Stepping up to the mark in Moyross

LOOK, over there in the distance.

The Thomond Park floodlights illuminate the evening sky like fireworks, the arching stands rising tall and proud like a palace. It’s little more than a solid boot from Moyross but for most here, it’s a world they’ll never get to be a part of.

A theatre of dreams, but only for those who still have the ability to dream. And while Keith Earls may have made the short yet remarkable journey to prominence, he’s the exception. The rule says that most here have never managed to escape an estate where unemployment once hit 84%.