Local media roundup 31.1.08
Rather than have an “in brief” post, I am going to just put a brief post up letting people know what the local media are saying. Now that most of them have a half decent enough online presence, it is easier to link to their stories online and go into more detail on the stories that they do not put on their websites.
Thomas Street: Traders on the newly pedestrianised street claim that due to bad planning, business has slumped to such an extent that it would be easier to do business in Beirut. I hadn’t heard any reports of Israeli bombs falling on Thomas Street, but as soon as I do I will let you all know.
Taxi Drivers are feeling the pinch too, according to the Limerick Independent, but this is for different reasons. It is felt that the market is flooded with licenced taxi drivers and full time cabbies are finding it difficult to make a living from the trade.
John Ughamadu: A place has now been found for John Ughamadu at the Central Mental Hospital after he was remanded to Limerick Prison earlier in the week. Ughamadu had previously spent the weekend in the Quality Hotel, which he was later evicted from, as well as spending five days in a Garda cell.
Jailed for twelve months: A 17 year old boy has been jailed for twelve months for crimes relating to an attack on a car at St. Enda’s School. During the incident, the youth smashed one of the windows of the car, showering two children, aged 8 and 11 with glass, and stole a wallet with €90 in cash and some cheques. The youth has 16 previous convictions.