Limerick Post 1986 Edition

Berty

Hi Guys,

Limerick Post, celebrating their anniversary, are putting up a number of their very old Digital Editions.

Here is the first

http://www.limerickpost.ie/digital/1986/1986-04-12/files/1.html

Example: Ad for Kranks Korner Saturday April 12th 1986 "Now Catering for Vegetarians"

1huge1

Great post.

Kind of shows me that we were always kind of an expensive country weren't we.

A lot of bank of Ireland advertising.

Berty

Actually I had a quick read through it with the missus.

Houses were £32k lets say and a Peugeot car was £7k. Seems a bit mad.

Also 1986, mens shoes for £24.99 :eek:. Seems a bit expensive considering my current shoes were €30.

Mc Love

My parents bought their first house for around 28k!!

Insect Overlord

They haven't changed their lay-out in 25 years! Great find, Berty Baron. Nice little bit of local history there.

Berty

Mc Love wrote: »

My parents bought their first house for around 28k!!

My parents bought theirs in 1978 or something for £28k which was a lot for Corbally at the time. I bought mine in 2007 at the worst possible time in Irish history to buy a house so maybe when the Limerick post in another 25 years do a review my house will actually look cheap. :eek:

I won't hold my breath though.

FutureGuy

Maddens milk tokens I remember there being a shop inside in the city where you could get your gifts. Ahh the memories

hi_im_fil

Some of the extras listed on the peugeot 205 are hilarious!!

Rear seat belts, an analogue clock and front head rest...

Nwm2

Knew nothing about the Patrick Nugent issue - so i googled:

http://www.politico.ie/component/content/article/5841.html

phill106

hi_im_fil wrote: »

Some of the extras listed on the peugeot 205 are hilarious!!

Rear seat belts, an analogue clock and front head rest...

Sure some cars didnt come with a passenger side mirror!
Not the visor one either, the actual mirror on the side of the car!

Raiser

Great post indeed - Many thanks Beer Baron.

Whats this reference to a Michael Noonan describing him as a Fianna Fail TD?

Just goes to show that no matter what Party colours an Irish Politician is wearing today the only thing that matters is either being in or else getting back in power.

- Tell stupid gullible People whatever lies they'll hopefully believe - Then its just do what I fcuking want time.......

Berty

Hands up.

Who would have loved it if the Limerick Post had an "Out and About" section from April 1986? :D

busyliving

Anyone read the story about Incest:eek:

JerryHandbag

I love the ad for Anglo Irish Bank on page 5...."IT MOVED"

...and it moved even further 20+ years later :pac:

Mc Love

Beer Baron wrote: »

Hands up.

Who would have loved it if the Limerick Post had an "Out and About" section from April 1986? :D

There is a sort of out and about except its called "girl talk"

pappyodaniel

Nwm2 wrote: »

Knew nothing about the Patrick Nugent issue - so i googled:

My father was telling me about this a while back. Apparently everyone in the locality knows what really happened, here'say is that the two Gardai at the centre of this bear more responsibility for what happened Nugent than William Ryan was charged with.

Supposedly to this day, the Nugent family are still fighting this and looking for the truth.

Amazotheamazing

Raiser wrote: »

Great post indeed - Many thanks Beer Baron.

Whats this reference to a Michael Noonan describing him as a Fianna Fail TD?

Just goes to show that no matter what Party colours an Irish Politician is wearing today the only thing that matters is either being in or else getting back in power.

- Tell stupid gullible People whatever lies they'll hopefully believe - Then its just do what I fcuking want time.......

Different Michael Noonan, former minister for defence from Bruff.

Still you got some of that anger out of your system, so your time wasn't completely wasted.

Raiser

Amazotheamazing wrote: »

Different Michael Noonan, former minister for defence from Bruff.

Still you got some of that anger out of your system, so your time wasn't completely wasted.

Oh. Thanks for the correction Amazo.

- Yes, am much calmer now!!!

phog

Amazotheamazing wrote: »

Different Michael Noonan, former minister for defence from Bruff.

Still you got some of that anger out of your system, so your time wasn't completely wasted.

The same Ml Noonan who got Charlie Haughey to open his cow shed and never invited his party collegue Gerry Collins to the opening.

Nwm2

busyliving wrote: »

Anyone read the story about Incest:eek:

Thankfully, "Incest" has been practically eliminated.

In other unrelated news, Child Sexual Abuse is at an all time high.

djman

Castle Oliver for a mere 40,000pounds!!!http://www.limerickpost.ie/digital/1986/1986-04-12/files/1.html
Was playing at a wedding here recently, some difference
http://www.castleoliver.ie/

bazz26

Teen Wolf on at the Central, wooh. Is that with or without the rats?

Berty

bazz26 wrote: »

Teen Wolf on at the Central, wooh. Is that with or without the rats?

Is that what you picked up on. £0.40p for a child to Roxboro pool was much more interesting to read.

boomerang

A bin was only 160 tokens with Madden's Milk

Berty

boomerang wrote: »

A bin was only 160 tokens with Madden's Milk

Look at it today. Supervalu will allow you BUY a GAA Polo shirt for €20 if you give them 400 points which would have cost you €400 to get in the first place. :eek:

jocksandsocks

sharkys

eddie walsh,where did he go to?

eat the peach in the cinema.i must try get that on dvd

fryup

Jesus Mary and Joseph!!:eek: did you see those brazen husseys in their mini skirts (pg23) tis disgraceful!:mad:

and what about the Limerick family planning clinic(pg12)..did they give out condoms back in the day?

biggest error - (pg5) matt the treshers leading Limerick restaurant..its in Tipp ffs:rolleyes:

bullets

Liked the article on Tony De Loughrey.
He was in the Army when I was in the FCA in the early 90's and was an interesting and friendly character.

~B