Sir, – The arts community in Limerick quite reasonably imagined that an event called “Limerick City of Culture” would be a celebration of their city through art and culture. What they failed to understand was that, for the board of the event, this was really a “rebranding” exercise, with a few auld plays and jugglers thrown in to take the hard look off it. Provided they didn’t want much of the budget, of course. – Yours, etc,
GERARD LEE ,
St Agnes Park,
Crumlin,
Dublin 12.
Sir, – In light of the recent debacle surrounding the City of Culture, the “Curse of Saint Munchin” comes to mind. The story goes that the workmen employed on the building of the ancient church of St Munchin were one day striving to raise a very heavy block of stone to a certain part of the work. The saint was standing by and called on some of the citizens to help the men to put the stone in the desired position. These citizens refused to lend their aid, and the saint appealed to some strangers who were passing, who readily lent their assistance, whereupon St Munchin fervently thanked them and prayed that the strangers might always prosper in Limerick and the natives be unfortunate and unsuccessful. – Yours, etc,
NOEL NAUGHTON,
Quarry Road,
Thomondgate,
Limerick.