Clodagh Finn: Women's museum plan is welcome news

The possibility that the former home of the International Rugby Experience may be converted to a women’s museum is music to the ears of half the population of Ireland, writes Clodagh Finn

The six-storey property on O’Connell Street will now, it is proposed, host a permanent exhibition telling the stories of the women of Ireland. File photo: Liam Burke/Press 22

What encouraging news. Plans are underway to establish a dedicated women’s museum in the centre of Limerick in a landmark building that has been donated to the State by businessman JP McManus.

The six-storey property on O’Connell Street and former home of the International Rugby Experience will now, it is proposed, host a permanent exhibition telling the stories of the women of Ireland.