Stuff to do in Limerick

limerick_man

Please everybody post things you enjoy doing in the city to give others an idea of something fun that they can do!!

Limerick City

Kids
Playgrounds - there is one in the People's Park and in park on the dublin road!

More information can be found on opening hours from Limerick City Council on (061) 417599.

Arcade The pool/snooker hall/arcade called 'New Vic' on Hartstonge, Street, near the O'Connell Monument Telephone (061) 314674

Adults
Museums - The Hunt Museum, Rutland Street, Limerick. Telephone (061) 312833.

The Georgian House And Garden - Built in 1838, this recreated house is a great example of how the rich lived in Limerick in the past! Located at Perry Square, Across from Peoples park![/QUOTE]


The City Museum (beside King Johns Castle) (061) 417826

Limerick City Galery, Perry Square. Telephone (061) 310633

Libraries

Limerick City Library, The Grannary, Michael Street Telephone (061) 314668

Roxboro Branch Library, Roxboro Shopping Centre Telephone (061) 417906

Shows - (The Millenium Theatre and the Belltable) best pre book on net!
Entertainment - Dolans Warehouse, gigs almost nightly, visit www.dolanspub.com

Links to these can be found in the Limerick web sites stickies in this forum.


Limerick Suburbs

Shopping
Cresent S.C - (raheen bus-outside Brown Thomas) over 100 shops and resturants
Parkway S.C - + Parkway Retail Centre (parkway roundabout) (Dub Road, UL bus)

Cinemas
Omiplex - In the Cresant Shopping Centre (dooradoyle) 12 screens
Storm Cinema Castletroy Shopping Centre Limerick - 16 Screens

Shows
UL concert Hall - Limericks largest Theatre, in UL (pre book - www.uch.ie)

Arcades
Fun World - Ennis Road (Bowling, Pool/Snooker, Air Hockey, Arcade games, playworld 4 kids!
Peter Pan - Cresant S.C Kids PlayWorld (under 12's) (No pool etc - just 4 kids)

Other
Swimming - UL Arena (fun float on weekends 4 kids) 50 m pool!
Rathbane Golf - 1.6 kms from City, off the R512 Lough Gur Road, open 7 days



Out of Town


Curaghcase - A forest area with open spaces and long walks (+ playground), great for a day out with Family. (Foynes Road)
Stone Hall Visitor Farm - Better classified as a zoo! near Curraghacase, many exotic animals, Large and different kids play area (recommended for family)
Buttercup farm - Croom, Traditional farm (with fun horse and cart ride)
Kilcornan Karting - (N69- oppisite curraghcase) (open 7 days), a fun experience for all!
Combat Zone Paintball - Take N69 then turn off towards Shanagolden/ NewCastle west (30 mins from city). for more info www.combatzone.ie!
Limerick County Golf & Country Club - on the R512. (Dress well)www.limerickcounty.com
Pitch and Putt - In Mungret and Adare
Celtic Park And Gardens - original Celtic settlement in with 12 authentic and re-created features from Ireland's past include a dolmen and an authentic ring fort. The setting is unspoiled and natural and the gardens are excellent, Located on the Route N69, 19km from Limerick to Kilcornan and 8 km from Adare.



Sports

Rugby - Munster Rugby play in Thomond Park (north side of city) best pre-book, also regional teams (shannon, young munster, Garryown etc.). Munster Rugby have a store at the end of O' Connell Street (patricks street)
Soccer - Limerick FC play in Hogan Park
Basketball - The Limerick Lions are one of the countries top teams, they play in the UL arena (Oct - March). No need to pre book! UL are Limericks top womens team, they are considered tghe countries best team also play in UL Arena! Regional teams such as UL who play in the colleges league also play in UL Arena.
American Football - for something different the UL Vikings play in the UL sports grounds (Feb - Aug) more info on www.irish-american-football.org
GAA - The Gaelic Grounds (Ennis Road) is home to both the Limerick Hurling and Gaelic Football teams, Games are played during Spring-Summer!
Horseracing - Limerick Race course is in Patrickswell and has events throughout the year, www.limerick-racecourse.com!
Greyhound Racing - (Off Mulgrave St.) Meetings on Mon, Thurs and Sat at 7.50 pm
Limerick Sub-aqua Club

* I would suggest supervising the kids (in case the crowd inside are rough)

1huge1

Shopping centre:quinnsworth and its about to get a cinema

limerick_man

1huge1 wrote:

Shopping centre:quinnsworth and its about to get a cinema

What?
Whats Quinnsworth isnt that that store that was bought out by Tesco Ireland ... is that making a come back?? Where ! Are u talking near the Castletroy S.C??? Or is this a new cinema!

Boy if another store opening out there is kinda weird, Superquin is already the best store in the Mid West... Why callenge it???

Dave

I'm sure he means superquinn.

1huge1

sorry

quinnsworth superquinn im always getting them mixed up

billy the squid

quinsworth eh?

someones showing their age

do they still have the nature walk path in currachase?

MiketheMechanic

RE. walks etc. along with Curraghchase, there's also Loch Gur (short walk(s), but nice). There's also the grounds of Glenstal Abbey, and finally, the Clare Glens.

I know its outside the county, but Killaloe/Ballina is also well worth visiting on a dry day! Some nice pubs too - especially Gooser's eating house..mmmm!

MtM

billy the squid

actually there are occasional events going on at bunratty castle, and if you have kids they might pick up some history.

only gripe i have about bunratty though is their old style photographs they do are a bit pricy,

limerick_man

UUUMmmmmmmmmmm Goosers!:). Yes they have plenty of walks in Curraghchase. But as MtM said they're are also walks in Lough Gur (well signposted out Childers Rd.) And Glenstal has nice gardens ... but if ur going all the way i recommend going to a service in the church. Its spectacular!

billy the squid

Im currently working on a post that will but all the information here into one post. am doing it up in Word at the moment and will take a couple of days. in the meantime I will sticky this and let people add suggestions for inclusion.

billy the squid

actually just a question, the park on the Dublin road, is that the Clare Street Park ?

billy the squid

and i think the two of ye should put away the handbags, and you can copywright who ever you like with that thank you.

anyways i will leave Limerick man's post as is stuck but I would like to have all the information at post number 1 in the thread so I hope he does not mind me adding stuff to his post, like i have done already I have looked up and added some contact numbers for the ideas he had.

limerick_man

Oh course not, in fact i think its a great idea if we take ideas from down here and put them into the formatted post!

Just make sure it flows well with the rest of the post!!

This is the start of a great partnership! LOL!

P.S.
Whats wrong with Suburbs, 'Limerick Environs'???

billy the squid

im not sure really, it was just something I was tinkering with that didnt really work for me. most likely change it back when I get a chance.

the thing is that not all the built up areas of Limerick are in the City technically. so I wanted to have all the city stuff in one section and all the nearby county stuff in another.

like everything on the web it aint written in stone, it is a work in progress.

sillild

limerick_man wrote:

Now I want to know what your talking about because ... I always like to be right!!!!!

Dude

I guess you dont take this serioulsy either,I just joined the copyright band wagon for a laugh.

It is hard to read tone form text

ITB aka Irish Tourist Board

http://www.ireland.ie/things_2_do_a-z_results_n1.asp?narrow_search=02++&narrow_search1=Limerick-Lk&imageField.x=37&imageField.y=12


What I do believe is important is that we do not give an aready negative view of Limerick.

That is why I asked billy to © sticky this.

Billy can I suggest © you remove our last few posts to keep this post clean.

billy the squid

that can be done. will leave your last post here so as to clear up any confusion as to where they went.

all off topic posts going to the bin.

billy the squid

right, seeing as we have a things to do in ... forum I figured it would be a good idea to copy this thread over there.

BarHog27

Is termights still going in the Savoy? Or is the Savoy gone, lol? :eek:

billy the squid

to the best of my knowladge, termites club is still running, although it had to move when the savoy complex closed down.

BarHog27

billy the squid wrote:

to the best of my knowladge, termites club is still running, although it had to move when the savoy complex closed down.

Jesus. Its like I'm Rip van Winkle or something. Next you'll be telling me there's a massive hotel down the docks, an we have a fully multicurtural society now

billy the squid

I dont frequent termites, it required a search on my part ::

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=2595644&postcount=2

what hotel?

BarHog27

Nice linkage, kind sir. Good to know. Although I doubt I'd go there again. I'd be too afraid that the blokes who went there when I was 15 would still be there, propping up the bar, and talking to impressionable girls about System Of A Down

billy the squid

BarHog27 wrote:

Nice linkage, kind sir. Good to know. Although I doubt I'd go there again. I'd be too afraid that the blokes who went there when I was 15 would still be there, propping up the bar, and talking to impressionable girls about System Of A Down

a search for termites club limerick on google brings up boards.ie

BarHog27

Its like the Matrix. All equiries lead back to the hub

billy the squid

contact info for the Globe
http://online.entertainmentireland.ie/online/venues/default.asp?venue=33997
if you want to give them a ring for more info on termites.

BarHog27

Thanks mate. helpful above and beyond the call of duty.

air

Go flying out at Coonagh Airfield (www.limerickflyingclub.com.
Joined up this year & its the business.

billy the squid

air wrote:

Go flying out at Coonagh Airfield (www.limerickflyingclub.com.
Joined up this year & its the business.

mind if i borrow that link for the Links post.

air

Not at all, that was why I posted it!

donutheadhomer

where is termites on these days?

billy the squid

The Globe nightclub on Cecil street. i think

SatanInside

Yeah termights is on in the globe 7 nights a week 9.30 to 2am. ANyone hear about the stool? LAst night in the stool saturday 28th may. Starts and 10pm and we're gonna party all night until 6am sunday morning. 4 bands and a dj afterwards. Only catch is you gotta bring your own drink

donutheadhomer

bring your own drink..............
that sounds like the good old days of termites and me bringing in cans of cider or naggins of vodka hidden about my person

billy the squid

Dont Know if this has been mentioned yet. Combat Zone paintball

http://www.combatzone.ie/

limerick_man

Ya, i goit u to post that in the original thing!!!
Is this going to be re-stickyfied???

billy the squid

re stikied.

sorry bout the delay, real world events are taking up alot of my time at the moment.

gaf1983

things to do in Limerick....

cycle up to the golf balls admire the view of the city and cycle back down again... have a barbequeue the weather's fairly good now.... go to the lobster pot and get two battered sausages and a garlic cheese chip.... put posts up on boards.ie.... write a book.... have a game of "danger fork" which involves having spaghetti on your fork putting the fork on the edge of the table balanced like a seesaw then hitting the handle of the fork so the spaghetti goes flying into the air all over the window and ceiling... clean your window and ceiling... go for a run along by the river either out to ul or by the condell road.... play football.... go to the cinema, I'd recommend "sin city"... buy grand theft auto san andreas, it's just out for the pc I'll be doing that once i get my next paycheque

gaf1983

... go watch Limerick FC at Rathbane they're third in the First Division now and they're playing Sligo Rovers Friday night and if they win that they'll go top

limerick_man

....When in season see the limerick lions (chek out www.limericklions.tk for the next preseason games) out in UL Arena.... play soccer, American Football, Basketball or Baseball with friends .... Head out to that place over on the Ennis Road "Funworld" ... go to cinema ...

billy the squid

limerick_man kindly stop pimping .... im sure the forum is aware of the Limerick lions by now

limerick_man

Add storm to the cinema's list.!!!!

The Lopper

limerick_man wrote:

....When in season see the limerick lions (chek out www.limericklions.tk for the next preseason games) out in UL Arena.... play soccer, American Football, Basketball or Baseball with friends .... Head out to that place over on the Ennis Road "Funworld" ... go to cinema ...

[sarcasm]Yes, and Fair Green in Garryowen is absolutely jammers with people playing baseball and American Football[/sarcasm]

limerick_man

I was just saying what myself and my friends do!!! I dont know where Fair Green is (except in Garryowen.. but i have no idea where that is either) and i cant think of many friends from there... so i dont know! But I guess the shops keep selling out of Baseballs (god damn ... whenever i run out shops are always sold out ...'we're getting them in next week')... ahh, i hate that and the new 'extra' thing in Argos, grrr, it just says what u cant get (and its all the best stuff), baseball bats are now in all shops and Fotball is increasing popular too!
Most of my friends play Soccer, Baseball, US Football and Basketball! You got that country thing going, you like GAA (I dont go at that... except that one argument at LSA), thats your thing.. cool.

[sarcasm]Yes, and Raheen in Limerick is absolutely jammers with people playing Hurling and Gaelic Football[/sarcasm]

See that can work two ways, people play different sports in different areas, hell sometimes i play cricket (not my choice)!!!

billy the squid

The Lopper wrote:

[sarcasm]Yes, and Fair Green in Garryowen is absolutely jammers with people playing baseball and American Football[/sarcasm]

be good or i will have to spank you.

Amazotheamazing

I've been in swimming in the river by St. Michaels (ok I was thrown in as an introduction to rowing), not as bad as you'd think. (not recommending it, shower afterwards was long, hot, and thorough). Like I said on another, there used to be annual swims in the river, think poor man's Kilkee was swimmable at one stage.

Brother To God

With the Savoy in rubble,Termights got moved to The Globe,where it has gone very much so downhill,shame really!:(

canned

or.... this year's riverfest....

www.limerickriverfest.com

www.limerickriverfest.blogspot.com

www.limerickriverfeststreetstyle.blogspot.com

Siobhan*

I love the list of stuff to do under the 'adult' category....museums etc. Have you never heard of Ellen Street?!

TheGreatest

Siobhan* wrote:

Have you never heard of Ellen Street?!

Nope! never heard of it. What is it anyway?

Siobhan*

TheGreatest wrote:

Nope! never heard of it. What is it anyway?

Ellen Street is the one where Quinns used to be (formerly the Vintage Club).

It's also the address of Utopia (Limerick's first adult shop) and some other "adult businesses".

Amazotheamazing

There is also a "casino" type place there, seemed pretty serious the time I was in it.