Report warns of ‘corridor of disadvantage’

A STUDY out today warns of a unique “corridor of disadvantage” and social divide in Limerick city.

Report warns of ‘corridor of disadvantage’

The study says the city is socially polarised with a high proportion of areas that are either more affluent or more disadvantaged than the average city.

“What is unusual is the way these areas are segregated in geographical terms. There is a ‘corridor of disadvantage’ in the city extending from Moyross in the northwest through King’s Island to Garryowen, Prospect, Weston and Southill,” the study says.

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