JP McManus donates International Rugby Experience Centre to Limerick council

The museum is expected to attract 100,000 visitors to Limerick per year

The museum opened in May last year and was initially funded through a €30m investment by the JP McManus Charitable Foundation. 

Billionaire businessman JP McManus has donated the International Rugby Experience (IRE) Centre to Limerick City and County Council. 

The 30,000sq ft six-storey centre, which is located on Limerick's O'Connell St, will now be owned and operated by the council.