Raheen, County Limerick
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Raheen An Ráithín |
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Irish grid reference R550534 |
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Province: | Munster | |
County: | County Limerick | |
Population (2006) - Town: - Environs: |
3,938 1,977 |
- This article is about Raheen, the suburb of Limerick City. For other places called Raheen, see Raheen, County Laois, Raheen, County Wexford, or Raheen (estate).
Raheen (An Ráithín in Irish) is a suburban district of southwestern Limerick City, Ireland. It houses the headquarters of the Mid-Western Region of the Health Service Executive as well as the Mid-Western Regional Hospital, so that a multitude of essential health services catering for the population of the region are dispensed from this suburban district.
[edit] Industry
Raheen Industrial Estate is the home of many international companies, and multi-national concerns with premises there include Analog Devices and Dell. Atari, one of the world's oldest video gaming companies, formerly had their European headquarters on the estate.
The newly launched Spin South West operates from the Raheen Industrial Estate.
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[edit] People
Never leave your car unlocked in raheen, always have lock nuts on the wheels and a stearlig lock or chain on the stearing wheel.