Church to rejoice as orchestra limbers up

A LIMERICK church where the last Mass was celebrated 12 months ago, will over the coming days help the city rejoice in the music of the Irish Chamber Orchestra (ICO).

The MBNA Limerick International Music Festival will run until Sunday, July 12 in the 19th century Franciscan Church in Henry Street.

The orchestra, based at the University of Limerick, feels that the Franciscan church may now become a second home located in the heart of the city.