Old building would be ideal maritime museum

THE former O’Curry Street police station in Limerick — once a mission for seamen —would make an ideal location for a museum dedicated to Limerick’s maritime history.

While there are plans to redevelop the whole docklands area — as the Irish Examiner has been reporting — the building is in danger of becoming an eyesore.

It is a listed building owned by the Harbour Commissioners, so it would not be too difficult to have it transferred to public ownership.