The project is to boost infrastructure across the country, giving special attention to regional towns and cities outside the capital.
One of the places earmarked for development is Limerick.
Limerick has a number of third level colleges, including a university. The late John O'Gorman OP taught computer science at the University of Limerick and art works of another Dominican, the late Aengus Buckley are to be seen on the walls of the college.
The Irish Dominicans in recent years closed the doors of their priory, which was in the city centre, walking distance from the main rail station.
The Irish Dominicans had been in Limerick since 1227.
Clearly it was an unwise decision. There are sufficient numbers of Dominicans in Ireland to have kept the priory open. All that was needed was two or three active men.
At present there are Dominican sisters from the United States living in the priory. They are members of the Congregation of St Cecilia, headquartered in Nashville,Tennessee in the United States.
They come from a different culture, live a different lifestyle to the people in the area where they are living and most likely, difficult for them to appreciate and assimilate culture on Glentworth Street.
That Irish Dominicans would walk away from a university city can't be in keeping with the tradition of the Order.
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