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The Best Churches in Limerick

The Best Churches in Limerick
Well, let's just say they're like a kaleidoscope of colors, the candles are long lasting and some of the best we found around the city. The pews are comfy, albeit a little too much and one may be tempted to nod off during a particularly long mass...

The Top Five Pubs in Limerick

The Top Five Pubs in Limerick
Are you really from Limerick if you haven't frequented this fine establishment in the early morning? A peculiar mix of clientele can be found here in the early hours of the day, some starting their day...

The Making of Jim Kemmy's Portrait.

The Making of Jim Kemmy's Portrait.

"That which is good for the working class I esteem patriotic" James Connolly

Reads the top of the front page of the Limerick Socialist newspaper from June 1981. Underneath this quote an image of Jim Kemmy is revealed. Fist clenched, Jim's face tells a story,

Artwork that doesn't get disseminated is just art…

Artwork that doesn't get disseminated is just art…
I saw a post on Facebook once of an artist that had passed away. She had made art all her life, but never sold any of it and kept it all. The house was overflowing with work.

Secret Art in Limerick

Secret Art in Limerick
It's not often you meet a rock with this much protection. A collaboration between over zealous city council workers and Limerick of old. The past elaborately protected by the present

Limerick artists you should know...

Limerick artists you should know...
His art can be dark yet playful, a delightful combination of curious scribbles that dance about the page like Costello's regulars at two in the morning. Institutional critiques and social commentaries run through his work like a drunk down Parnell street. 

The Urban Classroom

The Urban Classroom
A derelict space in Limerick have been utilised by artists for nearly 40 years. Informal art spaces contribute to the visual landscape of a city in a way that is serendipitous. One space I have used over the years sits along...

How to become an artist in 7 easy steps...

How to become an artist in 7 easy steps...
1. Sell your work. If you don't make money from your art, you won't be making art for very long. Artists are simultaneously brilliant at making art and terrible at selling it.

Limerick Street Art that vanished...

Limerick Street Art that vanished...
Street art is temporary by nature. The paint fades away and buildings get demolished. The visual landscape of Limerick is continuously in flux and this will continue into the future...

5 places you'll recognise if you grew up in Limerick in the 90's & 00's.

5 places you'll recognise if you grew up in Limerick in the 90's & 00's.
1. Clem Smith'sWhere boys became men. The epicentre of the Dock Road, Clem Smith watered many an underage hurling team after a County Championship final...
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