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Man caught hiding €6 million euro worth of drugs in shoeboxes jailed for six years

A man who was caught helping to transport €6 million worth of cannabis hidden in a fake shoebox consignment has been jailed for six and a half years. Ryon Fitzpatrick (34) was arrested along with two other men as they prepared to enter a derelict ...

18 Jun 2024 at 15:21

National News

People urged to join Shoebox Appeal for children in need this Christmas

If the thought of Secret Santa has you stumped, or you’ve left gift-wrapping to the last minute, why not give a gift that really matters this Christmas? The Team Hope Christmas Shoebox Appeal is your chance to turn a few clicks into pure joy for ...

05 Dec 2024 at 12:11

Breaking News

Limerick's 'Team Hope' seeks unit for Christmas shoebox appeal

THE ORGANISERS of an annual shoebox appeal, with up to 12,000 boxes of gifts sent to children in war-torn and impoverished countries, are appealing for a unit in the city. Norah Collins, from Doon, one of the Team Hope Limerick organisers, told ...

12 Oct 2016 at 14:15

Community

Limerick woman's secret Santa story

WHEN Sigi Schoeneck was forced to leave her home in Freiburg in south west Germany’s Black Forest, she left with her mother Klara and just the clothes on their back. “We were shipped off to some relations in a mountainous area where there ...

22 Nov 2016 at 07:01

Community

Over 9,000 shoeboxes sent from Limerick to Ukraine and Congo

LIMERICK people will bring a smile to the faces of thousands of deserving children in Ukraine and the Democratic Republic of Congo this Christmas. After weeks of preparation, and hundreds of hours invested by volunteers, over 9,000 ...

30 Nov 2016 at 07:01

What's On

Thousands of gifts sent with love from Limerick

ALMOST 10,000 special shoeboxes with left Limerick this year, and will soon be in the hands of deserving children thousands of miles away this Christmas. This November, over 200 Limerick people volunteered their time to sort the ...

25 Dec 2019 at 13:00

Community

From Limerick with love: Thousands of Christmas shoeboxes to be shipped abroad

SIGI Murrihy has somewhere to be every day. The Caherdavin woman does tai chi, art, swims twice a week and even teaches gymnastics for her Active Retirement group. But having turned 80 last week, and with all of those hobbies ...

20 Nov 2017 at 06:03

National News

Christmas Shoebox Appeal - people across Ireland called to join in on festive Irish tradition

RTÉ sports broadcaster Jacqui Hurley has called on people across the country to take part in this year's Team Hope Christmas Shoebox Appeal. The annual shoebox appeal is a beloved Irish tradition, which many of us remember ...

10 Oct 2024 at 19:41

What's On

Inside the workshop of Limerick's real-life Mrs Claus

THE MURRIHY household in Caherdavin Park is akin to Santa’s workshop year-round, with the creation of hundreds of special Christmas gifts taking place on an almost daily basis. Sigi Murrihy busies herself year on year ...

07 Sept 2019 at 09:00

Local News

Toy Story: Discarded dolls brought to life by Limerick woman

IT IS the premise of one of Disney Pixar’s most successful films; discarded, unwanted toys who are afforded a new lease of life. And that’s exactly what local woman Sigi Murrihy is doing, ahead of this year’s ...

03 Aug 2018 at 22:00

National News

Wexford grandmother fills 1,000 shoebox gifts for charity drive

A grandmother who created 1,000 Christmas shoebox gifts for children living in poverty is hoping her efforts can push a charity’s total present haul over the three-million mark. Team Hope has so far ...

26 Oct 2025 at 11:35

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