O’Connell to be conferred with top Limerick honour

In his home city, rugby legend Paul O’Connell “walks on water”.

And the Munster and Irish great will follow in the footsteps of a Pope and two US Presidents when he is conferred asa Freeman of Limerick.

An Apr 22 ceremony will see O’Connell admitted to the ranks of such world leaders as Pope John Paul II and US presidents John F Kennedy and Bill Clinton.