THE hurlers and supporters weren’t the only ones to benefit from Limerick’s All-Ireland success as the Mid-West Simon Community’s homeless services will get a welcome financial boost from the proceeds of a song composed to mark the occasion.
‘The Treaty Boys’ written by Peter O’Connell of the Limerick Band Clover, charts the hurlers’ run to the All Ireland final with all the money generated from sales of the song being donated to the Simon Community.
Speaking on behalf of his fellow band members, Peter O’Connell said they decided to make the donation in response to the growing national crisis of rising rents and house prices leading to homelessness.
“Little or nothing is being done by our leaders nationally or locally to tackle the crisis. We see it every day around our towns and cities and without the great work of charities like the Mid West Simon Community, the problem would be far greater,” he added.
Clover debuted the single to thousands of Limerick supports at the recent homecoming celebration at the Gaelic Grounds.
“After playing at the homecoming, we had a lot of people asking where they could buy the song. We had a discussion amongst ourselves and felt we didn’t want to profit from the magnificent Limerick win with the song but to see could we actually sell the song and put the money to good use.
“We all agreed Mid West Simon Community would be our charity of choice. Hopefully people in need in our region will see a benefit from the success of our song.”
Mid West Simon chief executive Jackie Bonfield said they were grateful to the band for choosing to donate the proceeds of their song to their homeless service which operates in Limerick, Clare and Tipperary.
“It demonstrates the even greater sense of community spirit in Limerick since the win and that is what’s needed if we are going to tackle this homelessness crisis,” she added.
‘The Treaty Boys’ is available on iTunes, Spotify and Apple Music, Deezer, Amazon Music, Google Play Music and all other music platforms for stream or download.
by Tom McCullough
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