A shindig on the Shannon for Limerick City of Culture

LIMERICK’s designation as the country’s first National City of Culture in 2014 will see it host over 200 performances and exhibitions, spanning all arts forms.

The initiative is timely as it has been a difficult year for Limerick’s theatre companies with the closure of the Belltable Arts Centre. The O’Connell Street premises is now administered by Limetree Theatre.

But despite the challenges facing the artistic community in the city, the City of Culture programme, recently launched at Daghda Dance Space in the old St John’s Church in the city, is eclectic.