When Lear was writing, the last line was often the same as the first apart from this twist, but this is no longer the popular ...

but there’s no evidence to suggest limerick poetry comes from Limerick. The most famous poet to write limericks was Edward Lear in the 19th century. He wrote lots of funny limericks in a ...

A driver has been caught speeding through Limerick city centre during National Slow Down Day. An Garda Síochána conducted a national speed enforcement operation which ran for 24 hours this ...