Roma input sought in meeting on shoplifting

MEMBERS of Cork’s Roma community have been invited to a special meeting next week to discuss recent complaints about alleged shoplifting in the city.

Roma input sought in meeting on shoplifting

The meeting follows controversy over the decision by a business woman, who claims her shop was targeted by women wearing traditional Roma dress, to display four large A4-sized colour photographs of members of the Roma community under the word “beware”.

Joan Lucey, who owns the independent book store, Vibes & Scribes, said she felt she had no option but to display the photograph.

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