Mayor ‘saddened’ at failure to award Freedom of City to Denis Leonard

THE mayor of Limerick last night expressed his “sadness” that a full meeting of the city council could not agree to award the Freedom of the City to a man described as one of the finest Limerick men of his time.

Limerick Civic Trust director Denis Leonard, 62, died at the weekend, after a short illness.

Mayor Kevin Kiely said when he learned Mr Leonard was very ill, he contacted the party leaders on the council with a view to bestowing on him the Freedom of the City.