Rugby museum backed by JP McManus opens in Limerick

Paul O'Connell, former Munster and international rugby player, has become the face of Limerick City's new rugby museum. Picture: Brendan Gleeson

Irish rugby stars scrummed together to launch a €30m, six-storey, interactive rugby museum, employing 50 people in Limerick city.

The museum is partly funded by Limerick billionaire businessman and racehorse owner JP McManus.