Limerick City and County Council has announced that Úna McCarthy has been appointed as Director/Curator of Limerick City Gallery of Art (LCGA). A native of Charleville, Co Cork, Úna McCarthy has worked as Head of Festivals with The Arts Council since 2004. She is due to take up her position as LCGA Director in Limerick […]
Following the decision of Limerick City of Culture last November to bid for the designation of European Capital of Culture 2020, the local authority has today announced the creation of a team to work on preparing the bid for Limerick. Limerick National City of Culture Director Mike Fitzpatrick will lead the team and continue to […]
In a recent guide compiled for the EU’s Committee of the Regions, the various funding opportunities for tourism available to local and regional authorities in the new programming period 2014-2020 were collated and outlined. As the third largest EU economic sector, tourism has a wide-ranging impact on economic growth, employment and social development. A specific […]
Some of Limerick’s most intriguing and historic buildings will open their doors to the public free of charge during OpenHouse Limerick 2014. Details were released today about the the third annual initiative that will be running from the 3rd-5th October. The concept was first introduced in London in 1992 in order to showcase first-rate architecture […]