That fella hasnāt lived in the Well for years, his former neighbour took it upon himself to ruin the entire village with those rags and there is plenty of disgust over the whole issue. @backinatracksuit a simple best of luck sign outside the village roundabout with a couple of flags around it is more than enough, I drove through NCW yesterday and thatās what their Olympian had done for her.
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No. They want to talk about it for another 20 years before committing
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One lane. I think they want to eventually have it just as a bus lane. Good idea imho but I would like to see the toll removed from the tunnel to encourage traffic to avoid the city centre
No. Reducing it from 3 lanes to 2. Widening footpaths cycle lanes etc.
They need to leave a lane for people to throw on the flashers and just run in to pick up a few bits.
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Well in fairness NCW has billboards on the entrances to the town, donāt even think the Well have that
Limerick city have the GAA flags on every single pole on the bridges, nothing got the Lions or Olympians.
As I mentioned, small towns all over Ireland are decked out for their Olympians, I have no interest whatsoever in rugby but I recognise that being made captain of the Lions (I know, I know) is a huge personal achievement, I donāt see the problem, Patrickswell gets a lot of negative press, the hurling players will always be there and in August Iām certain theyāll get their flags and signs, whatās the big deal??
Iām only speaking for myself, I donāt know anybody from out there, if thereās anger in the locality about it then maybe they should be removed or whatever
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Iād say half the Well wouldnt know what a rubby ball looks likeā¦
Have you been through the village? From the roundabout up to Luceys garage itās total overkill.
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I know, it is a bit much, but itāll be gone in a couple of weeks and replaced with green and white,
Itās hardly worth getting angry about, parts of the city is the same with the GAA, thereās no need for every pole on the bridges for example
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the Irish have a huge problem with flags
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The lad in Buttevant may disagree with that.
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Good news for the well. Conor Murray recalled to the starting team.
Which Muldoon will be seething the most on here ?
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OāConnell leads Limerick lineout for ā¬30m interactive rugby experience
David Raleigh
PAUL OāCONNELL, CHAIR OF THE INTERNATIONAL RUGBY EXPERIENCE, AT THE SITE OF THE CENTRE ON OāCONNELL ST IN LIMERICK CITY. PHOTOGRAPH: ALAN PLACE
A ā¬30 million interactive world ārugby experienceā is on track to open in Limerick city next year despite delays in construction due to Covid-19.
Financed by a charitable entity owned by billionaire horse racing owner and philanthropist JP McManus, the 2,787sq m āstate-of-the-artā rugby experience will employ 50 staff when it opens in autumn 2022.
Visitors to the international rugby experience, which is being constructed on OāConnell Street, will be able to score a try, kick a conversion at their favourite rugby ground, pass to their rugby hero or sidestep tackles on a sequence of changing floor lights.
Former Irish, Munster and Lions rugby player Paul OāConnell ā who is fronting the project on behalf of Mr McManus ā said the development aims to attract 100,000 visitors a year.
āItās not a building full of artefacts, itās a digitally interactive experience . . . I suppose sports museums wouldnāt perform well historically, whereas a digitally interactive experience is what kids and families want, and it is how you can bring the sport to life,ā OāConnell said.
The history of rugby will be relayed across modern digital audio and visual booths, created by London-based Event Communications, and āthere will be a whole floor of interactive experiences that kids and adults alike will loveā.
āWe have great confidence in it, itās very exciting,ā said OāConnell, who, along with Mr McManusās daughter Sue-Ann Foley, is a director of the not-for-profit company behind the project.
The āpremier focusā is to boost the city centre economy as well as supporting tourism in the surrounding region.
The development, which is being designed by UK-based firm Niall McLaughlin Architects, has suffered delays in the construction phase due to the pandemic but OāConnell remains upbeat it can open in the autumn.
OāConnell said encouraging children ā particularly young girls ā into sport, where they can access āgreat adult role modelsā, is something he is passionate about, having a young daughter of his own.
ā I grew up in a house with three boys, and itās only now that I realise the role of girls in sport, to show other young girls that this is a viable lifestyle for you.ā
A load of me bollix.
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It sounds great. Like Celtworld but for rugby.
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Theyāll have a concussion booth too, to show kids what itās like to get knocked out.
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Looks great. Will be a real boost to Limerick tourism
Iām gonna head in and spend the day kicking conversions in Temple Hill and passing the ball to Brendan Mullen
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Limerick is a real rubby city.
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Theyāve a serious problem of sticking shit images on the Irish flag.
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