€1 million For Rory Gallagher's Guitar . . . Or For Donal Gallagher's Lifestyle ?

[thedaddyman]

Perhaps as a temporary loan arrangement, isn't Crawford run by an independent charity and not part of the NMI group?

Crawford I think is run by MTU now and has nothing to do with NMI but there are not a massive amount of museums in Cork City TBh

 

[Leo]

Crawford I think is run by MTU now and has nothing to do with NMI but there are not a massive amount of museums in Cork City TBh

It may be run by them under a standalone charity designation, I don't know. My point was the NMI are unlikely to just hand over an artefact like the guitar to an external organisation.

 

[thedaddyman]

Interesting to see the V&A are opening a Bowie exhibition.

To be honest, one stand alone guitar from a minor rock star like RG won't attract many people bar some die hard fans but if it was, for example, an exhibition on music in Ireland or 1970's Cork, it might be have more success.

 

[Purple]

but if it was, for example, an exhibition on music in Ireland or 1970's Cork, it might be have more success.

Success, in this case, being a relative term.

 

[trajan]

The €30 million Rugby Museum in Limerick is to close 2 days before Christmas 2024.

No wonder to those of us living here. It had a novelty value at the start but now it's just another place with too-dear ticket prices and outrageously priced sweatshirts, etc.



If it wasn't so dearly built, it would be a wonderful new temple for our local Mormon community. You might say that with such a purchase the Mormons would be letting the world know that they had finally "arrived" in Limerick.

Know what, we've got such a big and growing muslim community that a central mosque might not be such a crazy notion.