Mayor to go to NY memorial

AS the family of Frank McCourt finalise plans to bury his ashes in Connecticut, the Mayor of Limerick asked them to consider sending some of his ashes back to Limerick to be scattered on the Shannon.

When asked about death on a visit to Limerick last year, Frank McCourt said: “Let them scatter my ashes over the Shannon and pollute the river.”

Mayor Kevin Kiely said he will travel to New York where a memorial service is to take place, to represent the people of Limerick.