{"id":465835,"date":"2026-05-25T07:03:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T07:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/465835\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T07:03:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T07:03:07","slug":"limerick-wont-be-the-same-restaurant-to-close-after-almost-half-a-century","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/465835\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Limerick won\u2019t be the same\u2019: Restaurant to close after almost half-a-century"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE OWNERS of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.limerickleader.ie\/limerickleader.ie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Limerick<\/a> restaurant institution &#8211; La Piccola Italia &#8211; are saying arrivederci after almost 46 years.<\/p>\n<p>The eatery, located in a basement premises beside the old Limerick Leader office on O\u2019Connell, Street is a popular staple on the city\u2019s restaurant scene.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLimerick won\u2019t be the same\u201d said one patron after Stefano, and all the team at La Piccola Italia, shared the news of its closure on social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter almost 46 wonderful years, the time has\u00a0 come for our family to say goodbye to a very special chapter as we prepare to close our restaurant at the end of this month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat began all those years ago with my parents\u00a0 grew into something far greater than we ever could have imagined &#8211; a place woven into the\u00a0 heart of Limerick, filled with generations of families, friendships, celebrations, first dates, anniversaries, and unforgettable nights,\u201d read the post.<\/p>\n<p>READ NEXT:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.limerickleader.ie\/news\/music\/2086319\/a-week-from-hell-tommy-fleming-ends-limerick-gig-after-two-songs-due-to-flu.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u2018A week from hell\u2019: Tommy Fleming ends Limerick gig after two songs due to flu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>They say that hospitality has never just been a job.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is long days, late nights, endless hard graft and sacrifice &#8211; but it is also community, laughter and people.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur family poured our hearts into this restaurant for decades, and we are incredibly proud of what it became and the memories created within its walls.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following many years in the industry, and after navigating the enormous challenges hospitality has faced in recent times, they say they have made the difficult decision to step back and begin a new chapter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile this is an emotional decision, it feels like the right time. To every customer who walked through our doors, every staff member past and present, every supplier, neighbour and friend who supported us over the years &#8211; thank you.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour loyalty and kindness helped make this little restaurant part of Limerick\u2019s story for nearly five decades.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post concludes by saying: \u201cWe hope to see many familiar faces over the next few days as we celebrate the memories, the people and the incredible journey this restaurant has been. With love and gratitude, Stefano and all the team at La Piccola Italia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There have been dozens upon dozens of comments on social media with one saying, \u201cSo sorry to hear the news about La Piccola\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Another wrote \u201cend of an era\u201d while one said \u201cLimerick won\u2019t be the same\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"THE OWNERS of Limerick restaurant institution &#8211; La Piccola Italia &#8211; are saying arrivederci after almost 46 years.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":465836,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[72,61,60,44],"class_list":["post-465835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-limerick-city"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=465835"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465835\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/465836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=465835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=465835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=465835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}