Dublin resident longs for a local version of the Tullamore Tribune
Dun Laoghaire resident longs for a reliable source of local news in his area
A resident of Dun Laoghaire in Dublin - who is a native of Tullamore - has bemoaned his adopted area has no local source of news to match the Tullamore Tribune in his hometown.
Instead, retired architect and town planner, Fergal MacCabe has to rely on unreliable Facebook posts, a bi-annual residents newsletters, chats with locals and notices in shops to find out what is going on in Dun Laoghaire.
So agitated was he with the situation that he put pen to paper and wrote to the Editor of the Tullamore Tribune last week.
The letter reads as follows:
Dear Sir
Once again I have to express my annoyance and chagrin that here in Dun Laoghaire we have nothing comparable to the Tullamore Tribune..
This week's issue covers the death of Ireland's oldest woman, the Councillors call for the abolition of the Universal Social Charge ,the revival of the Tullamore Cricket Club, the ordination of a new Minister of the Church of Ireland, riveting detailed accounts of several court cases, a history of Durrow Abbey and a plea for its re-opening, a planning drama regarding the much anticipated Hospice, several reviews of new books and my absolute favourite- the scenes of multi generational fun and laughter in Big Night Out.
Possibly this is going on all around me but the only local information I get is from an occasional chat down the village, sporadic Facebook postings (often biased and political) and some limited WhatsApp groups.
Nothing approaches the breadth, insights and detail that provincial local papers bring. Would your publishers please consider bringing out a Dun Laoghaire edition?
Yours
Fergal MacCabe