Pat Carroll was invited by Limerick Council to join its delegation to Texas where the Mayor of the City, and County of Limerick Cllr James Collins and Mayor of Austin Steve Adler, signed a Memorandum of Understanding at a special ceremony in Austin.
Remember those schoolyard jokes where the Texan boasted that everything in Texas is bigger and better than everywhere else? Well, recently I finally understood how this urban myth gained traction.
Some facts about Texas:
The 10th largest economy in the world
Population 28m
The 9th largest investor in the US economy
Austin is the state capital
Fun fact: Texas was an independent nation for nine years (1836-45)
I was recently invited by Limerick Council to join its delegation to Texas where the Mayor of the City and County of Limerick Cllr James Collins and Mayor of Austin Steve Adler signed a Memorandum of Understanding at a special ceremony in Austin.
The delegation, led by the Mayor, included Limerick business stakeholders; the University of Limerick; Limerick Institute of Technology; Limerick Enterprise Development Partnership; Limerick Chamber; the Shannon Group; Bank of Ireland; and the GAA. Also, the chief executive and officials from the Economic Development Directorate of Limerick City and County Council, as well as myself representing Bank of Ireland as the enterprise and community manager for Munster.
“Austin is also a creative hotbed for music and film playing host to the annual SXSW Festival.”
Mayor of Austin Steve Adler and Mayor of the City and County of Limerick Cllr James Collins.
Speaking at the signing ceremony, Mayor of the City and County of Limerick Cllr James Collins said, “I’m delighted to sign the Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of the citizens and businesses of Limerick. The agreement will allow partnerships to be formed to enable industry, education and cultural interests on both sides to capitalise and learn from each other.
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