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Memorabilia Sought for Krups Exhibition taking place in September 2024
Krups Exhibition will take place in September to mark the closure of the famous factory and subsequent creation of LEDP, 25 years on. Pictured above at the public appeal were Niall O’Callaghan, Chief Executive, LEDP, Mayor of the City & County of Limerick, Councillor Gerald Mitchell, Dr Zara Power, Limerick Museum and Dr Matthew Potter, Limerick Museum. Picture: Keith Wiseman
Krups Exhibition is curated by Limerick Museum and Public Invited to Collection Days on April 9 – 11 at LEDP, Roxboro
Limerick Enterprise Development Partnership (LEDP), in partnership with Limerick Museum, is co-ordinating a public appeal for past employees of Krups and their families to share stories, artefacts and memorabilia from their time working for the engineering firm. The memorabilia will be curated by the Limerick Museum and presented in a ‘Krups Exhibition’ in September to mark the closure of the famous factory and subsequent creation of LEDP, 25 years on.
As part of its 25thanniversary celebrations, LEDP intends on acknowledging the impact the employees of Krups had on the region by presenting their stories, artefacts and memorabilia from that era in this unique exhibition to be hosted at the LEDP Campus.
Krups famously closed in late 1998 with the devastating loss of over 500 jobs which reverberated throughout Limerick. Employing 1,400 people at its height, the company was regarded as one of Limerick’s best employers with many staff working there since the Roxboro plant opened in 1964, as one of Limerick’s first multinational companies.
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Established as a not-for-profit, independently funded charity in response to the closure, LEDP set out to facilitate education, upskilling and enterprise creation at the old factory site providing the spark for the local community to realise their full potential. Today, the Campus supports over 1,000 direct jobs on the original site, a doubling of the original goal of replacing all 500 lost jobs, along with the provision of over 2,000 training places annually and a host of community services by partners located at the LEDP Campus.
Mayor of the City and County of Limerick, Councillor Gerald Mitchell said, “I’m delighted that LEDP has taken the initiative to work in partnership with Limerick Museum to bring this exhibition to the public. Krups played a pivotal role in the social, economic, and industrial development of Limerick. This is a wonderful opportunity for the community to be part of this nostalgic journey.”
Niall O’Callaghan, Chief Executive, LEDP, said, “Celebrating 25 years of delivering transformational change is a special milestone for us, but before we look forward to our next chapter, we wanted to acknowledge our origins. People all around us fondly recall their time at Krups so we are delighted to facilitate this important exhibition that pays tribute to the employees and their impact on the community.”
Dr Matthew Potter, Limerick Museum, said “We want to create a comprehensive display to show what life was like in Krups, so we’re asking anyone with connections to Krups to dig out the memorabilia they have of their experience of working with or for the company and tell us the accompanying stories. Objects like photos, diaries, letters, drawings, tools used, products sold are all welcome.”
Collection days take place at the Innovation Hub in LEDP, Roxboro on 9th, 10th & 11th April. Stories will be recorded and associated materials will be photographed. The curators may ask for some objects to be donated on loan until after the exhibition.
About Limerick Enterprise Development Partnership (LEDP)
Limerick Enterprise Development Partnership (LEDP) is a community-led charitable trust contributing to the social fabric of Limerick City through job creation, advocacy, training, and education provision and is a key stimulator for enterprise development and regeneration in socially marginalised and excluded areas. As well as facilitating charities, state agencies, training providers, and commercial businesses in the LEDP building in Roxboro, it owns the Family Tree Crèche which it built in 2005, Markets Field Stadium redeveloped in 2012, and Spark Hub, Ireland’s first hotdesking space in a regeneration area. The LEDP campus in Roxboro now facilitates 35 enterprises and 1,000 jobs on site with over €70M invested there since 2001.
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