City of Culture chairman Pat Cox refuses to quit

Chairman of Limerick City of Culture Pat Cox has defied calls for him to quit after his former political adviser resigned as the organisation’s chief executive yesterday.

Mr Cox said after the departure of chief executive Patricia Ryan and artistic director Karl Wallace that there would be no further resignations from the troubled body.

“It has been a very challenging start but we need to draw a line under this,” said Mr Cox. “There is no question of more resignations helping the situation.”