Limerick set for €5m Amlin Cup windfall

MUNSTER’S Amlin Challenge Cup semi-final with Harlequins could generate more than €5m for Limerick city and the surrounding region.

Mark O’Connell, associate director of Focus Consulting, believes the revenues wouldn’t be as significant as for a Heineken Cup match but predicts a significant upturn in business for pubs, hotels and restaurants on Shannonside on the May Bank Holiday weekend.

“It is difficult to determine the number of Harlequin supporters that will attend the semi-final as the Amlin Cup does not appear to generate gates as large as knockout games in the Heineken Cup,” O’Connell said.