claimed that "Some bad neighbourhoods are even walled off by a dirty graffitied 10-foot-high barrier, like the Berlin Wall". The article received a lot of publicity online, causing a backlash. Patrick tweeted "Not only mistaken about Limerick but the idea of ‘overcoming’ anything is crazy. We are who we are because we grew up where we did". John tweeted it was "daft". Patrick O'Donovan called on the magazine and author to apologise to the people of Limerick "or the insult and hurt caused" by it. He also tweeted "I am calling on them to come to Limerick where I will gladly set the record straight in respect of what our county and city has to offer as opposed to what your work of fiction depicts," and "Please let me know when suits to visit." Niall Collins tweeted that the article was a "disgraceful description of Limerick, home to so many fine and decent people". The article was removed from the website on 9 April 2021. Personal life In April 2022, Collison married Swiss-American biochemist Silvana Konermann with whom he co-founded the Arc Institute. Collison met Konnermann during the 2004 EU Young Scientist competition. References External links 1988 births Living people Irish billionaires Irish computer programmers Irish scientists People educated at Castletroy College Businesspeople from County Limerick Y Combinator people Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition 21st-century Irish people 21st-century Irish businesspeople