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From July a new Customs Duty of €3 per item in a parcel will apply to goods bought online from non-EU countries
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From the first of July, buying goods from outside the European Union, and yes, that includes Great Britain, is about to get more expensive. Revenue has just issued a warning about major changes to customs rules for packages valued at €150 or less.
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Limerick's politicians react to new planning exemptions
07:26|New planning rules aimed at making it easier for homeowners to extend and adapt their homes have come into effect.The changes mean people can now build larger home extensions, bigger garden sheds and home offices, and in some cases detached modular homes in their back gardens without applying for planning permission.TD for Limerick County and Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Niall Collins, and Labour TD for Limerick City, Conor Sheehan, joined the show.Image via Live95's photo library.
RSA's "Check it Fits" campaign rolls into Limerick
07:58|Is there anything more dreaded for new parents than fitting a finicky, confusing child car seat into the backseat? Well, according to the RSA, over half of them are fitted incorrectly, which leads to extreme danger.Head checker for the Road Safety Authority, Ron Richardson, joined Limerick Today to tell us about the “Check it Fits” campaign. Image via Getty.
Why do Irish people use the word "like" so much?
09:55|We all do it... "like", "um", "you know", "kind of". Once you notice them, you can't stop hearing them.Little filler words seem to creep into almost every conversation.But why do we use them, and do they actually say something about the way our brains work? Dr Gail Flanagan from the School of Modern Languages and Applied Linguistics at the University of Limerick joins the programme.Image via Getty.
One third of Irish parents admit to dreading the school holidays
10:13|Don’t you just love the feeling of Summer? The warm weather, the long evenings, no stress. Well, not for parents. New research from Yoto claims that a third of Irish parents admit to dreading the school holidays. Psychotherapist Richard Hogan joined Limerick Today this morning to give us his advice.Image via Getty.
Limerick Manager John Kiely chats to Limerick Today about All-Ireland win
18:26|Limerick Manager John Kiely chats to Anne-Marie about last weekend's All-Ireland hurling win, and we have our weekly sports catch-up with Luke Liddy and Mike Ahern
A look back on the week's news with our Coffee Break panel
23:41|Anne-Marie is joined by Anita Collins of Efficient Family Life, Limerick Solicitor, Melanie Power and David Fitzgerald, General Manager of the Milk Market, for our Coffee Break panel to take a look back on the week's top stories
All-Ireland Skateboarding Competition to take place in Limerick
07:43|Limerick skateboarder Roy O'Halloran joins Anne-Marie to discuss the sport's popularity in Limerick and reveals that the All-Ireland Skateboarding championship returns to Mount Kenneth park.
How are Limerick Farmers fairing in the recent warm weather
11:22|Limerick IFA Chair Louise Crowley chats with Anne-Marie about how farmers are managing with drought after the recent good weather