Neighbouring Limerick businesses end the year with Tidy Towns recognition

STAFF at two neighbouring outlets in Limerick are celebrating after securing Tidy Towns honours.

Limerick City Tidy Towns has presented its double monthly award for November and December to Metis Ireland and Limerick City College, located at 88 and 89 O’Connell Street in the city centre respectively.

Maura O'Neill, of the Tidy Towns group says traditionally around this time of year, they would recognise festive exterior designs.

"We also always like to try to include a Georgian building as one of our monthly winners as they are such an important part of Limerick’s built heritage and we are therefore delighted that our joint winners Metis Ireland and Limerick City College at 88 and 89 O’Connell Street tick both of those boxes, as their Georgian exteriors, doors, windows and steps are perfectly maintained all year round," she said.

Metis Ireland (pictured above) is a financial firm, founded in 2014 and headed up by industry veteran Carl Widger. It moved into Limerick's main thoroughfare early last year, with local designer Tess Stanford giving the interior of the office a tasteful renovation.

Limerick City College meanwhile, is a language school that was established in 2010.

It’s headed up by Glen Anderson.