Editing Limerick (section)

==Culture==
[[File:Hunt Museum Limerick.jpg|thumb|[[Hunt Museum]]]]
[[File:Belltable.jpg|thumb|[[Belltable|The Belltable Theatre]]]]

In 2014, Limerick became Ireland's inaugural ''National City of Culture'', with a variety of artistic and cultural events occurring at locations around the city throughout the year.

===Art===
The [[Limerick City Gallery of Art]] on [[Pery Square]] is the city's chief venue for [[contemporary art]] exhibitions. It is home to a permanent collection of [[Irish art]], which shows works from the early 18th to 20th century. The gallery houses the National Collection of Contemporary Drawing founded by the artist Samuel Walsh in 1987. Limerick's major contemporary art event is [[EVA International]], Ireland's Biennial of Contemporary Art.<ref>[http://www.eva.ie/ EVA International (Exhibition of Visual Art)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050930225723/http://www.eva.ie/ |date=30 September 2005 }}, Ireland.</ref> EVA International, centered mainly in the Limerick City Gallery of Art, is curated by varying guest curators and includes contemporary artworks by both international and Irish artists.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eva.ie/about-eva/about/|title=About|publisher=[[EVA International]]|access-date=13 June 2020|archive-date=14 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814220850/https://www.eva.ie/about-eva/about/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Other Limerick arts groups include Contact Studios, which provides individual studio spaces for visual artists; [[Ormston House]], a meeting place for the arts; and Limerick Printmakers Studio and Gallery, which provides printmaking facilities, a venue for exhibitions and events and an education programme.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}

===Theatre===
The Lime Tree Theatre officially opened at the [[Mary Immaculate College]] campus in October 2012. The venue hosts theatre, music, comedy, traditional arts, schools' performances, and conferences.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.limetreetheatre.ie|title=Lime Tree Theatre – Limericks Premier Live Venue|work=Lime Tree Theatre|access-date=24 September 2021|archive-date=21 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721113255/https://limetreetheatre.ie/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[Belltable]] on [[O'Connell Street, Limerick|O'Connell Street]] hosts local playwrights and drama productions.<ref>[http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0226/369725-limerick-belltable-liquidation/ Belltable Arts Centre goes into liquidation – RTÉ News] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102194053/http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0226/369725-limerick-belltable-liquidation/ |date=2 January 2014}}. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Retrieved 23 July 2013.</ref> The University Concert Hall located in the [[University of Limerick]] is a 1,000 seat venue and provides a large venue for national and international acts to visit the city. Limerick is also the home of street theatre companies, including "The Umbrella Project".{{Citation needed|date=December 2022}}

There is also the Impact Theatre Company,<ref>{{cite web |last=Woulfe |first=Jimmy |date=19 February 2008 |title=High drama with your chips? |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-20055567.html |access-date=10 April 2023 |website=Irish Examiner}}</ref> and Bottomdog Theatre Company.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bottom Dog Theatre Company – Companies – Irish Theatre |url=https://www.irishtheatre.ie/company-page.aspx?companyid=30387 |access-date=10 April 2023 |website=www.irishtheatre.ie}}</ref>

===Literature===
Limerick's literature scene is supported by projects like the Limerick Writers' Centre, which was established in 2008 and runs a range of writing activities in the city. Limerick natives include Pulitzer Prize-winning author Frank McCourt, and novelists Kate O'Brien, Michael Curtin, Kevin Barry and Donal Ryan. Poets from Limerick include Michael Hogan, Desmond O'Grady, and John Liddy.<ref>{{cite web |title=A Few Words About Us |url=https://limerickwriterscentre.com/about/ |url-status=live |publisher=Limerick Writers' Centre |date=19 December 2018 |access-date=13 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613213257/https://limerickwriterscentre.com/about/ |archive-date=13 June 2020}}</ref>

The city is the setting for [[Frank McCourt (author)|Frank McCourt]]'s memoir ''[[Angela's Ashes]]'' and its [[Angela's Ashes (film)|film adaptation]]. The Frank McCourt Museum situated in McCourt's former school on Hartsonge Street opened in 2011, and contains artefacts from the book.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=http://frankmccmuseum.wix.com/frankmccourtmuseum#!about-us/c1enr |url-status=live |publisher=The Frank McCourt Museum |year=2013 |access-date=27 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629011448/http://frankmccmuseum.wix.com/frankmccourtmuseum#!about-us/c1enr |archive-date=29 June 2013}}</ref> Limerick has also been the setting or location for the dramas ''The Real Thing'' (2002), ''[[Cowboys & Angels]]'' (2003) and ''Lost & Found'' (2015), among other films.<ref>{{cite web |title='The Real Thing' begins Limerick shoot |url=https://www.4rfv.co.uk/industrynews/635/the_real_thing_begins_limerick_shoot |url-status=live |date=8 November 2002 |access-date=24 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024192153/https://www.4rfv.co.uk/industrynews/635/the_real_thing_begins_limerick_shoot |archive-date=24 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Filmed in Limerick |url=https://film.limerick.ie/shot |url-status=live |publisher=Limerick.ie |access-date=24 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024192200/https://film.limerick.ie/shot |archive-date=24 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Irish Film and Television Network – Locations in Ireland – Limerick Location Services – Filmography |url=http://www.iftn.ie/locationsireland/irishlocationsregion/sublinks_static4/limerick/lls/?countytabs=3 |url-status=live |publisher=Irish Film and Television Network |access-date=24 October 2018 |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20181024192220/http://www.iftn.ie/locationsireland/irishlocationsregion/sublinks_static4/limerick/lls/?countytabs=3 |archive-date=24 October 2018}}</ref>

===Music===
The [[Irish Chamber Orchestra]] and the Irish World Music Centre are both based in the [[University of Limerick]]. The university has a thousand-seat state-of-the-art concert hall that hosts visiting performers. The city's music scene has produced bands such as [[The Cranberries]], guitarist [[Noel Hogan]]'s MonoBand, and [[The Hitchers (Irish band)|The Hitchers]]. Electronic musician Richard D. James, more commonly known as [[Aphex Twin]], was born in Limerick in 1971. The Limerick Art Gallery and the Art College cater for painting, sculpture, and performance art.

The [[Limerick International Band Championship]] is an annual competition featuring [[marching bands]] from Limerick, the rest of Ireland, and the rest of the world. It is typically held around just after [[Saint Patrick's Day]], with the bands parading through the city centre, and attracts large crowds.<ref>{{cite news |title=More than 25,000 line Limerick streets for 50th International Band Championship |url=https://www.live95fm.ie/news/live95-news/more-than-25000-line-limerick-streets-for-50th-international-band-championship/ |access-date=20 March 2022 |publisher=Live 95 FM |date=20 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Limerick International Band Championship |url=https://www.limerick.ie/stpatricksfestival/limerick-international-band-championship |website=This is Limerick |date=20 March 2022 |access-date=20 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Limerick International Band Championship |url=https://www.musicfestivals.com/events/limerick-international-band-championship/ |website=Gateway |access-date=20 March 2022}}</ref>

Dolan's Warehouse on the Dock Road is a venue specialising in live music, established in 1998.<ref name="dolans"/> Baker Place was a nightclub that held mainly local underground nights until its closure in 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.limerickpost.ie/2011/03/25/crowds-bid-farewell-to-baker-place/|title=Crowds bid farewell to Baker Place|work=[[The Limerick Post]]|date=25 March 2011|access-date=14 June 2020|archive-date=14 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614000215/https://www.limerickpost.ie/2011/03/25/crowds-bid-farewell-to-baker-place/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020, it was announced that the Dromkeen-based Shiloh Trust was seeking planning permission to convert the former premises of Baker Place into a bible school.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/property/520991/former-limericknightclub-set-to-become-a-bible-school.html|title=Former Limerick nightclub set to become a bible school|work=[[The Limerick Leader]]|first=Nick|last=Rabbitts|date=28 February 2020|access-date=14 June 2020|archive-date=19 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919154743/https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/property/520991/former-limericknightclub-set-to-become-a-bible-school.html|url-status=live}}{{subscription required}}</ref>

===Other===
* Limerick is also home to comedians [[The Rubberbandits]], D'Unbelievables ([[Pat Shortt]] and [[Jon Kenny]]) and [[Karl Spain]]. 
* The Crush 87 nightclub (formerly known as Trinity Rooms until its closure in 2010), was relaunched in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.limerickpost.ie/2013/06/18/limerick-nightclub-venue-set-to-reopen/|title=Limerick nightclub venue set to reopen|work=[[The Limerick Post]]|date=18 June 2013|access-date=14 June 2020|archive-date=13 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613232759/https://www.limerickpost.ie/2013/06/18/limerick-nightclub-venue-set-to-reopen/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/business-news/99405/Former-Limerick-nightclub-set-to-reopen.html|title=Former Limerick nightclub set to reopen|work=[[The Limerick Leader]]|first=Mike|last=Dwane|date=1 July 2013|access-date=14 June 2020|archive-date=13 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613232759/https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/business-news/99405/Former-Limerick-nightclub-set-to-reopen.html|url-status=live}}{{subscription required}}</ref>
* Riverfest is a summer festival held annually in Limerick since 2004. The 2014 festival was held in May and had a record 80,000 visitors.<ref>{{cite web | publisher=Limerick.ie | url=http://www.limerick.ie/riverfest | title=Riverfest 2nd – 5th May 2014 | access-date=8 July 2014 | archive-date=6 June 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606234657/http://www.limerick.ie/riverfest | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last=Kathryn | first=Hayes | url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/riverfest-attracts-record-numbers-to-limerick-city-30246212.html | title=Riverfest attracts record numbers to Limerick city | newspaper=Limerick Independent | date=6 May 2014 | access-date=8 July 2014 | archive-date=6 June 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606220819/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/riverfest-attracts-record-numbers-to-limerick-city-30246212.html | url-status=live }}</ref>
* As with several other towns and cities in Ireland, and some elsewhere, there is an annual [[Saint Patrick's Day]] parade.
* The Daghdha Dance Company is a contemporary dance company that has adopted a renovated church in John's Square, adjacent to [[St. John's Cathedral, Limerick|St John's Cathedral]], as a performance space).
* The [[Fresh Film Festival]], which is held each spring, includes films made by young people (7–18 years).
*The [[Richard Harris International Film Festival]] is held every October.