WATCH: Members of Limerick Civil Defence latest to take on Jerusalema challenge
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MEMBERS of Limerick Civil Defence have showcased their dancing skills by taking part in the Jerusalema video challenge.
The video, some of which features in a national video, was recorded at several locations across the city and county including the People s Park, Curragh Chase Forest Park and outside Colbert Station. We had great fun practicing and recording our video, while adhering to social distance guidelines. Hopefully you ll enjoy watching it as much as we enjoyed making it, said a spokesperson on social media. In the spirit the video was made we extend the challenge to the volunteers around with organisations such as St John s Ambulance, The Irish Red Cross the Order Of Malta and Limerick Marine Search And Rescue Service.
Visitor numbers treble at Limerick forest park
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THE number of visitors to Curragh Chase Forest Park has trebled in the last 12 months, new figures have shown.
Data released by Coillte show that the numbers of people who visited the amenity at Kilcornan shot up by 194% – from 2,306 back in February 2020, to 6,789 at the end of the year.
The figures mean Curragh Chase was the seventh most-visited Coillte-operated Forest park in the country last year.
Unlike the current Level 5 restrictions, During December people were asked to restrict their movements and remain in their own county to halt the spread of Covid-19.