Dalai Lama unable to visit Southill

HOPES that spiritual leader the Dalai Lama would visit Southill during his brief Irish visit next month have been dashed.

Preparations had been going ahead in the Limerick estate to welcome the Tibetan Buddhist leader on April 14 when he would give a lecture at the University of Limerick.

Such has been the demand for places at the lecture it has been moved from the 1,000-seat UL Concert Hall to the UL Sports Arena, which can hold 3,000.