Liam Neeson features in UL’s Fighting Irishmen exhibit

MEMORABILIA from actor Liam Neeson’s amateur boxing career forms part of a new exhibition which opened in Limerick last night.

The Fighting Irishmen Exhibition, a celebration of Irish fighters based in the US from 1820 to the present, was opened at the University of Limerick (UL) Arena by Minister of State for Trade and Development, Jan O’Sullivan,

As part of the European City of Sport programme for 2011, the Irish Arts Centre in New York teamed up with Shannon Development and UL to secure the exhibition for Limerick city.