Media does a disservice to city image

IT is a full year since there was a murder in Limerick but the national media is still focusing on crime in the city.

Media does a disservice to city image
Sat, 06 Aug, 2005 - 01:00

The linking of the recent EuroMillions winner to the feuds in Limerick by elements of the media does a great disservice to the city. At a time when the media should welcome such a stroke of good fortune, they seek out a family link to dampen the celebrations.

Not one murder has been committed in Limerick in the past 12 months, yet the media ignores this good news and instead blackens a hard-working woman who had the good fortune to become extremely wealthy overnight.

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