Bill Whelan delights in bringing Riverdance 'home' to Limerick

Irish people don’t celebrate success enough and give each other a well-earned boost, Riverdance composer Bill Whelan said yesterday as he heralded the show’s “homecoming” to his native Limerick.

Mr Whelan said the recognition he has received in Limerick was very important to him.

He said: “Receiving the Freedom of Limerick was very important to me, as important as any other event including [winning] the Grammy.”