Moyross Utd on verge of taking Division 2b title

BY ROSS RYAN

Moyross Utd FC as good as clinched the division 2b league title with a 3-2 win over bottom of the table Regional Utd last night.

It was a hard fought battle playing the strugglers in their own backyard but Moyross found a way to victory.

Goals from Johnny Corbett, Barry Quinn and Glen Woodland secured all three points for the champions elect. With Moyross now 12 points clear of second-placed Polonia Luimni, it would take a miracle to stop them taking the title.

They have a huge game on Sunday in the Lawson Cup quarter-final against Premier League leaders Janesboro. Moyross will go in as underdogs but the team is optimistic.

"I think we’ve a good chance, it's at home and the crowd will be behind us," said Mark Mulane.

It is the first time in the Lawson Cup that a team in Division 2b or lower have made the quarter-finals.

The match will be played in Pineview Gardens at 11am on Sunday morning.

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.

Local band go to no.1 in Irish charts

By ROSS RYAN

Dead Red Light went to no.1 in the Irish charts this week with their debut single 'Getting Bad'. The band consists of Lead singer Rory 'The Big Red Machine' Lewis, Dane 'You Will Never Get My Armband" Staunton on bass and Barry "I'm Sick Of It " Byrne on drums.

Rory said they were very proud of their achievement. "We put in a lot of hard work, what else can I say, Oasis are our only inspiration. I can't believe we got to no.1 with our first song, from our first album on the first of the month. I couldn't have got a better birthday present if I tried."

LIT Sarsfields unveil new jersey

LIT Sarsfields GAA Club have a new kit. The first people to see it were club board members when it was unveiled at the Annual General Meeting on March 11th.

The club's development plan was also launched at the AGM and Dr. Marie Heinfelaar, President of Limerick Institute of Technology, was elected as the president of the club.

The jerseys are sponsored by local businesses and groups who gave €100 to enter a draw to have their names on the jerseys. Deirdre O ' Driscoll, outgoing chairperson, thanked everyone for their support.

Moyross residents play part in city

The Launch of the brochure which promotes the collective work of Estate Management City Wide took place in the Absolute Hotel on Tuesday 2nd February 2010. 

Estate Management creates an integrated link for residents, agencies and services providers. It provides residents with a platform to have a voice on issues involving your community.

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Members of the Moyross Residents Forum who 

attended the launch of the city wide brochure

Stacey joins the 'We're OK' team

Stacey Quarmby is the new worker with the Northside We’re Ok Youth Initiative. Stacey is the new Community based Drugs Education & Prevention Worker, working with Sean Ward based in Watch House Cross Shopping Centre.

 Stacey was previously the Coordinator of the North Side Youth Cafe, so has been working with young people in Moyross and St. Munchin’s for the last 3 years. “I’m delighted to be starting in the role and look forward to working with young people and their parents across the Northside who might have concerns regarding drug related issues” said Stacey. 

We’re Ok is a community based project that works primarily with young people aged between 10 – 21 years through the delivery of educational programmes, raising awareness and identifying drug issues. 

The Northside We're OK Youth Initiative project is funded by Young People's Facilities and Service fund

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Stacey Quamby, new worker with We're OK

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