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See also 'Mayoralty' file for general items on mayors and mayoralty

For list of mayors, 1197 to 2007, see item no. 1 in 'Mayoralty' file

 

see also THE MAYORS OF LIMERICK 1197-2006 (an Askaboutireland project by Dr. Matthew Potter)

 

Tommy Allen

• Mayor Allen! Election a recognition of Southill – Tommy, Limerick Chronicle 30/6/1981, p1

• Mayor in fire drama, Limerick Chronicle 26/5/1992 (10 years ago column)

• Ald Allen: Limerick through and through, Limerick Leader 10/12/1983, p2

• Tommy Allen is dead, aged 56, Limerick Leader 15/8/1994, p1

Dan Bourke

• ‘Leader’ urges leadership, Limerick Leader 19/6/2010, p.18 (re-print from LL 3/10/1928)

• He wore the mayoral chain series, Limerick Leader 13/10/1951

• Limerick says farewell to a beloved deputy, Limerick Leader 16/4/1952, p1

• Remembering Limerick’s D.B., Limerick Leader 27/11/1965, p10

Jack Bourke

• Limerick’s new mayor : Bourke – out of a hat!, Limerick Chronicle 29/6/1968, p1

• Mayor Bourke steers into 2000 in Swedish style, Limerick Leader 17/1/2000, p1

Kevin Bradshaw

• New mayor [photo and caption], Limerick Leader 7/10/1950, p7

• Unanimous choice for the office of mayor, Limerick Leader 30/6/1952, p1

• Kevin Bradshaw became mayor after a lapse of just one year, Limerick Chronicle 9/6/1992 (40 years ago column)

Tony Bromell

• Former mayor and noted educationalist tells all in new book, Limerick Post, 23/9/2006, p14

• Tony presents his memoir to Taoiseach Brian Cowen, Limerick Leader 9/7/2008, p11

Bobby Byrne

• Cllr. Bobby is new mayor, Limerick Leader 28/6/1978, p1

John Carew

• Ald John Carew TD, Fine Gael, defeated Mr P O'Connell…, Limerick Chronicle 18/5/1993 (40years ago column)

• Councillor John Carew is dead : and Limerick is plunged into mourning, Limerick Chronicle 23/7/1968, p1

James M. Casey

• He wore the mayoral chain series, Limerick Leader 8/9/1951

• Stepped fearlessly into gap of danger in time of grave peril, Limerick Leader 15/6/1953, p1

• Forgotten civic hero may yet be honoured, Limerick Leader 31/8/1996, p7

• ‘Fearless’ James honoured at last, Limerick Leader 27/5/2000, p2

• Short profile by Kevin Hannan, typescript, no date/source

• Bid to link Mayor James Casey and General Michael Collins, Limerick Post 13/8/2011, p5

George Clancy

• Limerick’s night of murderous terror, Limerick Leader 6/4/1985 (see also ‘George Clancy’ and ‘Curfew Murders’ files)

William Corbett

• Death of Mr. Wm. Corbett, C.E., Limerick Chronicle 2/2/1904

• The late Mr. W. E. Corbett – the funeral, Limerick Chronicle 4/2/1904

Thady Coughlan

• Thady Ccoughlan, 24, elected Limerick Mayor by 10 votes to 6, Limerick Leader 5/7/1975, p4

• Too young at 24? No, says the new mayor, Limerick Leader 19/7/1975, p10

Marie O'Donovan

• President Represented At Funeral of Mrs. O'Donovan, Limerick Leader 23/1/1961 mayr122 (386 Kb)

Michael Cusack

• Mayoralty of Michael Cusack – unknown source – possibly from Dr. Matthew Potter’s research

John Daly

• Photograph of John Daly from Supplementary Poems to the Lays and Legends of Thomond see also 'John Daly' file

John/Jack Danagher

• The new mayor of Limerick was fifty year old national school teacher…, Limerick Chronicle 12/7/1994 (30 years ago column)

• Mayor not resigning: Minister’s refusal not political issue, Limerick Leader 5/9/1964, p1

Gerard B. Dillon

• He wore the mayoral chain series, Limerick Leader 17/11/1951

• Death of Councillor Gerard B. Dillon, Limerick Chronicle 3/11/1962

• Funeral of Councillor G. B. Dillon, Limerick Leader 5/11/1962

Michael Donnellan

• death notice, Limerick Chronicle 18/3/1975

Patrick J. Donnellan

• He wore the mayoral chain series, Limerick Leader 29/9/1951

Dominic Fanning

• Dominic Fanning : mayor and martyr, Limerick Leader 19/9/1951, p3

Vincent Feeney

• Ex-mayor’s victory, Limerick Chronicle, undated (possibly 1996)

Frank Glasgow

• Tributes to late Cllr. Frank Glasgow, Limerick Leader 31/1/1973, p1

• Death of Councillor Frank Glasgow, Limerick Leader 3/2/1973, p15

Michael Hartney

• He wore the mayoral chain series, Limerick Leader 27/10/1951, p7

• Funeral of the late Mr. Michael Hartney, Limerick Leader 29/6/1964, p1

• Death of Mr Michael Hartney, Limerick Leader 4/7/1964, p2

• Gold link will mark Mick Hartney’s mayoralty, Limerick Chronicle 22/2/1969, p3

John C. Hickey

• Death of former Limerick mayor, Limerick Leader 19/6/1976, p1

Michael Joyce

• The new mayor – Alderman Joyce, MP [includes sketch], Limerick Leader 23/1/1905

Terry Kelly

• TK elected Mayor of Limerick, Limerick Leader 2/7/1983, p2

• Mayoral shock, Limerick Chronicle 29/6/1993 (10 years ago column)

Jim Kemmy [see also 'Jim Kemmy' file]

• Lab/PD name mayor [expected to be Sean Griffin], Limerick Leader 3/7/1995

• Kemmy denies pressure claim, Limerick Leader 5/7/1995

• Kemmy elected in a bombshell, Limerick Leader 8/7/1995, p8

• Mayor’s plea for pride and unity to keep Limerick tops, Limerick Leader 5/8/1995

Pat Kennedy

• New book on chief justice Hugh Kennedy, Limerick Leader (Leader 2) 19/09/2015, p2 

Christopher P. Keyes

• Limerick’s new mayor elected by 9 votes to 7, Limerick Leader 26/6/1957, p1

Michael J. Keyes

• He wore the mayoral chain series, Limerick Leader 22/9/1951

Paddy Kiely

• Kiely wins mayoral election, Limerick Leader 5/7/1972, p7

• knife attack on ex-mayor, Limerick Chronicle 30/11/1993, p1

Frank Leddin

• Cllr. Leddin is mayor: has distinction of being Limerick’s youngest mayor, Limerick Chronicle 1/7/1965, p1

• Limerick’s new mayor, Limerick Chronicle 10/7/1965, p3

• Former mayor Frank is laid to rest, Limerick Leader 17/8/2002, p16 (original cutting)

Joseph P. Liddy

• Mayor’s election coincided with his 47^th birthday, Limerick Leader 30/6/1958, p1

J. P. (Rory) Liddy

• Mayor Liddy takes office, Limerick Chronicle 30/6/1970, p1

• Death of former mayor, Rory Liddy, Limerick Leader 25/8/1989, p1 & 2

Mick Lipper

• Wedding of well-known soccer player, Limerick Leader 27/4/1953, p1

• photo of ML with family, captioned The new Mayor of Limerick, Alderman ML at home with his family…, Limerick Leader 7/7/1973, p12

• Soccer star enjoys his transfer to Dáil, Limerick Leader 5/8/1978

• Death of former mayor and Labour Deputy, Limerick Leader 19/10/1987, p1

• A man united with the people, Limerick Leader 21/10/1987, p7

Francis Lloyd

• section of article – Perhaps the busiest man in Limerick that month was the mayor, Final, Limerick Chronicle 28/7/1981

Jim Long

• The Long and the Short of it, Hot Press magazine, vol. 36, issue 7, 18/4/2012

James McQuane

• He wore the mayoral chain series, Limerick Leader 20/10/1951

William Nolan

• activities of WN during his mayoralty in 1896 -  – unknown source – possibly from Dr. Matthew Potter’s research

John George O'Brien

• obituary, Limerick Chronicle 21/11/1944, p1

Paul Alphonsus O'Brien

• Limerick’s first full-time mayor: link commemorates PAO’B, Limerick Leader 7/8/1976, p11

Michael O'Callaghan

• Limerick’s night of murderous terror, Limerick Leader 6/4/1985 [see also Michael O'Callaghan & Curfew Murders files]

Máire O’Donovan

• President represented at funeral of Mrs O’Donovan, Limerick Leader 23/1/1961, p1

• Courage of Limerick’s first-ever lady mayor by W. W. Gleeson, Limerick Leader 15/4/1989

• History recalled by death of woman deputy mayor, Limerick Chronicle 21/1/1961

Philip O’Donovan

• He wore the mayoral chain series, Limerick Leader 25/8/1951

• Death of Mr. Philip O’Donovan, Limerick Leader 9/9/1953, p1

Gus O’Driscoll

• Limerick has a new mayor, Limerick Chronicle 6/7/1971, p1

Desmond J. O’Malley

• Cllr. DJO’M, solicitor, was unanimously re-elected…, Limerick Chronicle 9/6/1992 (50 years ago column)

• Unexpected death of Desmond J. O’Malley Solr., Limerick, Limerick Chronicle 9/12/1965, p1

Michael B. O’Malley

• He wore the mayoral chain series, Limerick Leader 10/11/1951

Alphonsus M. O’Mara

• He wore the mayoral chain series, Limerick Leader 1/9/1951

• Death of  former mayor of Limerick, Limerick Leader 17/2/1958, p1

Stephen M. O’Mara

• He wore the mayoral chain series, Limerick Leader 15/9/1951

Jan O'Sullivan

• Jan gets Mayor one year early, Limerick Chronicle 6/7/1993

• City Hall to get lady mayor, Limerick Leader 10/7/1993

• Mayor shocked at Civic Mass, Limerick Chronicle 16/3/1994, p1 & 2

• Bishop’s ban on mayor’s reading not based on church ruling, Irish Times 17/3/1994

• Bishop and mayor come under national scrutiny in Mass row, Limerick Leader 19/3/1994

• Outgoing mayor: ‘controversial’  & Mayor Jan : a year of rapid progress, Limerick Leader 9/7/1994, p11

Frank Prendergast

• Frank is mayor, Limerick Chronicle 5/7/1994 (10 years ago column)

• biographical entry in Who’s Who in Catholic Life 2003, p309

Patrick F. Quinlan

• He wore the mayoral chain series, Limerick Leader 6/10/1951

John Quinn

• Mayoralty goes to Quinn as Kemmy nears final month, Limerick Leader 6/6/1992, p4

• PDs take first leg of historic chairs double, Limerick Leader 11/7/1992

• Sheriff Quinn to gallop on, Limerick Leader 22/9/1992

James M. Reidy

• He wore the mayoral chain series, Limerick Leader 3/11/1951

George E. (Ted) Russell

• New mayor’s hopes for Limerick’s future, Limerick Leader 28/6/1954, p1

• Sensational end to weekend of mayoral election sensations, Limerick Leader 4/7/1955, p1

• Third year as mayor for Alderman Russell, Limerick Leader 2/7/1956, p1

• [1977] …newly elected mayor, Limerick Chronicle 9/2/1993 (16 years ago column)

John Ryan

• People [profile of John Ryan] by Mary Heenan, Limerick Leader 25/3/1987, p2

• Photograph of John Ryan, Limerick Leader, no date

• Cllr Ryan favourite to be mayor, Limerick Leader 13/5/2000

Timothy Ryan

• sketch of Timothy Ryan, Limerick Leader 20/1/1910

Dick Sadlier

• Labour PD pact holds, Limerick Chronicle 5/7/1994, p1, 2 &  13 [includes photos]

• New mayor to push on city limits, Limerick Leader 9/7/1994, p11

• The mayor’s first mission : enterprise and action, Limerick Leader 9/7/1994, p11

• A man of many talents – a profile of Mayor Domestic servant, Limerick Post 5/11/1994, p9

• All sides praise Mayor Sadlier, Limerick Leader 8/7/1995, p9

Diarmuid Scully

• Admiral Scully’s dart claims lordship of river, Limerick Post 6/5/2006, p6

• Limerick profile – Diarmuid Scully, Limerick City Councillor, Limerick Independent 7/2/2007, p10

Edmond Sexton

• article on Edmond Sexton from Worthies of Thomond by Robert Herbert, p45/6

William Spillane

• The late Mr. William Spillane, D.L., The Crescent College Review, no. 2, 1898, p63/4

Charles Vereker

• report re election of Charles Vereker as mayor, Limerick Reporter 29/9/1841

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