Mayor of Limerick City and County Cllr Liam Galvin has described the announcement today that the next JP McManus Invitational Pro-Am is to be held in 2020 as a timely boost to Limerick’s bid to win the European Capital of Culture designation for that year.
“There are few events happening in Ireland any given year that attract the level of international attention that the JP McManus Invitational Pro-Am does so to have it scheduled to coincide with the 2020 European Capital of Culture, which Limerick is shortlisted for, would be a huge boost to the programme were Limerick to be the successful with its bid. The winning bid for the 2020 European Capital of Culture will be announced next month so today’s commitment by JP McManus to host the Pro-am in that year hopefully adds further impetus to our bid.
“The JP McManus Invitational Pro-Am is a huge event for Limerick and, indeed, the country as it attracts not alone some of the world’s top golfers but best known people from other sports, the arts, culture and business. It’s a great opportunity to showcase Limerick and were our bid to be successful, the event would be another great platform for cultural expression in what would most certainly be a monumental year for our city.
“The biggest boost from the Pro-Am is, of course, for charities. It has raised over €100m for charities so far, including in cultural projects, and that investment has had a huge social dividend in helping the underprivileged and disadvantaged across a number of sectors in Limerick and the wider Mid-West region.”
