Southill, Limerick
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Southill is an area in the south of Limerick
, Republic of Ireland
built up of four residential parks. The housing estates are O’Malley Park, Keyes Park, Kincora Park and Carew Park. Unemployment rates in the area as of 2003 were at four times the national average, with formal education in adults in Southill only at 50%. A report from 1982 showed two-thirds of Southill's population were under the age of 18, with ninety-four percent having left school at the age of 16. Several reports done since the initial report in 1982 have shown similar trends. In the media, Southill is known for its crime rate, which is contributed to by gangland feuds, turf wars, and poverty in the area. However, efforts are currently being made to rejuvenate the area.
areas in Limerick City, after dialogue with residents who wanted to feel safe in their homes. It will be a radical push to lower the local crime rates. According to the report, 760 houses in O'Malley Park and Keyes Park in Southill will also be demolished and rebuilt. A number of residents will need a certificate of eligibility to get a house. Following that, strict eviction orders will be enforced and welfare payments will also be linked to contracts of accommodation. President Mary McAleese
hailed the plan. She stated,
In 2009 Presidents McAleese officially opened Southill Area Centre, a new purpose built area centre for the Southill Community
Limerick
Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the...
, Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
built up of four residential parks. The housing estates are O’Malley Park, Keyes Park, Kincora Park and Carew Park. Unemployment rates in the area as of 2003 were at four times the national average, with formal education in adults in Southill only at 50%. A report from 1982 showed two-thirds of Southill's population were under the age of 18, with ninety-four percent having left school at the age of 16. Several reports done since the initial report in 1982 have shown similar trends. In the media, Southill is known for its crime rate, which is contributed to by gangland feuds, turf wars, and poverty in the area. However, efforts are currently being made to rejuvenate the area.
Rejuvenation
On the 21 January 2008, plans were announced to rebuild 2,000 homes in the Southill and MoyrossMoyross
Moyross Estate was developed between 1973–1987 in Limerick city and county in Ireland. Up to 2008 the estate was unusual in that it spanned two electoral areas, with 728 houses part of the Ballynanty DED of Limerick City Council, and 432 houses in the Limerick North Rural DED of Limerick...
areas in Limerick City, after dialogue with residents who wanted to feel safe in their homes. It will be a radical push to lower the local crime rates. According to the report, 760 houses in O'Malley Park and Keyes Park in Southill will also be demolished and rebuilt. A number of residents will need a certificate of eligibility to get a house. Following that, strict eviction orders will be enforced and welfare payments will also be linked to contracts of accommodation. President Mary McAleese
Mary McAleese
Mary Patricia McAleese served as the eighth President of Ireland from 1997 to 2011. She was the second female president and was first elected in 1997 succeeding Mary Robinson, making McAleese the world's first woman to succeed another as president. She was re-elected unopposed for a second term in...
hailed the plan. She stated,
"Today is about communities saying we're done with the past, we're not doing it again, and the future is going to be very different."
In 2009 Presidents McAleese officially opened Southill Area Centre, a new purpose built area centre for the Southill Community