Campaign portraying mayor as anti-Semitic ‘sinister’

THE mayor of Limerick yesterday warned a “sick and sinister” internet campaign portraying him as anti-Semitic could seriously damage the city’s efforts to attract international industry.

Cllr Jim Long said a garda investigation has commenced after he made a formal complaint to Roxboro Road detectives.

Messages on Google attribute quotes to Mayor Long claiming he praised the 1904 pogrom in the city when many Jewish families were attacked and driven from Limerick.