JP McManus funds clean-up prizes

Businessman JP McManus is giving Limerick communities 50,000 reasons to clean up their areas.

Businessman JP McManus is giving Limerick communities 50,000 reasons to clean up their areas.

He is putting up a prize fund of €50,000 for 12 communities in the city taking part in Tidy Towns for the first time this year. The €50k Limerick Community Challenge will see a top prize of €15,000 awarded for the most improved area. Additional prizes worth €35,000 will be divided among the participants.

The 12 communities are College Gate, Ballygrennan, Distillery View, Westfields, Springgrove, Watergate, Janesboro, Kings Island, Castletroy View, Woodlawn Park, Caherdavin and Moyross.