The proposed Moyross train station has hit a wall following recent disagreements with Moyross United FC and Irish Rail systems.
The club claims they will not sign to the Councils plans for a new railway if the new University Way doesn’t happen.
This University Way would cover a 400-metre road connecting Moyross and the Woodview estate.
Frank Hogan, secretary for Moyross United FC claims this “has to happen” and that the situation is “an absolute disgrace.
Everyone at Moyross FC is standing together even though the town has been split between sides with ‘its invisible walls’.
This controversy has reached UL students as this new railway could impact their routes home from college.
Caelinn McGrath, sociology student, from Limerick, says it takes her an hour to get home, while living just 6km away.
She rarely takes the train to major cities, like Galway, because “you just can’t get there straightforwardly”.
These trains do not go directly to the cities, resulting in people being forced to go out of their way to get to their destination.
Another student, Evan Powell, relays this issue with trains systems from rural counties in the West of the country.
From Sligo, the only available route to Limerick is a bus to Galway and finally a train down to UL.
The solution to this issue is, “more lines… and more direct routes, passing through different places as well,” according to Conor Clohessy, UL student.
The Irish Rail website states that, “the emerging preferred option for the location of Moyross station is to the rear of Corpus Christi Primary School and Moyross Community Enterprise Centre.
“Access to the station is proposed adjacent to both Corpus Christi Parish Church, and Moyross Health Centre.”
Moyross United FC linked this dispute to the ongoing accommodation crisis in Limerick. They claim the new road would allow for students to have easier access to and from Thomond Villages, Mary I, and UL.
Despite the adversity, the club are standing tough with hundreds signing petitions to prevent this from happening. Some are even rebelling against the new road, claiming it’s a ‘disappointment to the city’.