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Limerick 2020 let us build on the foundation.
Picture by Cian Reinhardt/ilovelimerick.

Limerick lost its bid to be European Capital of Culture in 2020, with Galway being announced as the winner last Friday inDublin.

The prized European designation, awarded by the EU Commission and worth an estimated €170m to the winner, is to be held jointly in Galway and the city of Rijeka in Croatia in2020. At an announcement in the National Concert Hall in Dublin this Friday, chair of Panel Steve

At an announcement in the National Concert Hall in Dublin this Friday, chair of Panel Steve Green, declared that Galway had won the bid to hold the Capital of Culture designation. It followed extensive site visits by members of the ten-person judging panel to Galway on Monday, Limerick on Tuesday and the ThreeSisters bid of Waterford, Wexford and Kilkenny on Wednesday. A large delegation from Limerick travelled to Dublin for the announcement. Reacting immediately after Galway was unveiled, Limerick 2020 bid director Mike


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Limerick 2020 Let us Build on the foundation. Crowd looks on awaiting the announcement. Picture by Cian Reinhardt/ilovelimerick

Limerick 2020 Let us Build on the foundation. The crowd looks on awaiting the announcement. Picture by Cian Reinhardt/ilovelimerick

A large delegation from Limerick travelled to Dublin for the announcement. Reacting immediately after Galway was unveiled, Limerick 2020 bid director Mike Fitzpatrick congratulated the winning city and said the team behind its bid saying, “I suppose we have to figure out a way that doesn’t dissipate, that we don’t lose that. I think Limerick’s cultural awakening happened in 2014, nothing is going to change that.” The CEO of Limerick Chamber, Dr. James Ring, has said that Limerick is still a winner from the bid process despite Galway being chosen.

He said, “The 18-month campaign ensured that the cultural candle has continued to burn bright post our 2014 designation as national capital of culture and come 2020 it will be burning even brighter. We have a proud city and we are as proud today as we have ever been.”

For the announcement, a large crowd attended an event at Limerick’s Strand Hotel. On the top floor looking over our beautiful city, the crowd watched on as the announcement was delivered over a live stream from the National Concert Hall. Although we have not won our bid for the European Capital of Culture 2020, it has offered us a platform to build on and has brought us closer together as a community than every before. Limerick 2020 let us build on this loss!

Here, you can find out more information about European Capital of Culture.
You can read more stories about Limerick 2020 here.

Pictures by Cian Reinhardt/ilovelimerick

Richard is a presenter, producer, songwriter and actor. He was named the Limerick Person of the Year (2011) and won an online award at the Metro Éireann Media and Multicultural Awards (2011) for promoting multi-culturalism online. Richard says that the ilovelimerick.com concept is very much a community driven project that aims to document life in Limerick. So, that in 20 years time people can look back and remember the events that were making the headlines.