Our panel of judges, led by fashion guru Celia Holman Lee, have spent hours researching the county's hottest men of all ages and walks of life to compile our list.
"It's about time we celebrated Limerick's sexy men, there are plenty of them out there as our list shows," said Ms Holman Lee.
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Limerick's Sexiest Men 24 to 1111. Dominic O' Riordan. Architect Dominic is originally from O'Connell Avenue and is married to Yvonne Begley. The couple have three children: David, Rebecca and Alex. "I'm gobsmacked. But very flattered," Dominic admitted when he heard the news that he had made our list.
12. Paul O'Connell. Standing six foot six inches tall, the 29-year-old captain of the Munster Rugby team has female fans swooning in the stands of Thomond Park. His muscular, athletic build, sparkling blues and affable personality meant there was no way he could be left out of this list.
13. Richard Lynch, creative director. The St Joseph's Street native lived in New York for 16 years before moving back to Limerick in 2007. Richard helped to organise Limerick Pride 2008 and is producer of the ilovelimerick channel. (www.ilovelimerick.com).
14. Gary Neville. This dashing businessman is founder of the successful city-based Neville Design Group, which has designed branding for many local companies.
15. Shane Lennon, model and Mr Ireland 2009 contestant. Shane was crowned Mr Limerick in 2007. The popular model is now pinning his hopes on becoming Mr Ireland later this month and is hoping that local ladies show their support for him at the finals in Limerick Strand Hotel on Friday July 31 next.
16. Barry Murphy, Munster back. One of our younger men on the list, this 26 year old melts hearts with his broad smile.
17. Stephen Lucey. This member of Limerick's senior hurling and football squad is a big hit with the ladies. When he's not on the field playing his heart out for Limerick, he works as a GP having previously worked in Paediatrics in the Mid Western Regional Hospital. His outgoing personality and quick wit has earned him his place in the top 25.
18. Liam O'Brien, actor. Former Emmerdale star, dark and brooding Liam is a talented actor and singer. He is one of the founding members of Limerick's newest theatre company Bottom Dog.
19. David O'Donovan. The Dublin native s a founder of Eightball Promotions (Not pictured)
20. Barry Duggan. A journalist with Irish Independent, this dashing 30-year-old is a respected figure in local media circles. An outgoing individual, Barry's good humoured nature has won him many admirers.
21. Pat Whelan, Thomond Park Redevelopment Committee. Silver-haired Pat oversaw the redevelopment of Limerick's Thomond Park, which recently hosted two of the world's biggest music stars Elton John and Rod Stewart in concert. Pat was named Limerick Person of the Year 2008 by the Limerick Leader.
22. Hugh Campbell. Tyrone-born Hugh runs five different hair salons in Limerick as part of the Hugh Campbell Hair Group: Cats, Marbles Hair and Beauty, Marbles Hairdressing Castletroy, The River and Melo Yelo. Always in demand, Hugh is highly respected in the Irish hairdressing world, and was recently named Icon of Irish Hairdressing.
23. David Tighe, Chief Executive 95FM. Born in London, David has worked in radio for 18 years and is 95FM's Chief Executive since 2002, during which time the radio station has won several national and international awards. David is married to Debbie and has three children.
24. Willie O'Dea, Minister of Defence. The mustachioed Minister is married to Geraldine. A qualified Barrister and Account, this popular politician has mass appeal, and received the second highest first preference votes in the country in the 2007 general election, plenty no doubt from his female fan club.
