Freeman Harris move opposed

A FORMER Mayor of Limerick yesterday claimed his efforts to make actor Richard Harris a freeman of Limerick were strongly opposed by two members of the city council.

Ald Pat Kennedy confirmed he made every effort to have the highest honour the city can bestow on the richly talented actor during his mayoralty in 1985/86.

The Harris family and the general public in the city are annoyed that 72-year-old Richard Harris, the city’s most famous son and one of the great international actors of his generation, was not officially honoured by his native city before he died.