Moyross priest claims opposition to estate road is a form of 'apartheid'

Community leaders claim strong opposition from Limerick Councillors and neighbouring estates  will maintain 'segregation' in Moyross

Tiernan O'Neill, Principal Corpus Christi National School, Philip Power, Adrian Power, Jason Craig, Deirdre O'Dirscoll, Cara Duggan, Fr Pat Hogan and Paddy Flannery, at the Entrance from Moyross to Woodview. Picture: Brendan Gleeson

For years, pathways to education and employment in Moyross, Co Limerick were strangled by poor local government planning, followed by a decade-long violent turf war between rival drug gangs.

Gardaí eventually put the gang leaders behind bars, and the State launched a multi-million euro Regeneration plan to revitalise the area.