3. Growth in Mungret Region

The vast majority of the Mungret Regional FC membership lives in the ‘Southern Environs District’, which lies in Limerick County within the Environs of Limerick City. More specifically, the members reside mainly in the Raheen, Dooradoyle, Gouldavoher and village of Mungret (and the townlands within). However the catchment does extend further west to include Ballybrown and Clarina, and south to Crecora and even as far as Patrickswell.
The Environs of Limerick City is the major growth area of the Mid-West Region and is likely to remain so for some time to come. The Environs of Limerick is experiencing a continuing urbanisation trend.

One of the main changes in the 1997 Revised Southern Environs Draft Development Plan from the previous 1991 plan was the extension of the Gouldavoher Residential District West into Mungret, including the lands of Mungret College (77 acres).
Population projections indicate that the population of the Southern Environs district may grow by as much as 40% during the period 1996 to 2016, from 10,600 to 15,000.

The demand for Sport and Leisure facilities is growing accordingly.

Anticipated Growth in Membership

Based on the high rate of membership at the younger age levels, in due course there will be greater numbers participating at the older age groups. In 2 to 3 years time it is expected that the number of teams run by the Club will be as follows:

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