I wouldnt really consider Limerick a "touristy" place like Galway or Killarney however having lived and worked there I agree it often gets portrayed in awful manner which is very unfair. Anyone who has actually worked or gone to college in Limerick knows otherwise though so I wouldnt worry too much about it.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.