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Our Friday morning coffee break chat with Edana Flynn, Nicholas Howley and Lorcan Murray.Image via Getty.

It's Bandcamp Friday today, when the platform Bandcamp waives its fees, meaning more money goes directly into the pockets of independent musicians.For artists across Limerick and beyond, it's become one of the biggest days of the year to encourage people to discover new music and support local talent.One group making waves in Limerick is “4 the heads that know”, a record label and DJ/producer outfit with a hip-hop rap sound coming out of the Limerick scene.Live 95’s Anne Marie Geraghty caught up with Godwin, Krome and 40 Hurtz from “4 the heads that know”.Image via Getty.

Live 95 caught up with Limerick Mayor John Moran this week following the latest meeting of Limerick City and County Council, where councillors voted to retain the existing 15% increase in Local Property Tax for 2027.The decision came after a divided debate, with Mayor Moran calling for the tax to be increased by a maximum of 25%.Live 95’s Lauren Beirne spoke to the Mayor about the Local Property Tax decision, along with other issues such as progress on the Opera Centre and plans to expand the Savoy Hotel.Image via Live95's photo library.

We look ahead to the weekend in sport with Luke Liddy, Mike Aherne and Tom Savage.Image via Getty.

County Limerick’s Fergal Nash has released new music; it’s called the Battler. It’s going on release this week and is a short, punchy indie rock track with a clear message, and the Kilcornman himself, Fergal Nash, joins us the show to tell us more…Image via Live95's photo library.

A Facebook page has been set up to support a fundraising drive for Limerick boxer Lee Reeves, who remains in hospital after he was badly injured during a 3-arena match. Other than being a great sports ambassador for Limerick, Lee is a mental health ambassador with Limerick Treaty Suicide Prevention. Now the Limerick community is returning the favour, and Matt Collins from LTSP is urging people to keep the funding drive going. He spoke to Live 95's Lauren Byrne about the page and the upcoming events to support Lee.Image via Live 95's Picture Library.

Ballyhoura Development, through the SEAI Sustainable Energy Communities Programme, are inviting community groups to host free Home Energy Information Nights.These nights aim to reduce people’s bills, making their homes warmer and more energy efficient. Development Officer Sean Sweeney joins the show for more.Image via Getty.

Richard O'Donoghue joined us on Limerick Today earlier this week in Dependency D to talk about the rising cost of fuel and the pressure it's putting on households and businesses. He's calling for changes to fuel taxation and warned that further protests could follow if people don't see action in the budget. So to respond to some of those concerns, Limerick TD and Minister of State Niall Collins joins Limerick Today.Image via Getty.