Cuts protest on NOV 5TH - Lay Off Moyross!

Here's the flyer/poster that's doing the rounds in Moyross this week. Why promise to fix things while taking away what we have? Let's the streets before the Government hit us with atrocious and very unfair cuts. People from communities throughout the Mid-West are joining the march.
In Moyross, the march protest is being led by Community Development activists and volunteers.

Good luck to Trish O'Dea!

Good luck to Trish O'Dea who has started a new job in the Mid-West Regional Hospital. Trish worked for one year with the Northside We're Ok Youth Initiative. She is now working as a social worker supporting families of cancer patients. We in moyross.ie wish Trish the very best and know that many people will miss her around here.

Moyross women's group

We meet every Tuesday 10.30 to 12.30 in the Adult Education Bungalow, Sarsfield Gardens. All welcome. Come along for a chat and a cup of tea. Coming up in November is a Women's health promotion day.
Dates to be confirmed. Will be posted when confirmed. Take some time for yourself.
For further information contact Helen Duffy 061-329111.

Moyross Enterprise Centre wins Award.

The Moyross Community Enterprise Centre has won the 2009 Enterpreneurship award. To find out more about the sponsors, click here.
Pictured with the award: Geraldine Clohessy, chairperson of the Community Enterprise Centre, with Antoinette Yelverton of Moyross Action Centre.

Moyross Community Fair 2009

The 2009 Moyross Community Fair took place on Saturday, 26th September.
Over 1,000 people attended, and there was fun for all the family.
Barbeques, Frisbee, Hurling, Kung Fu, Basketball, Music, and even the chance to use a firehose.



Click HERE for more photos (taken by Munster Images)

Supervalu to stay open, under new owners!

By Mike Dwane

UP to 40 jobs in Moyross appear to have been saved with the news Eurospar is to take over the supermarket at Watch House Cross.

Read the rest of the story by clicking here.

Funding means that Summer Camps on the Northside are Ok

By Patricia O’Dea

More than 200 young people from Limerick’s northside are to take part in summer fun and learning camps over the coming two months.

The ‘Northside We’re Ok Youth Initiative’ is investing €23,000 to assist run nine summer camps. They run from the last week in June to the end of August and cater for all ages, from 4-19 years.

“Without ‘We’re Ok’ we wouldn’t be able to run our summer camp. We rely on external funding because people wouldn’t be able to afford the rates we would have to charge without the assistance from ‘We’re Ok’,” said a grateful Susan O’Neill, co-ordinator of St. Munchin’s Community Development Project.

The camps include a range of activities including day trips to a variety of locations. “Our camps cover sport, music, arts and crafts and much more. In this way the interests of young people are catered for,” said Sean Ward, project worker for ‘We’re Ok.’

The organisations that received funding were Moyross Community Enterprise Centre, St. Munchin’s Community Development Programme, St Munchin’s Family Resource Centre, Northside Youth Café, Follow Your Dream Programme, School Completion Programme, Limerick Football Academy, LIT Sarsfields and Summer Music on the Shannon.

As well as funding the summer programme ‘We’re Ok’ work in partnership with the above organisations throughout the year by providing continuous support and providing drug education, as well as taking a hand’s on approach to help facilitate some of the camps.
The majority of the camps run Monday to Friday from 10am to 4pm. Some of the camps are free and the maximum charge per kid is €25. Family discounts also apply.
The ‘Northside We’re Ok Youth Initiative’ is a drugs education and prevention programme to provide support to young people aged 10-21 and their families living on the Northside of Limerick city, which is funded by the Young People’s Facilities and Services Fund.
For more information on any of the above camps contact Trish O’Dea or Sean Ward at We’re Ok on (061) 459 260.