Search
03 Oct 2025
Search
03 Oct 2025
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
Pictured at the Hunt Museum, Limerick for the launch of 'From Dickie to Richard' Richard Harris: The Role of a Lifetime exhibition were, Jamie, Damian and Jared Harris. Picture: Alan Place
THE HIGHLY anticipated exhibition of Richard Harris’ archives From ‘Dickie to Richard – Richard Harris: Role of a Lifetime has opened at Limerick's Hunt Museum.
This landmark exhibition celebrates one of Limerick's most magnetic and unconventional talents - Richard Harris - in the city where his story began.
The first-ever public exhibition of the Richard Harris Archive brings together personal letters, annotated scripts, rare photographs, poetry, and memorabilia that have never before been on display.
The exhibit's official opening was a joint event with a Mayoral Reception in Richard Harris’s honour.
READ MORE: New landmark exhibition to feature host of Limerick's medieval treasures
Mayor John Moran presenting an official Mayoral scroll to the Harris family, posthumously commemorating Harris’s remarkable contributions to Limerick’s story.
Richard Harris’ sons, Damian, Jared and Jamie, attended the official opening along with family members and close friends.
Picture: Alan Place
Speaking on behalf of the family, Harris' son's said “Richard was a prolific writer and kept everything: poems. short stories. Scripts, whether finished or works in progress. This exhibition gives people a sense of the depth and humour behind the public image. It means a lot to us to see it begin here, in Limerick.”
Among the many exhibition highlights is the original crown worn by Harris in Camelot, a cherished rugby jersey honouring his lifelong love for Munster Rugby, and intimate 8mm film footage capturing Harris with his family at home in Limerick.
The exhibition will run until November 16. Visitors can experience the event Tuesday - Sunday from 10am till 5pm.
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
