could not do so due to ill-health.
Mr Cantrell is predeceased by his wife Linda, and survived by a son and two daughters.
Thompson’s Funeral Home, Thomas Street on Monday from 5pm with removal at 8pm. Requiem Mass Tuesday in St Joseph’s Church, O’Connell Avenue at 12 noon followed by burial afterwards in Mount St Lawrence Cemetery.
The death has taken place today of Shannon Rugby Football Club legend, Frankie O’Flynn at age 77.
Mr. O’Flynn died at 0500 hrs on Friday morning at Milford Hospice in Plassey.
Probably best known for his rendition of his club’s anthem “There Is An Isle,” Frankie O’Flynn dedicated his whole life to his love of rugby.
In 1953 he lead Shannon to Senior Club status and captained the team to beat Highfield of Cork in October 1953. He also lined out for the team when they won the Munster Senior Cup in 1960.
He went on to be club president in 1976 and saw the team lift the Senior cup again.
He will also feature in the upcoming DVD of Alone It Stands.
A serious assault on Michael Street has left a man seriously injured.
It is understood that a man was attacked by a number of other men on Michael Street at approximately 1830 hrs yesterday evening. The street was sealed off for a time and there was a heavy Garda presence.
UPDATE: RTE radio is reporting that the man, understood to be in his 20s, has been transferred to Cork University Hospital and is described as being in a critical condition.
Smart Ass, a game where players are required to identify places, people or things before other players, is produced by University Games Corporation. The game originated in Auistrailia but has been redeveloped for the European market.
However, one of the 500 cards contained in the game asks “Where am I,” giving ten clues relating to Limerick. One of them is “This place is nicknamed “Stab City.”
In interviews with the Limerick Leader newspaper, a representative of University Games Corporation said that questions would have been checked by three different people before being entered.
They also stated that the “stab city” clue would be removed from further editions of the game.
It is not known whether or not the offending edition of the game will be recalled.
Up to 50 new jobs have been announced for Limerick. They are being created by the entertainment technology company DTS which is to establish its European headquarters at the National Technology Park in the city.
The new Limerick company – DTS Licensing Limited – will have responsibility for licensing, management, administration, business development, marketing, sales, finance and potentially research and development and gaming. Recruitment has already begun for the IDA-supported initiative.DTS first introduced its audio technology in 1993 with the release of the Jurassic Park film. Since then many major film studios adopted the DTS format for use in cinemas around the world.
If the cut in City Council funding by €800,000 wasn’t bad enough for the businesses in the City Centre to deal with, they will now have a €200 per anum, per parking space levy to contend with.
And with all their talk of leading any example and taking a pay cut, the Government have made themselves exempt from the parking tax.
It was initially planned to introduce the parking levy in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford Cities in January, but it is said to be pushed back to April.
There is some good news in the finance bill though. The emigration tax has been modified so that only a €2 levy on flights from all Irish Airports to destinations within 300km of Dublin Airport. Flights to destinations greater than 300km from Dublin Airport will still incur the €10 levy.
Smart Ass, a game where players are required to identify places, people or things before other players, is produced by University Games Corporation. The game originated in Auistrailia but has been redeveloped for the European market.
