The event took place from noon at Harvey’s Quay. It featured live music, face painting and Limerick’s mini-Olympics hosted by Cllr Elisa O’Donovan. Limerick Anti-Racism Network posted on X on Saturday: “We had a beautiful day of solidarity today in Limerick to say our city is diverse, welcoming, and open.

And we love that diversity, it makes us.” READ MORE: Miraculous escape for teen as barrier smashes through car windscreen in Limerick Meanwhile, later that afternoon, Limerick Says No held another protest against a plan for 340 refugees to be accommodated at River House on Charlotte’s Quay. The protest, which culminated at City Hall, went off peacefully.

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