City in Ireland
City in Munster, Ireland
Limerick
(
LIM
-?r-ik
;
[5]
Irish
:
Luimneach
[?l???m?(?)n??x]
) is a city in western Ireland, in
County Limerick
. It is in the
province
of
Munster
and is in the
Mid-West
which comprises part of the
Southern Region
. With a population of 102,287 at the
2022 census
,
[2]
Limerick is the
third-most populous
urban area in the
Republic of Ireland
, and the
fourth-most populous
city on the island of
Ireland
.
[6]
[7]
[8]
It was founded by Scandinavian settlers in 812, during the
Viking Age
.
The city straddles the
River Shannon
, with the historic core of the city located on
King's Island
, which is bounded by the Shannon and
Abbey
Rivers. Limerick is at the head of the
Shannon Estuary
, where the river widens before it flows into the Atlantic Ocean.
Limerick City and County Council
is the
local authority
for the city.
Geography and metropolitan area
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Limerick is located on the River Shannon with four main river-crossing points near the city centre. To the south of the city is the
Golden Vale
, an area of rich
pastureland
. Historically, much of the city's industry was based on this agricultural hinterland.
[
citation needed
]
On 1 June 2014, following the amalgamation of the separate local government areas of the county of Limerick and the local government area of the city of Limerick to form Limerick City and County, a new Metropolitan District of Limerick was formed within the united council, which extended the city area. The Metropolitan District includes the city urban area and extends outwards towards
Patrickswell
in the west and
Castleconnell
in the east.
[9]
The City Metropolitan Area however excludes city suburbs located within
County Clare
. At the
2016 census
, the Metropolitan District of Limerick had a population of 104,952.
[10]
History
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]
Ancient and medieval history
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]
Luimneach
originally referred to the general area along the banks of the
Shannon Estuary
known as
Loch Luimnigh
. The earliest settlement in the city,
Inis Sibhtonn
, was the original name for King's Island during the pre-Viking and Viking eras. This island was also called
Inis an Ghaill Duibh
, 'The Dark Foreigner's Island'. The name is recorded in
Viking
sources as
Hlymrekr
.
The city dates from 812; however, history suggests the presence of earlier settlements in the area surrounding King's Island, the island at the historical city centre. Antiquity's map-maker,
Ptolemy
, produced in 150 AD the earliest map of Ireland, showing a place called
Regia
at the same site as King's Island. History also records an important battle involving
Cormac mac Airt
in 221 and a visit by
Saint Patrick
in 434 to baptise an
Dal gCais
king,
Carthann Finn
.
Saint Munchin
, the first bishop of Limerick died in 652, indicating the settlement was a place of some note then. In 812 the Vikings sailed up the Shannon and pillaged the city, burned
Mungret Abbey
but were forced to flee when the Irish attacked and killed many of their number.
[11]
The Normans redesigned the city in the 12th century and added much of the most notable architecture, such as
King John's Castle
and
St Mary's Cathedral
.
[12]
In early medieval times Limerick was at the centre of the
Kingdom of Thomond
which corresponds to the present day County Clare, the Kingdom also included North Kerry and parts of South Offaly. One of the kingdom's most notable kings was
Brian Boru
, ancestor of the O'Brien Clan of Dalcassians. The word Thomond is synonymous with the region and is retained in place names such as
Thomondgate
,
Thomond Bridge
and
Thomond Park
.
Late Renaissance/Early modern history
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Limerick in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries was sometimes called the most beautiful city in Ireland.
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]
The English-born judge
Luke Gernon
, a resident of Limerick, wrote in 1620 that at his first sight of the city he had been taken by its "lofty buildings of marble, like the Colleges in
Oxford
".
[13]
During the civil wars of the 17th century the city played a pivotal role, besieged by
Oliver Cromwell
in 1651 and twice by
the Williamites
in the 1690s. The
Treaty of Limerick
ended the
Williamite war in Ireland
which was fought between supporters of the Catholic
King James II
(Jacobites) and the Protestant
King William of Orange
(Williamites). The treaty offered toleration to Catholicism and full legal rights to Catholics that swore an oath of loyalty to
William III
and
Mary II
. The Treaty was of national significance as it ensured closer British and Protestant dominance over Ireland. The articles of the Treaty protecting Catholic rights were not passed by the Protestant
Irish Parliament
which rather updated the
Penal Laws
against Catholics which had major implications for
Irish history
. Reputedly the Treaty was signed on the Treaty Stone, an irregular block of limestone which once served as a mounting block for horses. This stone is now displayed on a pedestal at Clancy Strand. Because of the treaty, Limerick is sometimes known as the Treaty City. This turbulent period earned the city its motto:
urbs antiqua fuit studisque asperrima belli
(an ancient city well studied in the arts of war).
The peaceful times that followed the turmoil of the late 17th century allowed the city to prosper through trade in the late 18th century. During this time Limerick Port established itself as one of Ireland's major commercial ports exporting agricultural produce from one of Ireland's most fertile areas, the
Golden Vale
, to Britain and America.
[14]
This increase in trade and wealth, particularly amongst the city's merchant classes saw a rapid expansion of the city as
Georgian Limerick
began to take shape. This gave the city its present-day look, including the extensive terraced streets of
Georgian
townhouses which remain in the city centre today. The
Waterford and Limerick Railway
linked the city to the
Dublin?Cork railway line
in 1848 and to
Waterford
in 1853. The opening of a number of secondary railways in the subsequent decades developed Limerick as a regional centre of communications. However, the economic downturn in the European conflicts of the
French Revolution
and Napoleonic eras, and following the
Act of Union 1800
, and the impact of the
Great Irish Famine
of 1848 caused much of the 19th century to be a more troubled period.
20th-century history
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The
Limerick boycott
was an economic boycott waged against the small Jewish community for over two years in the first decade of the 20th century. It was accompanied by a number of assaults, stone-throwing and intimidation, which caused many Jews to leave the city. It was instigated in 1904 by a Redemptorist priest, Father
John Creagh
.
During the
Irish War of Independence
, the
Limerick Soviet
was a self-declared soviet that existed from 15 to 27 April 1919. A general strike was organised by the Limerick Trades and Labour Council, as a protest against the
British Army
's declaration of a "Special Military Area" under the Defence of the Realm Act, which covered most of Limerick city and a part of the county. During the strike a special strike committee was set up to print their own money, control
food prices
and publish newspapers.
By the mid-20th century, Limerick was characterised by economic stagnation and decline as many traditional industries closed or left the city. However, there were some success stories. In 1942
Shannon Airport
(located in County Clare, 20 km west of the city) opened for the first time offering transatlantic flights. In 1959, Shannon Airport enabled the opening of the
Shannon Free Zone
which attracted a large number of multinational companies to the region. A long campaign for a third-level educational institute to be located in the city finally bore fruit with the establishment of
NIHE Limerick
in 1969 which eventually became the
University of Limerick
in 1989.
Government and politics
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Historical population
Year
| Pop.
| ±%
|
---|
1659
| 3,105
| ?
|
---|
1821
| 59,045
| +1801.6%
|
---|
1831
| 66,554
| +12.7%
|
---|
1841
| 48,391
| ?27.3%
|
---|
1851
| 48,785
| +0.8%
|
---|
1861
| 43,924
| ?10.0%
|
---|
1871
| 39,353
| ?10.4%
|
---|
1881
| 38,562
| ?2.0%
|
---|
1891
| 37,155
| ?3.6%
|
---|
1901
| 38,151
| +2.7%
|
---|
1911
| 38,518
| +1.0%
|
---|
1926
| 39,448
| +2.4%
|
---|
1936
| 41,061
| +4.1%
|
---|
1946
| 42,970
| +4.6%
|
---|
1951
| 50,820
| +18.3%
|
---|
1956
| 51,666
| +1.7%
|
---|
1961
| 51,732
| +0.1%
|
---|
1966
| 58,082
| +12.3%
|
---|
1971
| 57,161
| ?1.6%
|
---|
1979
| 60,665
| +6.1%
|
---|
1981
| 60,736
| +0.1%
|
---|
1986
| 56,279
| ?7.3%
|
---|
1991
| 52,083
| ?7.5%
|
---|
1996
| 52,039
| ?0.1%
|
---|
2002
| 54,023
| +3.8%
|
---|
2006
| 59,790
| +10.7%
|
---|
2011
| 56,779
| ?5.0%
|
---|
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Local government
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Limerick city is under the jurisdiction of
Limerick City and County Council
, which is based at
City Hall, Limerick
. The council has responsibility for local services such as sanitation, planning and development, libraries, collection of motor taxation, local roads and social housing in the city. The council comprises elected
councillors
with an appointed full-time CEO as the city (and county) manager. Local elections are held every five years and the councillors annually elect a Cathaoirleach or chairperson to chair the council. The 21 councillors from the 3
local electoral areas
in the City Metropolitan Area also elect a mayor to represent the city. The Mayoral position is largely ceremonial and has much reduced responsibility following the merger of the Limerick local authorities. As of mid-2021, the mayor was Councillor Daniel Butler.
[21]
Former well-known mayors include TDs
Donogh O'Malley
,
Stephen Coughlan
,
Michael Lipper
,
Jim Kemmy
and
Jan O'Sullivan
.
[22]
Throughout most of the city's history, from 1197 when it gained its first charter, Limerick City had its own local government authority, Limerick Corporation later known as
Limerick City Council
. The council was one of the oldest in Ireland and was only exceeded in age by
Dublin City Council
. In October 2012 the Government of Ireland published
Putting People First- Action Programme for Effective Local Government
which set out government policy for reforms across all the main areas of local government in Ireland. Among the recommendations was the merging of Limerick City Council with
Limerick County Council
. The changes came into effect on 1 June 2014 following the implementation of the
Local Government Reform Act 2014
.
[23]
By the 1960s onwards the city had outgrown its boundary considerably; the city boundary was only altered slightly and never reflected the overall urban area of the city. A limited boundary extension on the city's north side in 2008 enlarged the city boundary by 1,020 hectares increasing the city's area by almost 50% and raising the population by an estimated 7,000.
[24]
The previous boundary, encompassing 2,086 hectares, was delineated in 1950. Newer suburban districts such as
Dooradoyle
,
Castletroy
? including the
University
, Gouldavoher, and
Raheen
were continually administered to by Limerick County Council until the merger of the two authorities in June 2014. This local government structure in Limerick caused a number of inefficiencies, most notably in the area of planning. A number of suburbs such as Westbury and
Parteen
to the north of the city are governed by
Clare County Council
.
Following the merger of the two authorities in 2014, a new Metropolitan District of Limerick City was set up that included the city urban area and also settlements close to the city such as
Patrickswell
and
Castleconnell
. The Metropolitan district returns 21 councillors to Limerick City and County Council which in total has 40 councillors returned from across Limerick City and County.
[25]
The Limerick City Metropolitan District is divided into 3 local electoral areas: Limerick City East, Limerick City North and Limerick City South which elect eight, six and seven councillors respectively.
[25]
[26]
Following the 2019 local elections,
Fine Gael
was the largest party on the united authority with 13 seats followed by
Fianna Fail
with 12,
Labour
with 3,
Sinn Fein
and the
Green Party (Ireland)
with 2 each, the
Social Democrats
with 1 seat, and
Independents
and other parties the remaining 6 seats.
[27]
National politics
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]
For elections to the
Dail
, Limerick City is in the
Limerick City
constituency. From 2011, the constituency boundaries changed in accordance with the proposals of the
Constituency Commission
and the subsequent
Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009
. This changed the electoral boundaries from
Limerick East
and
Limerick West
to
Limerick City
and
Limerick
. Limerick city encompasses the city, the suburban areas of
Castletroy
and as far east as
Murroe
. It also includes part of North
County Tipperary
. The
Limerick
county constituency takes in most of the rest of the county. For
European parliament
elections, Limerick is in the
South
constituency.
Climate
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]
Limerick's climate is classified as
temperate oceanic
(
Koppen
Cfb
). Met Eireann maintains a climatological weather observation station at
Shannon Airport
, 21 kilometres west-northwest of the city in
County Clare
. Shannon Airport records an average of 977 millimetres of precipitation annually, most of which is rain. Limerick has a mild climate, with an average daily maximum in July of 20 °C (68 °F) and an average daily minimum in January of 3 °C (37 °F). The highest temperature recorded was 32.0 °C (89.6 °F) in June 2018, and the lowest ?11.4 °C (11.5 °F) in 2010. Limerick is the cloudiest city in the country, averaging only 1,295 sunshine hours annually, 3.5 hours of sunshine every day. There are on average 62 days of no recordable sunshine, 6 days of thunder, 22 days of hail, 32 days of fog and 11 days of snow per year. Shannon Airport is located by the ocean at an elevation of 14 metres.
Climate data for
Shannon Airport
Weather Observing Station
(1981 to 2010)
|
Month
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
Record high °C (°F)
|
14.8
(58.6)
|
15.5
(59.9)
|
20.2
(68.4)
|
23.5
(74.3)
|
28.0
(82.4)
|
32.1
(89.8)
|
30.6
(87.1)
|
29.8
(85.6)
|
26.1
(79.0)
|
22.3
(72.1)
|
18.2
(64.8)
|
15.3
(59.5)
|
31.6
(88.9)
|
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
8.8
(47.8)
|
9.2
(48.6)
|
11.1
(52.0)
|
13.3
(55.9)
|
16.0
(60.8)
|
18.5
(65.3)
|
19.8
(67.6)
|
19.6
(67.3)
|
17.7
(63.9)
|
14.3
(57.7)
|
11.1
(52.0)
|
9.0
(48.2)
|
14.0
(57.2)
|
Daily mean °C (°F)
|
6.0
(42.8)
|
6.2
(43.2)
|
7.8
(46.0)
|
9.5
(49.1)
|
12.1
(53.8)
|
14.6
(58.3)
|
16.4
(61.5)
|
16.2
(61.2)
|
14.2
(57.6)
|
11.2
(52.2)
|
8.3
(46.9)
|
6.3
(43.3)
|
10.7
(51.3)
|
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
3.2
(37.8)
|
3.2
(37.8)
|
4.5
(40.1)
|
5.7
(42.3)
|
8.2
(46.8)
|
11.0
(51.8)
|
13.0
(55.4)
|
12.7
(54.9)
|
10.8
(51.4)
|
8.2
(46.8)
|
5.5
(41.9)
|
3.6
(38.5)
|
7.4
(45.3)
|
Record low °C (°F)
|
?11.2
(11.8)
|
?9.8
(14.4)
|
?7.8
(18.0)
|
?4.1
(24.6)
|
?0.9
(30.4)
|
1.5
(34.7)
|
6.0
(42.8)
|
2.9
(37.2)
|
1.3
(34.3)
|
?2.0
(28.4)
|
?6.6
(20.1)
|
?11.4
(11.5)
|
?11.4
(11.5)
|
Average
precipitation
mm (inches)
|
102.3
(4.03)
|
76.2
(3.00)
|
78.7
(3.10)
|
59.2
(2.33)
|
64.8
(2.55)
|
69.8
(2.75)
|
65.9
(2.59)
|
82.0
(3.23)
|
75.6
(2.98)
|
104.9
(4.13)
|
94.1
(3.70)
|
104.0
(4.09)
|
977.5
(38.48)
|
Average precipitation days
(≥ 0.2 mm)
|
20
|
16
|
19
|
16
|
17
|
16
|
15
|
18
|
18
|
20
|
19
|
20
|
214
|
Average snowy days
|
3.4
|
3.2
|
1.8
|
0.6
|
0.1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.1
|
0.3
|
1.5
|
11
|
Average
relative humidity
(%)
|
88
|
87
|
85
|
81
|
77
|
79
|
81
|
83
|
85
|
88
|
88
|
89
|
84
|
Average afternoon
relative humidity
(%)
|
82
|
75
|
70
|
65
|
64
|
67
|
68
|
69
|
71
|
77
|
81
|
84
|
73
|
Average
dew point
°C (°F)
|
4
(39)
|
4
(39)
|
5
(41)
|
5
(41)
|
8
(46)
|
10
(50)
|
12
(54)
|
12
(54)
|
11
(52)
|
9
(48)
|
6
(43)
|
5
(41)
|
8
(46)
|
Mean monthly
sunshine hours
|
49.6
|
65.6
|
100.0
|
153.1
|
180.0
|
156.0
|
140.5
|
140.1
|
117.0
|
89.9
|
60.0
|
43.4
|
1,295.2
|
Mean daily
sunshine hours
|
1.6
|
2.3
|
3.2
|
5.1
|
5.8
|
5.2
|
4.5
|
4.5
|
3.9
|
2.9
|
2.0
|
1.4
|
3.5
|
Source: Met Eireann
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Culture
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In 2014, Limerick became Ireland's inaugural
National City of Culture
, with a variety of artistic and cultural events occurring at locations around the city throughout the year.
The
Limerick City Gallery of Art
on
Pery Square
is the city's chief venue for
contemporary art
exhibitions. It is home to a permanent collection of
Irish art
, which shows works from the early 18th to 20th century. The gallery houses the National Collection of Contemporary Drawing founded by the artist Samuel Walsh in 1987. Limerick's major contemporary art event is
EVA International
, Ireland's Biennial of Contemporary Art.
[29]
EVA International, centered mainly in the Limerick City Gallery of Art, is curated by varying guest curators and includes contemporary artworks by both international and Irish artists.
[30]
Other Limerick arts groups include Contact Studios, which provides individual studio spaces for visual artists;
Ormston House
, a meeting place for the arts; and Limerick Printmakers Studio and Gallery, which provides printmaking facilities, a venue for exhibitions and events and an education programme.
[
citation needed
]
Theatre
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]
The Lime Tree Theatre officially opened at the
Mary Immaculate College
campus in October 2012. The venue hosts theatre, music, comedy, traditional arts, schools' performances, and conferences.
[31]
The
Belltable
on
O'Connell Street
hosts local playwrights and drama productions.
[32]
The University Concert Hall located in the
University of Limerick
is a 1,000 seat venue and provides a large venue for national and international acts to visit the city. Limerick is also the home of street theatre companies, including "The Umbrella Project".
[
citation needed
]
There is also the Impact Theatre Company,
[33]
and Bottomdog Theatre Company.
[34]
Literature
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Limerick's literature scene is supported by projects like the Limerick Writers' Centre, which was established in 2008 and runs a range of writing activities in the city. Limerick natives include Pulitzer Prize-winning author Frank McCourt, and novelists Kate O'Brien, Michael Curtin, Kevin Barry and Donal Ryan. Poets from Limerick include Michael Hogan, Desmond O'Grady, and John Liddy.
[35]
The city is the setting for
Frank McCourt
's memoir
Angela's Ashes
and its
film adaptation
. The Frank McCourt Museum situated in McCourt's former school on Hartsonge Street opened in 2011, and contains artefacts from the book.
[36]
Limerick has also been the setting or location for the dramas
The Real Thing
(2002),
Cowboys & Angels
(2003) and
Lost & Found
(2015), among other films.
[37]
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[39]
Music
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]
The
Irish Chamber Orchestra
and the Irish World Music Centre are both based in the
University of Limerick
. The university has a thousand-seat state-of-the-art concert hall that hosts visiting performers. The city's music scene has produced bands such as
The Cranberries
, guitarist
Noel Hogan
's MonoBand, and
The Hitchers
. Electronic musician Richard D. James, more commonly known as
Aphex Twin
, was born in Limerick in 1971. The Limerick Art Gallery and the Art College cater for painting, sculpture, and performance art.
The
Limerick International Band Championship
is an annual competition featuring
marching bands
from Limerick, the rest of Ireland, and the rest of the world. It is typically held around just after
Saint Patrick's Day
, with the bands parading through the city centre, and attracts large crowds.
[40]
[41]
[42]
Dolan's Warehouse on the Dock Road is a venue specialising in live music, established in 1998.
[43]
Baker Place was a nightclub that held mainly local underground nights until its closure in 2011.
[44]
In 2020, it was announced that the Dromkeen-based Shiloh Trust was seeking planning permission to convert the former premises of Baker Place into a bible school.
[45]
Other
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]
- Limerick is also home to comedians
The Rubberbandits
, D'Unbelievables (
Pat Shortt
and
Jon Kenny
) and
Karl Spain
.
- The Crush 87 nightclub (formerly known as Trinity Rooms until its closure in 2010), was relaunched in 2013.
[46]
[47]
- Riverfest is a summer festival held annually in Limerick since 2004. The 2014 festival was held in May and had a record 80,000 visitors.
[48]
[49]
- As with several other towns and cities in Ireland, and some elsewhere, there is an annual
Saint Patrick's Day
parade.
- The Daghdha Dance Company is a contemporary dance company that has adopted a renovated church in John's Square, adjacent to
St John's Cathedral
, as a performance space).
- The
Fresh Film Festival
, which is held each spring, includes films made by young people (7?18 years).
- The
Richard Harris International Film Festival
is held every October.
Humorous verse
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A
limerick
is a type of humorous
verse
of five lines with an AABBA
rhyme scheme
: the poem's connection with the city is obscure, but the name is generally taken to be a reference to Limerick city or
County Limerick
,
[50]
sometimes, particularly to the
Maigue Poets
, and may derive from an earlier form of
nonsense verse
parlour game that traditionally included a refrain that included "Will [or won't] you come (up) to Limerick?"
[51]
The earliest known use of the name "Limerick" for this type of poem is an 1880 reference, in a
Saint John, New Brunswick
, newspaper, to a well-known tune.
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Media
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Broadcasting
[
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RTE lyric fm
, a state-run classical music radio station and part of
RTE
, broadcasts nationally from studios in the city centre on Cornmarket Square which opened in 1994. Limerick's local radio station is
Live 95FM
, broadcasting from 'Radio House', near the waterfront at Steamboat Quay.
Spin South West
, owned by
Communicorp
, broadcasts to Counties
Kerry
,
Clare
,
Limerick
,
Tipperary
and southwest
Laois
from its studios at Landmark Buildings in the
Raheen Industrial Estate
. Student radio station, Wired FM, broadcasts on 99.9FM from
Mary Immaculate College
. Wired FM also has studios at Limerick Institute of Technology. Limerick City Community Radio broadcasts on 99.9FM every Saturday and Sunday.
[
citation needed
]
University Hospital Limerick
has a radio station on 94.2FM, but this can be heard only in the hospital and surrounding area.
West Limerick 102
is broadcast from
Newcastle West
. The national broadcaster,
RTE
, has radio and television studios in the city, which are periodically used to broadcast programming from Limerick.
Print
[
edit
]
Several local newspapers are published in the city, including
The Limerick Post
and
The Limerick Leader
and magazines include the
Limerick Event Guide
,
Business Limerick
, and
Limerick Now
.
Places of interest
[
edit
]
Limerick city is approximately 25 km from
Shannon Airport
. Tourist attractions in the city centre include
Limerick City Museum
,
King John's Castle
(1210),
St Mary's Cathedral
(1168), the
Hunt Museum
,
The People's Museum of Limerick
, the
University of Limerick
, Georgian houses and gardens and the
Treaty Stone
. There are several seasonal tours, including
Angela's Ashes
walking tour of Limerick City, a historical walking tour, and boat tours along the
River Shannon
.
The city centre is divided between the traditional areas of "English Town" on the southern end of King's Island, which includes King John's Castle; "Irish Town", which includes the older streets on the south bank; and the current economic centre further south, called "
Newtown Pery
".
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Newtown Pery was built in the late 18th century before the
Act of Union
and, unusually for an Irish city and unique in Limerick, is laid out on a
grid plan
. The
Limerick Museum
(formerly aka the Jim Kemmy Municipal Museum), is located in the Old Franciscan Friary in Henry Street. It contains displays on Limerick's history and manufactures.
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The Georgian core of the city, with its
Georgian architecture
in the Newtown Pery, was developed from the mid-18th century. This core includes O'Connell Street (George Street before independence) from the Cecil Street intersection running to the southwest end of the Crescent, and southeast to Pery Street including Glentworth Street and Barrington Street. Other buildings of architectural note in the city are
St John's Cathedral
, designed by the notable Victorian architect,
Philip Charles Hardwick
. St Mary's Cathedral, at over 800 years old, is one of the oldest in Ireland. St John's Cathedral is more modern.
The
Hunt Museum
is based in the historic 18th-century former Custom House. The museum was established to house a collection of approximately 2000 works of art and antiquities formed by
John and Gertrude Hunt
during their lifetimes.
The main park in Limerick is the
People's Park
which was opened in 1877 in memory of Richard Russell, a prominent local businessman. The park is dominated by the Thomas Spring Rice memorial (MP for the city 1820?1832) and has a large collection of mature
deciduous
and evergreen trees.
Limerick city centre changed significantly with the construction of several modern high-rise buildings in the early 2000s, in particular as part of the regeneration of the former docks area along the Dock Road. The suburban areas, where the majority of the population now live, have grown out from the centre along the main roads to Ennis (North Circular and Ennis Road areas/
Caherdavin
), Dublin (
Castletroy
and the university) and Cork (Ballinacurra/Dooradoyle/Raheen). Suburban houses are generally two-floor semi-detached homes for single families. These were built from the 1950s onwards in large estates by government projects and commercial developments, although there are many examples of Edwardian and older 1930s suburban homes on the main suburban thoroughfares leading towards the city (North & South Circular, Ballinacurra Road, O'Connell Avenue).
Limerick city's nightlife is supported by a number of nightclubs and pubs which offer music. For example, Dolan's Warehouse is a small music venue that hosts local, national, and international folk, indie, jazz, rock, and traditional Irish music acts.
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In County Limerick,
Adare
village and the Foynes Flying Boat Museum, approximately 35 km (22 miles/30 minutes) from Limerick City along the scenic coastal N69 route from Limerick to Tralee, are also attractions.
Bunratty Castle
in County Clare is another local attraction, and is situated 15.4 km north of the city.
[
citation needed
]
Demographics
[
edit
]
Limerick is the third-largest city in the Republic of Ireland (after
Dublin
and
Cork
), with a population of 102,287 in the urban area
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and 104,952 in the metropolitan district, according to the 2016
CSO
census.
[10]
the
2011 census
had reported a large population decline in central city areas due in part to the Limerick regeneration process where in these areas the largest reduction was reported nationally and also to outward migration following the collapse of the local and national economy from 2008 onwards.
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The population of the Limerick
Larger Urban Zone
as defined by the EU is 162,413.
[4]
[
needs update
]
The ethnic diversity in Limerick's population, which includes a large immigrant community, saw rapid growth during the
Celtic Tiger
and the following decade.
[
citation needed
]
As of the
2016 census
the Polish community was one of the largest demographic groups in the Municipal District, with approximately 4,000 living and working in the area.
[10]
In late 2006, it was proposed that Ireland's first Polish bank could open in the area during 2007.
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Limerick has a large stock of
local authority
housing. Before the amalgamation of Limerick City and County Council, 41% of all housing within the old Limerick City Council boundary was
local authority
, which was the highest in Ireland. This figure is however no longer accurate given the larger metropolitan district of the city.
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As of the 2022 census, the ethnic makeup of the city was 76.53%
white
total, including 67.47% white Irish and 8.53% other white people, 13.52% not stated, 5.48% Asian, 2.31% other and 2.14%
black
.
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The city's religious makeup in 2022 was 61.31%
Catholic
, 14.11% no religion, 13.91% not stated, and 10.66% other religions.
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Economy
[
edit
]
Limerick is in the region dubbed "
the Midwest
". Also known as the "Shannon Region", this is primarily an economic and social concept. The region encompasses
County Limerick
, County Clare, North
County Tipperary
, Northwest
County Kerry
and south
County Offaly
, with its focal point centred on Limerick and its environs within an 8-kilometre (5 mi) radius.
The city's economic development has been driven in part by the
University of Limerick
,
Limerick Institute of Technology
,
Shannon Airport
in County Clare and
Shannon Development
(an economic development agency), whose precursor was SFADCO (Shannon Free Airport Development Company), an economic agency that provided tax incentives to companies locating in the area surrounding Shannon Airport. Limerick Chamber of Commerce, a representative body for businesses in the region, celebrated its bicentennial/bicentenary in 2015. As of 2015, Limerick had the highest disposable income per person in Ireland outside
Dublin
.
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Historically Limerick was an agricultural commodity-driven economy, due to its position as the first major port along the River Shannon. By the middle of the 18th century, Limerick Port grew to become one of Ireland's principal commercial ports, exporting agricultural produce from the most fertile tracts in Ireland known as the
Golden Vale
as well as produce from the surrounding counties.
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The city was one of the main meat processing areas in Ireland, and industries included confectionery and flour production. The city was known for its bacon industry, including the production of
Limerick ham
? however this went into decline in the mid-20th century. The fishing industry in Limerick, based on Clancy's Strand opposite
King John's Castle
and at Coonagh nearby, once employed hundreds of men.
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The boat most commonly used was the
Gandelow
which was also used as a small
Lighter (barge)
to ferry goods to and from larger ships in the port.
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In the 1920s the construction of a dam at
Ardnacrusha
severely impacted salmon breeding and that, and the introduction of quotas, had by the 1950s caused salmon fishing to diminish.
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By 2006, most fishermen had relinquished their drift net licences and the industry can now be said to be dormant.
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As with other cities in Ireland, several multinational companies are based in Limerick, and the city is a growing recipient of foreign direct investment.
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Dell
had its main European Manufacturing Facility at the Raheen Business Park however in January 2009 Dell announced that it would close its Limerick computer manufacturing plant and move the production lines to Poland.
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The facility was the largest Dell manufacturing plant outside the United States and produced 30,000?60,000 units per day for export to the
EMEA
. Dell remains one of the largest employers in the mid-west with over 1,000 people employed in service and support.
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Analog Devices
has its European manufacturing base in Raheen, 3 km south-west of the city centre. The site employs more than 1,000 people.
Johnson & Johnson
subsidiary
Vistakon
(the world's largest manufacturer of
contact lenses
) has a large facility in
Castletroy
in the
National Technology Park
and also employs close to 1,000 people. It is Vistakon's only production facility outside the United States and one of the largest contact-lens manufacturing plants in the world. Cook Medical, the world's largest privately owned Medical Devices company, employs over 800 people in Limerick at the
National Technology Park
.
The
Post-2008 Irish economic downturn
had a profound effect on Limerick. The announcement in 2009 that Dell was to move its manufacturing facility from Limerick to Poland devastated the local economy. 1,900 jobs were lost at Dell and it is believed that for every job that was lost at Dell at least another 4 to 5 were at risk. The closure of the Dell manufacturing facility amounted to 2% of Ireland's national GDP.
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The downturn in the construction industry also cost many jobs as did the stalled Limerick regeneration programme which promised investment in Limerick's deprived city areas. As of 2012 unemployment had become a major problem across the city with the unemployment rate in the city at 28.6% which was almost twice the national average.
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Retail
[
edit
]
The
Crescent Shopping Centre
is the largest shopping centre in Ireland, outside of Dublin, and the largest in the province of Munster. It is located in
Dooradoyle
about 3 km south of the city centre, and has over 90 shopping outlets along with restaurants and a 12-screen Omniplex Cinema. The city centre also has a large retail district which includes a mix of more traditional type of shops as well as some modern
high street
stores.
Cruises Street
is one of the main shopping streets.
O'Connell Street
,
William Street
,
Bedford Row
and
Thomas Street
) are also retail streets within the city. The city centre saw some works on remodeling in the early 21st century, with pedestrianisation works on Bedford Row, Thomas Street and parts of Catherine Street, as well as widening footpaths on William Street.
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These works have sought to address a reduction of footfall in the city centre (in turn influencing the closure of many city centre retail businesses) which occurred from the recession of 2008 onwards.
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Retail parks and shopping centres
[
edit
]
During the
Celtic Tiger
years a number of shopping centres and retail parks opened in suburban areas of Limerick. In addition to the Crescent Shopping Centre, which expanded in the early 2000s, the Jetland Shopping Centre and Childers Road Retail Park opened in the mid-2000s. As of 2017, unfinished retail centres included the
Coonagh
Cross retail development
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and the Parkway Valley Shopping Centre on the Dublin Road.
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The plans for the Opera Centre, a proposed retail development described as "one of the biggest commercial development sites in the city's history", make up part of the "Limerick 2030" scheme.
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The Milk Market
[
edit
]
The Milk Market
located at Cornmarket Row in the city centre sells locally produced foods and products and is governed by Limerick Market Trustees.
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In 2010 work was undertaken to redevelop the existing premises to an all-weather, all year round facility as it operated in an outdoor environment. The work involved constructing a large canopy over the existing market premises and was officially re-opened in June 2010.
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The Milk Market Project won the 2011
Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland
(RIAI) 'Peoples Choice Award'.
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Energy
[
edit
]
In 2013, a renewable energy strategy was launched for the region, and proposed a 20% reduction in CO
2
-emissions, while ensuring that short-term actions were beneficial to the long-term goal of
100% renewable energy
. The strategy was completed by the Danish
Aalborg University
.
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Transport
[
edit
]
Shannon Airport
is 20 km west of the city in
County Clare
. It is one of Ireland's main airports and is accessible from Limerick via the
N18
dual carriageway and from other regions via the
Limerick Tunnel
. It has scheduled flights to European and North American destinations. There is no rail link to the airport. Coonagh airfield, a few kilometres west of
Caherdavin
, serves small private aircraft.
Kerry
and
Cork Airports
are around 1 hour 30 minutes and 2 hours drive away, respectively.
Kerry Airport
is connected via
Farranfore railway station
from
Limerick railway station
, and
Irish Citylink
provide a direct service to Cork Airport
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.
Local public transport is provided by several companies.
Bus Eireann
, Ireland's state-owned bus company, operates a number of services subsidised by the National Transport Authority, while a number of provide operators also run commercial bus services in and around Limerick. An updated city bus network was introduced in Limerick City in December 2016,
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which introduced new routes.
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In May 2019, Bus Eireann further changed and improved the Limerick City timetable, including increased frequency and later operating times.
Other rural buses run to towns and villages in the county and to
Shannon Airport
. There are also a number of Intercity and international buses from Bus Eireann's
bus terminal
adjoining
Limerick Colbert railway station
. These include hourly services to
Dublin
,
Cork
,
Ennis
and
Galway
. Bus Eireann has also commenced a Limerick to Galway Express service traveling on the
M18
in addition to the regular service. Buses run every 2 hours to
Tralee
and
Killarney
. There are also regular daily services to
Waterford
and
Athlone
, and a daily service to London via the ferry from
Rosslare Europort
.
There are some private bus companies in operation providing city and intercity services. Dublin Coach provides the
M7
express service which operates every hour from Arthur's Quay which goes to Dublin or Ennis.
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JJ Kavanagh also provide Dublin to Limerick services from Arthur's Quay. Citylink runs a number of services from Limerick to Galway, Cork and Cork Airport and operate from Henry Street.
Rail
[
edit
]
Iarnrod Eireann
's
Limerick Colbert station
is the railway hub for the city and the Mid-West Region with a number of intercity and commuter rail services.
Limerick railway station
opened on 28 August 1858, replacing an earlier temporary station a short distance away, which had operated from 9 May 1848.
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The following
inter city
routes are available from
Limerick Colbert station
:
There are 3 suburban/commuter services in the
Limerick Suburban Rail
network:
There are also some disused railway lines including the
Limerick to Foynes line
which closed to freight in the early 2000s, having lost passenger services in the early 1960s, although the track is still in situ. This is the last remaining part of the North Kerry Line which closed to passenger traffic in the early 1960s and to freight traffic (other than Limerick ? Foynes) in the mid-1970s.
[
citation needed
]
In 2022,
Iarnrod Eireann
commenced works to reopen the former Limerick?Foynes line for freight traffic.
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As of 2024, these works were projected to be completed by 2025, with freight operations due to commence from early 2026.
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Road
[
edit
]
Limerick's central location in the midwest of Ireland means many national primary routes converge on the city.
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The
M7
(Dublin),
N/M18
(Galway, Ennis, Shannon),
N/M20
(Cork),
N21
(Tralee) and
N24
(Waterford) routes all start/terminate in or near the city. Road infrastructure is further supplemented by the southern ring road and
Limerick Tunnel
bypass of the city and the M20 bypass of Dooradoyle and Raheen to the south of the city. Connections to the other cities were improved with the completion of the
M7 motorway
in December 2010, and continuing upgrades ongoing to the N/M18 to Shannon, Ennis, Galway, and Tuam ? the final section opened in September 2017.
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A motorway is also planned between Cork and Limerick, with a proposed completion date in the mid-2020s.
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Waterway transport
[
edit
]
Historically, waterway transport has been key to Limerick's development. Vikings established the city as a maritime trading port. The city's position on a major Irish river system, the
Shannon
, enabled transport to the midlands of Ireland and further north and west. By the 18th century with the opening of canal systems throughout Ireland, Limerick Port established itself as Ireland's premier commercial port on the western side of the country. This was enabled by the ease of access facilitated by the opening of canals but most importantly to the River Shannon. The opening of the
Grand Canal
in the 18th century provided further access to Dublin and the east of the country. There are also a number of disused canals in the vicinity of the city including the Park Canal & the Passey ? Errina Canal on the old Limerick navigation. Waterway transport on the Shannon was regularly used to transport goods from Limerick to Dublin and vice versa however this mode of transport fell into decline in the 20th century. Originally Limerick port was located near the confluence of the Abbey and Shannon rivers at
King's Island
. Today the
Shannon Foynes Port
is located further downstream on the Shannon alongside the Dock Road. This general-purpose facility port is operated by the Shannon Foynes Port Company which operates all marine activities in the Shannon estuary.
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Education
[
edit
]
Limerick is a centre of higher education in the region, and technical and continuation education within the city traces its beginning back to the formation of the
Limerick Athenaeum
Society in 1852, marking the foundation of the
Limerick Institute of Technology
. The Society's aims included "the promotion of Literature, Science, Art and Music".
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Limerick is now home to a number of higher-education institutions including the
University of Limerick
,
Limerick Institute of Technology
(one of the two constituent campuses of the
Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest
) and
Mary Immaculate College
and has a student population of over 20,000.
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The University of Limerick (UL) has a student population of over 17,000 and is about 5 km east of the city centre, in the suburb of
Castletroy
. It was established as the National Institute for Higher Education (NIHE) in 1972, and in 1989 was the first university to be established since the foundation of the
State
in 1922. Its academic programs include courses in engineering, information technology,
materials science
,
sports science
, humanities, teacher education, social sciences and music. In 2007, the university opened a medical school. The Irish World Music Centre specialises in traditional music and dance, and UL is host to the
Irish Chamber Orchestra
. The campus includes a 50m Olympic-standard swimming complex, the first to be established in Ireland.
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The campus has one of the longest footbridges in Europe, "
The Living Bridge
".
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Thomond College of Education, Limerick
was a teacher training college for secondary level and was integrated into the university in 1991.
Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) has a student population of approximately 7,000 and is a centre for undergraduate and postgraduate education in business, engineering, information technology, humanities, science, and art education. In October 2021, it merged with
Athlone IT
to become the
Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest
, in 2021/2022.
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The main campus is located at Moylish Park, about 3 kilometres north-west of the city centre, and the
Limerick School of Art and Design
is located on campuses at Clare Street and George's Quay. Additional facilities and outreach centres are located at O'Connell Street and in Ennis, County Clare and LIT has two campuses in County Tipperary, LIT Thurles and LIT Clonmel. These were formerly the campuses of the
Tipperary Institute
which merged with LIT in 2011.
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LIT was originally established in 1852 as a School of Ornamental Art. In the mid-1970s it was incorporated as the Limerick College of Art, Commerce & Technology (CoACT) and achieved the designation of a Regional Technical College (RTC) in 1993 and finally an
Institute of Technology
in 1997. LIT has connections with several enterprise centres.
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Mary Immaculate College is an education and arts college located just southwest of the city centre. The main focus is on the education of primary-level teachers. Mary Immaculate College is a constituent college of the
University of Limerick
.
Griffith College Limerick
(GCL) is a private college in Limerick. The college was established in 2006 when the Mid-West Business Institute was acquired by Griffith College. The college runs full-time and part-time courses in accountancy, business, law, engineering, computing, and IT and has a range of part-time courses available.
Primary and secondary education in the city is organised similarly to the rest of Ireland. The Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board (formerly the City of Limerick Vocational Education Committee) provides education services for over 25,000 learners in the city at secondary and further education levels. It also runs Gaelcholaiste Luimnigh, an all-Irish language secondary school. The other main secondary schools in the city are
Castletroy College
,
Crescent College
Comprehensive, Thomond Community College, and
Villiers
which are all
co-educational
.
Ardscoil Ris
, St. Clements Redemptorist College,
CBS Sexton Street
and
St Munchin's College
are boys-only schools.
Laurel Hill Colaiste
, The Presentation, Ard Scoil Mhuire, and Scoil Carmel are girls-only schools.
Sport
[
edit
]
Rugby
,
Gaelic football
,
hurling
, and association football are popular sporting pastimes in Limerick. The city and suburbs also have many tennis, athletics,
cricket
and golf clubs. The city is host to many large sporting events. Examples in the 21st century include the 2008 and 2009 Irish Open Golf Championships, the 2010 Irish
Special Olympics
, the All-Ireland Corporate Games, and the World
Baton twirling
Championships.
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Limerick was designated as a European City of Sport for 2011 by the European Capitals of Sport Association (ACES).
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The National Elite Swimming Club is based at The University of Limerick Arena. Former World Boxing Champion,
Andy Lee
, who held the
WBO
middleweight
title from 2014 to 2015, trained at St. Francis Boxing Club on Mungret Street in Limerick.
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Basketball
[
edit
]
Similar to the rest of Ireland, basketball was a popular sport in Limerick during the 1970s and 1980s, with up to four divisions in the men's and women's local leagues. It suffered a decline during the 1990s culminating in the complete demise of local league basketball in the city and surrounding areas. The main clubs in the city were St. Colm's and Marathon with St. Colm's, in particular, having a long history in the National Leagues.
[
citation needed
]
Limerick is currently represented in the
National Leagues
by the men's
UL Eagles
team and the women's UL Aughinish team. They both play their home games at the 2,500-capacity University Arena at the University of Limerick. There are several other teams at the school and club level, including St. Colm's, Limerick Lakers, Taste of Europe, Limerick Celtic, and
Limerick Lions
.
Cricket
[
edit
]
Limerick Cricket Club
is a member of the Munster Cricket Union and plays in competitions organised by the Union. The club has in the past provided players for the
Ireland national cricket team
.
Rowing
[
edit
]
Four rowing clubs are located in the city, namely
Limerick Boat Club
, Shannon Rowing Club,
St Michael's Rowing Club
, and Athlunkard Boat Club. St Michael's member and Limerick native
Sam Lynch
won the
World Rowing Championships
gold medal in the Men's Lightweight Single Sculls in 2001 and 2002.
Gaelic games
[
edit
]
Ireland's national sports of
hurling
and
Gaelic football
are widely played in the city and its surrounding suburbs. The
Limerick county hurling team
are the
current All-Ireland champions
, has won the last four senior hurling championships in a row, and are
of the top four teams in the country historically
.
Na Piarsaigh
is the only city club
currently
playing hurling at senior level.
Claughaun
(Clochan), Monaleen (Moin a'Lin) and Mungret (Mungairit) compete at intermediate level and Old Christians (Sean-Chriostaithe), Milford (Ath an Mhuilinn), Saint Patrick's (Naomh Padraig) and Abbey Sarsfields (Sairsealaigh na Mainistreach) compete at junior level.
Limerick won the first
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
in 1887 when represented by the city's Commercials club and repeated the feat in 1896. Since then, the game has lived mostly in the shadow of hurling but a resurgence in 2000 saw the county win its first Munster Under-21 title and has since reached three Munster Senior finals. Monaleen (Moin a'Lin) is the only city club to play football in the senior grade. Saint Patrick's (Naomh Padraig), Claughaun (An Clochan), Mungret St. Paul's (Mungairit Naomh Pol) and
Na Piarsaigh
are at intermediate level and Milford (Ath a Mhuilinn), Abbey Sarsfields (Sairsealaigh na Mainstreach) and Ballinacurra Gaels (Gaeil Bhaile na Cora) play at junior level.
Some secondary school's compete in the
Dr. Harty Cup
, which is the Munster Colleges Hurling Championship. Limerick CBS has won the cup on 10 occasions, including four in a row from 1964 to 1967 and most recently in 1993. The school also won the
Dr. Croke Cup
, the All-Ireland Colleges Hurling Championship, on two occasions, in 1964 and 1966. Ardscoil Ris has won the championship on five occasions, in 2010, 2011, 2013,2015, and 2021 and St. Munchin's College won it once, in 1922.
Both the University of Limerick (UL) and Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) have been successful in the
Fitzgibbon Cup
, the All-Ireland Higher Education Hurling Championship. UL first won the championship in 1989 and has won it four times in all. LIT's two wins came in 2005 and 2007. Both of the colleges met in the final in 2011, with UL scoring an injury-time goal to win.
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Limerick's
Gaelic Grounds
(Pairc na nGael), on the Ennis Road, is the county team's home venue for both sports and has a capacity of 49,000 following reconstruction in 2004. In 1961 it hosted Ireland's biggest crowd for a sporting event outside
Croke Park
when over 61,000 paid to see the Munster hurling final between Tipperary and Cork.
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Golf
[
edit
]
There are three golf clubs associated with Limerick city.
Limerick Golf Club
was founded in 1891 and is located at Ballyclough, 5 kilometres (3 mi) due south of the city centre. Castletroy Golf Club was founded in 1937 and is located in the suburb of Castletroy in the southwest of the city. Rathbane Golf Club is based at Rathbane Golf Course, a municipal facility opened in 1998 on the southern outskirts of the city and operated under a licence for Limerick City Council. Limerick has won the Irish Senior Cup, the blue riband event of Irish amateur golf, on four occasions and was the first Irish club to win the European Club Championship, in 1980.
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Castletroy has won the Irish Senior Cup once.
Limerick Golf Club was host to the JP McManus Invitational Pro-Am, one of the largest
pro-am
events of its kind in the world. It has contributed over €95m to local charities since its inception in 1990.
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The event moved to the larger
Adare Golf Club
in 2005 as it had outgrown the Ballyclough venue.
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Adare also played host to the
Irish Open
in 2007 and 2008.
Rugby
[
edit
]
Rugby union
is popular in the city and is widely played at all levels, with Limerick sometimes referred to as the "spiritual home of Irish rugby".
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Two-time European champions
Munster
play most home matches at
Thomond Park
, where they held a record of being unbeaten in the
Heineken Cup
for 26 consecutive games until the 16?9 defeat by Leicester in January 2007.
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Munster recorded a famous 12?0 victory against the New Zealand
All Blacks
in 1978 at Thomond Park and came close a second time when the teams met in 2008, losing 18?16.
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Munster also defeated an Australian touring side at Thomond Park in 2010
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and the
Maori All Blacks
27-14 in 2016.
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Since its inception in 1991 the
All-Ireland League
has been dominated by Limerick City teams, with three clubs winning the competition 13 times between them:
Shannon
(9);
Garryowen
(3) and
Young Munster
(1). Other senior rugby clubs in the city include
Old Crescent
,
Thomond
, and
UL Bohemians
. Richmond and St. Mary's are city clubs playing in the junior leagues.
The city's secondary schools compete in the
Munster Senior
and
Junior
Cups and a number of schools have had notable success at both levels. The most successful rugby school in the city is
Crescent College
, eleven-time Senior Cup and five-time Junior Cup winners. The school is affiliated with Old Crescent RFC.
St. Munchin's
has won the Senior Cup five times since 1968 and the Junior Cup three times.
Limerick CBS
won the Senior Cup on four occasions in the 1920s and 1930s and the Junior Cup in 1932.
Ardscoil Ris
has won the Junior Cup twice, in 2003 and 2005 and
Castletroy College
won both senior and junior competitions in 2008.
In 2013,
Thomond Park
hosted
rugby league
in the
2013 Rugby League World Cup
,
[118]
and an academy was briefly set up in 2011 to identify Irish players to play for
Super League
clubs.
[119]
[120]
Domestic rugby league was formerly played in Limerick, with the
Treaty City Titans
representing the city in the
All-Ireland Rugby League Championship
. The Titans were Irish champions eight times between 2005 and 2015, but as of 2023 the team is defunct.
Association football is popular in the city and suburbs, and the city was historically represented in the
League of Ireland
by
Limerick FC
. The club first joined the league in 1937. There have been a number of variations of the club, and their most successful period was from the 1960s to the 1980s when they won two League of Ireland championships and two
FAI Cups
. The club played at
Markets Field
until the mid-1980s when they controversially moved to a new venue.
[121]
Limerick FC returned to the Markets Field in June 2015, following the purchase of the venue by the Limerick Enterprise Development Partnership (LEDP) from
Bord na gCon
.
[122]
However, the club suffered a financial collapse in 2019 and lost its licence.
[123]
[124]
In place of Limerick FC, a new club called
Treaty United F.C.
was created. The women's team,
Treaty United W.F.C.
, began playing in the 2020 season of the
Women's National League
. The men's team was not able to begin playing until the 2021 season, joining the
League of Ireland First Division
.
[125]
Horse racing
[
edit
]
Limerick Racecourse
is located 10km outside the city at Greenmount, Patrickswell and holds
flat
and
National Hunt
meetings throughout the year.
The racecourse superseded
Greenpark Racecourse
, a course inside the city, which closed in 1999 after 130 years of racing.
[126]
Twin towns ? sister cities
[
edit
]
Limerick is
twinned
with:
[127]
[128]
Photos
[
edit
]
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King John's Castle on the River Shannon
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Thomond Bridge and King John's Castle
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The quay in Limerick City
-
Treaty Stone on the banks of the River Shannon
-
St. Mary's Cathedral
-
Limerick on the River Shannon as viewed from Bishop's Quay
-
Sculpture by
Antony Gormley
in the Central Plaza of the
University of Limerick
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"History of Limerick Racecourse"
. Limerickraces.ie. 21 August 2015.
Archived
from the original on 15 November 2017
. Retrieved
28 March
2021
.
- ^
"Sister Cities and Twinnings Management"
. Limerick City and County Council
. Retrieved
3 January
2021
.
- ^
"Limerick council to send Mayor to Boston for twinning"
. Limerick Leader. 26 January 2016
. Retrieved
21 May
2020
.
References
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edit
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- The History of Limerick City
by Sean Spellissy (1998)
- The Government and the People of Limerick. The History of Limerick Corporation/City Council 1197?2006
by Matthew Potter (2006)
- First Citizens of the Treaty City. The Mayors and Mayoralty of Limerick 1197?2007
by Matthew Potter (2007)
- The Memoirs of John M. Regan, a Catholic Officer in the RIC and RUC, 1909?48
, Joost Augusteijn, editor, District Inspector, Limerick 1920,
ISBN
978-1-84682-069-4
.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Limerick
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for
Limerick
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