Large facility offered as mass-Covid-19 vaccine hub in Limerick
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A BIG 30,000 square foot facility on the southside of Limerick has been offered to the HSE as a place for mass vaccinations locally.
The chief executive of the Limerick Enterprise Development Partnership (LEDP) Niall O’Callaghan says the facility is “ready and willing” to facilitate the treatment in the region.
Mr O’Callaghan pointed out in a tweet to HSE CEO Paul Reid that the facility at Roxboro has parking and many other ancillary facilities like a supermarket, coffee shops and restrooms.
Speaking to the Limerick Leader about the offer, the LEDP boss said: “There has been plenty of coverage in the last week about the requirement for mass vaccination centres around the country. We have this space available currently. It’s very close to the motorway network. It’s ideally situated in our view in the centre of Limerick City South and could accommodate a large number of people in
Covid-19 marks a tough business year in Limerick
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Not since the late 2000s crash have businesses found times so difficult! Nick Rabbitts looks back on 2020 - a year like no other.
JANUARY
Limerick’s new brand, Atlantic Edge: European Embrace, was unveiled at a special ceremony in St Mary’s Cathedral, as well as in New York City.
Limerick received its first jobs boost of the New Year, with financial services firm Axiom SL planning 100 jobs over the course of five years in the National Technology Park.
A planning application was finally submitted for the Horizon Mall site at the Dublin Road. Over the course of 2020, the old concrete structures on the site which was once planned to be a shopping mall and ice rink were demolished, with a new residential and commercial development proposed for the land.