#LimerickAndProud hashtag blows up worldwide following 'Forbes' article on Collison brothers

In one week, the hashtag generated more than 8.6m impressions on Twitter

An aerial view of Limerick City.

The #LimerickAndProud hashtag, which trended on Twitter in the wake of a Forbes article about Stripe co-founders John and Patrick Collison, received over 8.6m impressions on the site earlier this month.

The hashtag began picking up speed on Friday, April 9, following the publication of an article in  Forbes on the Collison brothers and their early years in Limerick.