Local hero wins €312,600 in poker tournament

BY ROSS RYAN

Moyross resident Paul Carr was unlucky not to win the PaddyPower.com Irish Poker Open on Monday. He was one card away from victory - he was beaten on the last hand by Londoner James Mitchell.

Paul still walked away with a sum of €312,600 for four days work.

Dozens of Moyross supporters roared him on at the Burlington Hotel in Dublin.

“Paul was the best player in the tournament and he was disappointed to finish second,” said close friend John Paul McInerny.

Local punters Barry Quinn and Phillip Power agreed, “He played very well and there’ll be a big win for him soon.”

Gerard Fitzgerald, Dalgaish Park, Moyross said "It was great for the city and for Moyross."

Paul actually bought the ticket to the tournament from a friend who couldn't go and "dominated the final" according to a spokesperson for Paddy Power.

“I’m going to buy a house with my winnings,” Paul said afterwards.

Hub Wins best entry at Parade

The massive preparations at the Northside Learning Hub paid off at the St. Patrick's Day Limerick Parade when they won the best entry overall.

The excitement and enthusiasm of the school children was evident as they worked together to make the festivities even more dramatic and colourful than last year. The overall theme for this year’s parade was “I Love Limerick”. 

The Northside Learning Hub float showed Limerick’s young eco-warriors taking on those who would litter and dirty our city! (Limerick was recently named Ireland’s most littered city). The parade group wanted to show how we can all make a difference by recycling and keeping our city clean.

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Seamus and Martin from Corpus Christi working on the horses

Moyross rule Paddy's day parade

Almost 70,000 people turned out to see local hero Keith Earls and his sister Jenny lead Limerick in the largest regional St. Patrick’s Day Parade in the country. 

This was the best parade in 20 years according to the Mayor of Limerick Cllr. Kevin Kiely. It’s not surprising when Moyross had the Grand Marshall, the Best Parade Entry, Best Float and Best Musical Entry. 

The first two accolades were given to The Northside Learning Hub who really wowed the crowds with their amazing horses and eco warriors protecting the city from pollution and litter and showed up brilliantly later on the TV too. Best Music was won by the Corpus Christi Pipes and Drums Band. The Hub’s success was well deserved after the huge effort that went in.

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Kids from the Northside Learning Hub

with one of their litter and pollution protecting horses.