@petulamartyn

Mid West correspondent with RTÉ News, covering Clare, Limerick and north Tipperary. Views expressed are my own.

 Limerick, Ireland
Joined June 2013
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Strike action underway at Nenagh Hospital, HSE Mid West. Members of Forsa, SIPTU and INMO are on the picket line. @rtenews
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Email sent to students warning them over vandalism caused to vacant house in College Court, Castletroy rte.ie/news/2026/1008/159453…

Vandalism at house in Limerick 'appalling', says minister

The Minister for Housing has described the vandalism by young people at a vacant house in Castletroy in Limerick as "appalling".

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RTÉ Nationwide@RTENationwideSep 25
100 years on, the people of Dromcollogher, Co Limerick still remember the devastating cinema fire that claimed 48 lives. Tonight on #RTENationwide we revisit this tragic chapter in Irish history on #RTENationwide Friday 25th September @RTEOne 7pm @Limerick_Leader @Limerick_ie RT
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Man captured after escaping custody from Newcastle District Court rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/092…

Man caught after escaping from court in Limerick

A man who escaped from garda custody at Newcastle West District Court was detained at his home after being on the run for around six hours.

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President Donald Trump leaves Doonbeg on Marine One on the way to Shannon Airport before he departs Ireland for the United States. @rtenews
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Protesters have shown up in bigger numbers in the village of Doonbeg today, many were demonstrating President Trump’s arrival in Ireland at Shannon Airport yesterday. They are chanting “Free, free Palestine”.
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US President Donald Trump arrives in Doonbeg, flying over the village on his way to Trump International and the Irish Open on Marine One.
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President Donald Trump on Air Force 1 flying over Trump International and the village of Doonbeg on the way to Shannon Airport. @rtenews
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Distressing video widely shared on social media did not occur at University Hospital Limerick. rte.ie/news/munster/2026/083…

HSE finds UHL not involved in distressing online video

An investigation into a distressing video appearing to show a healthcare worker being disrespectful towards an elderly patient has found the video does not show the patient who was identified in...

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Man, 19, facing new charges over fatal Limerick crash rte.ie/news/munster/2026/080…

Man, 19, facing new charges over fatal Limerick crash

A young man who is charged with dangerous driving causing the death of a Limerick nurse has been charged with further offences in relation to the three-car collision.

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Christy Keane to face trial over €70k cocaine seizure in Limerick rte.ie/news/munster/2026/080…

Christy Keane to face trial over €70k cocaine seizure

A Limerick man is to face trial before the Special Criminal Court charged in connection with a €70,000 cocaine seizure at his home nearly two years ago.

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Tom Morrissey worked with local farmers to dampen forest roads on Slievenamon to help tackle the wildfire.
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Tipperary Fire Service went on reconnaissance with the Irish Air Corps to get an aerial view of fire on Slievenamon.
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Aerial support over Slievenamon again today in efforts to contain the wildfire in Tipperary. #slievenamon #wildfire
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Helicopter collecting water at a quarry in south Tipperary to pour over the wildfires on Slievenamon. #wildfires
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Good piece by Rob Sutton - Heartbreak to heroism: How Limerick’s hurlers helped reinvent the county in public’s eye irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-…

Heartbreak to heroism: How Limerick’s hurlers helped reinvent the county in public’s eye

Sporting success stunned Treaty’s most ardent fans and made us all stand straighter when the place is mentioned

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Petula Martyn retweeted
RTÉ Nationwide@RTENationwideJun 26
Positive community stories including a focus on a County Limerick GAA club which broke a record that has not been beaten in the 40 years since on #RTENationwide Friday 26th June @RTEOne 7pm @LimerickHour @Limerick_ie @limerickpost @mattoceallaigh @Limerick_Leader @officialgaa RT
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Taoiseach says online agitators, stoking fear following Belfast stabbing and subsequent unrest, “need to butt out”.
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Gardaí appeal for information on car in fatal N21 crash outside Newcastle West. rte.ie/news/regional/2026/06…

Gardaí appeal for information on car in fatal N21 crash

Gardaí are seeking the public's assistance in identifying one of the vehicles involved in the fatal three-car collision on the N21, between Abbeyfeale and Newcastle West, Co Limerick.

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