Radio station rapped over ‘stab city’ phrase

A DUBLIN radio station has been reprimanded for constantly referring to Limerick as stab city.

The Broadcasting Complaints Commission (BCC) said Spin FM’s use of the term was “inappropriate and offensive”. In its complaints bulletin yesterday, the BCC said there was no context to justify the use of Stab City.

Spin FM said it made no apology for using the term stab city in any of its news stories. It said stab city was a well-known nickname for Limerick.