Inside the world of Lulu's Cafe
Limerick Leader artcle
Published on Tuesday 12 July 2011 13:30
IN monetary terms, the thieves who struck a city centre cafe at the weekend didn’t make off with a bean.But the hungry raiders did steal a box of 80 of Ger Sheahan’s finest sausages.
The banger burglers struck at Lulu’s Cafe on Catherine Street in the early hours of Sunday morning. Proprietor Ger was picking up his Sunday paper at neighbouring Gleeson’s that morning when he noticed the front door of his business was ajar.
“They kicked the door in and they left the place in an awful mess. They had gone through all the papers and left them, including the chequebooks, in the sink and left the taps turned on. The till had been smashed and they took a few bob out of it which was only a pittance really and they had also broke open a charity box we had on the counter with some coppers,” said Ger.
“It was only as the morning went on and after the guards had come to do the forensics that I noticed other things missing, the cutlery and serviettes and what they were really after - a big box of sausages. I said to myself my sausages must be so good that they are breaking in for them now,” added Ger, who worked with the Limerick Bacon Company, O’Mara Meats and ran his own meat-packing business before opening the cafe on Catherine Street.
Chat Sessions at Lulu's 29/march/2011
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Ger Sheahan, who runs Lulu’s Cafe in Catherine Street Limerick will host weekly history chats where customers can share times past. Ger has already gathered a collection of books on local history to help stimulate conversation.
He said: 'This is an opportunity for people to sit down, have a cup of tea or coffee and a scone, and chat about their memories of Limerick. Factual information is available in books and on the internet we have, but it is the personal memories which is what makes things like this tick.'
Ger says the weekly Tuesday afternoon meetings will also help rekindle old friendships and connections. Limerick historian Donal Ryan, who taught Ger at the Model School, will be first guest speaker on April 5.
Published on Tuesday 12 July 2011 13:30
IN monetary terms, the thieves who struck a city centre cafe at the weekend didn’t make off with a bean.But the hungry raiders did steal a box of 80 of Ger Sheahan’s finest sausages.
The banger burglers struck at Lulu’s Cafe on Catherine Street in the early hours of Sunday morning. Proprietor Ger was picking up his Sunday paper at neighbouring Gleeson’s that morning when he noticed the front door of his business was ajar.
“They kicked the door in and they left the place in an awful mess. They had gone through all the papers and left them, including the chequebooks, in the sink and left the taps turned on. The till had been smashed and they took a few bob out of it which was only a pittance really and they had also broke open a charity box we had on the counter with some coppers,” said Ger.
“It was only as the morning went on and after the guards had come to do the forensics that I noticed other things missing, the cutlery and serviettes and what they were really after - a big box of sausages. I said to myself my sausages must be so good that they are breaking in for them now,” added Ger, who worked with the Limerick Bacon Company, O’Mara Meats and ran his own meat-packing business before opening the cafe on Catherine Street.
Chat Sessions at Lulu's 29/march/2011
http://www.hospitalityenews.com/component/content/article/1419-chat-sessions-at-lulus.html
Ger Sheahan, who runs Lulu’s Cafe in Catherine Street Limerick will host weekly history chats where customers can share times past. Ger has already gathered a collection of books on local history to help stimulate conversation.
He said: 'This is an opportunity for people to sit down, have a cup of tea or coffee and a scone, and chat about their memories of Limerick. Factual information is available in books and on the internet we have, but it is the personal memories which is what makes things like this tick.'
Ger says the weekly Tuesday afternoon meetings will also help rekindle old friendships and connections. Limerick historian Donal Ryan, who taught Ger at the Model School, will be first guest speaker on April 5.