[2] The first residents moved from slums in the Lady's Lane, Parnell Street & Palmerstown areas of the city.
[3] St Mary's Park currently consists of: St. Mary's Park is one of the more impoverished areas in Limerick city that has suffered from anti-social behaviour and high crime rates including gun and knife violence.
Since 2017, St. Mary's Park has ranked as the most disadvantaged area in the entire country.
[4] Along with Moyross, Southill, and Ballinacurra weston, St. Mary's Park will be the focus of a regeneration process with the goal of making the area a safer and more prosperous place for its residents.
[5] The estate was built in the early 1930s and, at the time, was seen as a very desirable place to live.