{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60b372fb-6c93-4b88-85e3-09e9775d1494/6a96d7c2341b771cca6fe55a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Generational Limerick shop fights for survival ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba15241a8cbe26bf3cf18c/1788270522890-a6fee1de-1511-4195-9c9b-15b83f43ff9c.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The owner of a family-run newsagent in Limerick is warning that independent corner shops are being pushed to the brink by rising costs and a new annual tobacco and nicotine license.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Shannon Stores in Castleconnell was opened in 1946, and stood as a fish and tackle shop before then.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>It’s been in George’s family for eight decades; he spoke to Live 95’s Tara Byrne about the situation.</p><p><br></p><p>Image via Shannon Stores Facebook.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Live95"}