Wednesday, 12 June 2019: The CEO of Limerick Chamber has said that Limerick is losing one of its great civic leaders with the retirement of Conn Murray as Chief Executive of the local authority.
Said Dee Ryan: “There have been some incredible leaders of Limerick across many spheres and eras but Conn Murray has been a stand-out figure in our time, and has been the principal architect of the resurgence of Limerick through the recession and the birth of a new era that we have embarked on. If we think back to when Conn returned to work in Limerick, this was a city going through one of the most challenging periods in decades.
“Yet, he not alone managed to implement the long overdue amalgamation of the city and county councils, which was a hugely important step in terms of the rebirth of Limerick, but he also very much led the remarkable recovery that is underway here.
“The figures speak for themselves; 15,000 jobs created in five years and unique initiatives like Limerick Twenty Thirty, Innovate Limerick and Smart Limerick all under his watch. He will go down as one of the most innovative, blue-sky thinking local authority Chief Executives, not just in Limerick but in the country.
“He will readily admit himself that there is still much work to do and it is up to all of us to honour his commitment and creativity to keep the momentum up. We wish him the very best in the next phase of his career and, no doubt, he will continue to impact positively on this area in other ways long into the future.”
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