Limerick's Perceived Image

To be honest i don't think we have a disproportionate number of scobes in our city, what i do think is that the city is so small that it's very easy to get to the city center, Cork has it's own little village areas which make up the city's suburbs same as Dublin. This means that the scum don't have to go into the city center to do what they want, Limerick doesn't have the same, it only has a few shopping center and retail parks in the suburbs, so for entertainment (nightlife) and someplace to hang out they come into the city center, most of the poorer areas are within easy walking distance of the city center with Moyross probably being the only exception, and even then it's not that far.

If there was better amenities in the areas then they wouldn't come into town.

thomond2006 wrote: »

The bottom line with any urban area these days is "If you go looking for trouble, it will find you".

Absolute rubbish statement. Who purposefully goes looking for trouble?

*facepalm*

Liam, i cant believe how one day you are saying how great Limerick is and the next saying what a hole it is!

I thought school started back last week!!

Liam79 wrote: »

I started a thread about how beautiful a city we had recently and I was shot down, so here i bow to the nay sayers and ask a more negative question of our town.
Is Limerick a dodgy city or is it, inproportion to population an extremely scobe infested city?

Town is full of scobes. Absolutely full of them. And proportionate to population we are far worse than Dublin or Cork. Go to Dublin Cork and especially Galway and u rarely see too many gangs of scobes during the day on the likes of Dame Street, Grafton Street, Patrick Street, Washington St, Shop St or Quay St. They tend to stick to their own areas, but Limerick is full to the brim with them. Intimidating people, hassling and harassing people. The much lauded Youth Centre is a hang out for them, its full of scobes contrary to public belief. You see them with their hoods up, tracks suit pants tucked into their socks, women in their pyjamas, bellys on show for all to see, massive fake gold jewellery. They are on the buses, in the pubs, in the shops resturants, on every street. They infest the city :mad: and no matter what new attraction we bring in, no matter what amenities we have, they take them over. Everything. U cant go for a game of snooker but they are there, u cant go swimming in St Endas but they are there, when funderland comes to town they are like moths to a flame. The Ice Rink at christmas at the potatoe market is FULL of them. Thomond Park on match day is teeming with them. Bowling alleys are breeding grounds for them, and lets not even start on cinemas and shopping centres! Have u been to the crescent lately!!!:( Limerick is a city FULL of scobes and scumbags and they are ruining it for the rest of us. This is a city no one wants to come to. Last night on Newstalk Off the Ball former Meath footballer Bernard Flynn described Limerick as Tinker Town. RTE had a quiz where the prize was a trip to Limerick for a weekend and the winner asked for the cash instead....
we are the coventry of Ireland and its all these cretins fault.
I am so angry :mad:

In terms of being a dangerous city or town, then I do not think it is a lot worse or a lot better than most other towns and cities in Ireland.

I do however think that there is a disproportionate number of undesirable types on the main streets and shopping areas when compared to Cork or Dublin. Having previously worked for the same company in the Blanchardstown Centre, Patrick Street in Cork, and O' Connell Street in Limerick, it was O'Connell Street that was the worst for rough types and shoplifters by a long way, and keep in mind that Blanchardstown is massive with a large population and is meant to be rough.


Our scum seem to stick their noses in everywhere and seem to make a point of trying to arrive in numbers at anything new, especially something that is either free or easy to get near to, in the city and generally be loud and obnoxious whilst there.

In other cities it does not seem to happen to the same degree. What I actually put a lot of this down to is Garda foot patrols. You walk along the main street of Cork during the day or at night and you will have Gardai strolling around where they can be seen, same with Dublin and Galway. On O'Connel Street in Limerick there is not a constant Garda presence on foot that can be seen by our scum, and that can be checking up on the scum.


We also have the highest % of social/council houses of any of the cities in Ireland, think it was listed at 42% of all housing and accomadation in Limerick is social/council housing, and whilst that is not to say that the people in them are the trouble, in fact the majority of those in them are great people, the very fact we have more of them means there are more places for our scum to breed.

Another thing about Limerick is the fact it is a very small city, in fact it is closer to a town in size, so the proximity to undesirable types is much closer, plus they are living in pretty much every estate and area in the city and suburbs, whereas in other cities they seem to be a bit more confined to certain areas.


So a very dangerous city? Pretty much the same as most other places in Ireland.

Can it be an unpleasant place due to a large number of unsavoury types that come from every area? Yes it can be, and this is probably closer to the truth. It is also something that I think could be improved in a dramatic fashion with an increase of foot patrols as I said earlier.


Yes we should all be able to go out and enjoy the city, but it is not always so easy if you have certain types nearby that are making you feel uncomfortable or unsafe.

Paulegend wrote: »

Geoghan, Collins...........

the little girl last week on Catherine street

where they "looking for trouble"??????????

Fair point. No they weren't looking for trouble. But these shameful incidents happen everywhere.

Sorry if I came across the wrong way.

F**CKING pack of whingers the whole lot of ya!! if your so scared F**KING move!! if you dont like the way people in this city dress complain to the clothes shops for selling the F**KING clothes!! and your saying now i cant scratch my balls in fear of being labeled a scobe!! i have lived in this city all my life and have frequented the "dodgier" parts of the city all my life.. im not scared why are you?

if a few kids in tracksuits n tackies scare ya then you need to just stay at home and do your shopping on the internet.. you dont have to go to town if you dont want too..

this forum is so full of whingers.. grow up! or should i say grow a pair (but dont scratch em in public).

limerick dangerous = no

FutureGuy wrote: »

-Young kids throwing water baloons at passersby
-3 separate groups of girls wearing pyjamas
-Woman on the phone telling someone that if they dont give them the Argos catalog number for the item she wanted, she'll stab 'em to death (obviously wasnt a threat, but the language used was quite embarassing).
-A gang of youths terrorising people on bikes
-A couple in tracksuits calling each other every name under the sun, watched by 3 stunned American tourists.

Combine that with the professional beggers, the heroin users begging for money, the boyracers taking liberties on the streets, it makes Limerick look dreadful.

Oh, and no Gardai on the street.

My god how boring your saturdays would be if you didnt see all this happening.. i mean you could do your actual shopping in an hour in this town its so crap.. just be glad that when you finished up in town you could head out home where its probably nice n quiet and whinge all evening on the internet..

on my trip to town on the same day i saw the following:

-Young kids having fun with their moms and dads
-3 separate groups of girls wearing whatever they want to as its their own business
-Woman on the phone exercising her right to freedom of speech
-A gang of youths doing not much
-A couple in tracksuits minding their own business (like you should)

Combine that with the fake bandwagon jumping munster supporters, corrupt politicans and people like you looking down their noses at everyone who is not like you.

Oh, and no Gardai on the street.