“I Love Limerick and Richard Lynch are two of the best things that Limerick has going for it in these difficult times, since Richard returned to his native city his enthusiasm and energy is infectious. Through his weekly column he has given media profile to numerous good causes and community projects, we as first time entries in this national competition (Tidy Towns ) owe a great deal to Richard week after week we got much needed coverage which kept volunteers informed and buoyed them up on rainy days and kept our profile high. It was only when we gathered all our news cuttings that we realised the gift that Richard is to our city. Last week I witnessed Richard compere a fashion show at the Limerick Race Course for Limericks oncology unit and he never stopped working the crowd and making the event fun and interesting. Lastly he has single handily created a very valuable Limerick brand ‘I Love Limerick’ which has enormous potential and is helping to rebrand our beautiful city.”