Athlone & Castlerea Credit Union announces Community Support Fund recipients
Athlone & Castlerea Credit Union has announced the Athlone recipients of its community support fund 2025 at a special presentation ceremony in The Bounty, Athlone, on Wednesday last.
Some 41 community groups from the Athlone area have been awarded funding totalling just over €45,000 to support various projects within the local community.
The primary objective of the Community Support Fund is to foster the development and implementation of impactful projects that benefit members and the broader community in the Athlone and Castlerea common bond area.
The community groups who have received funding include Monksland Active Retirement Assoc, Athlone(Midlands) Rape Crisis Centre, Ballinahown Community Development, Southern Gaels Hurling and Camoige Club, St Hildas Special Needs School, Athlone GAA Monksfield Park Residents Assoc., Athlone River Safety Awareness, Moates Mens Shed, Athlone Little Theatre, Athlone Emergency Difibrilator Group, Monksland United FC, Ballinahown FC, Athlone Squash Club, Maryland GAA, Knights of St Columbanus, Athlone Gymnastics Club, Athlone No.1 Gun Battery Heritage Group, Drumraney Heritage Society, Moate All Whites GAA, Trout Anglers Federation Ireland (T.A.F.I), Clonown Community Group, Comhaltas Ceoltoirí Éireann, Clonown Community Centre, Athlone Photgraphy Club Old Athlone Society, Doon GAA, Féile na Sionainne, Athlone Golf Club, Athlone Christmas Market Committee, Athlone Community Radio, Athlone Croi na hEireann, Athlone Drug Awareness, Goldsmiths LGFA, Mount Temple Holy Trinity Graveyard Group, St Joseph's FC Caulry GAA, Kiltoom Drama Group, Buccaneers RFC, Clann na nGael GAA Club, Athlone Agricultural Show
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Kiltoom Drama Group ( L-R) May Cunningham and Debbie Kilbride.Image 2 of 17
Féile na Sionainne (L-R) Aengus O'Rourke, Jim Mulkerrins and Miriam Nally with Michelle Flynn.Image 3 of 17
Athlone Photography Club (L-R) Niamh Mulligan, Morgan Fagg and Dawn McManus.Image 4 of 17
Athlone Community Radio (L-R) Andrea O'Connor, Philomena Murphy, Niamh Hunter and Orla Murphy.Image 5 of 17
Athlone Drug Awareness Group (L-R) Frankie Keena, Andrea O'Connor, Yuliia Lukianets and Michelle Flynn.Image 6 of 17
Mount Temple Holy Trinity Graveyard Group (L-R) Conor Muldoon and Frankie Keena.Image 7 of 17
Athlone Agricultural Show (L-R) Conor Muldoon, John Dolan and Michelle Flynn.Image 8 of 17
Athlone Croi na hEireann (L-R) Frankie Keena, Orla Murphy and Andrea O'Connor.Image 9 of 17
Athlone Christmas Markets (L-R) Conor Muldoon, Una Hegarty and Michelle Flynn.Image 10 of 17
Old Athlone Society (L-R) Conor Muldoon, Dr Maurice Collins, Mary Bannon and Michelle Flynn.Image 11 of 17
Clonown Community Centre (L-R) Orla Murphy and Ann Shine.Image 12 of 17
Clonown Community Group (L-R) Conor Muldoon, Anthony Dalton and Kenneth Macken.Image 13 of 17
Drumraney Heritage Group (L-R) Pat Moran, Margaret Moran, Pat Allen and Francis Cunningham.Image 14 of 17
Athlone No.1 Gun Battery Heritage Group (L-R) Conor Muldoon, Shay Hamilton and Niall Murray.Image 15 of 17
Athlone River Safety Awareness (L-R) Derek Liddy, Patrick Walsh, Aengus O'Roarke and Conor Muldoon.Image 16 of 17
Monksland Active Retirement Group (L-R) Margaret Lennon, Theresa Sheppard, Ann O’Donnell, Sean O’Donnell, Helen Conor, Pat Shine and Mary Fallon.Image 17 of 17
St Hilda's Special School (L-R) Andrea O'Connor, Jennifer Moran and Michael McGlone.Speaking at the presentation, Marise O’Toole, Deputy CEO of Athlone & Castlerea Credit Union said: “We were delighted to support community and volunteer led groups in the Athlone area and we know that the funding will come as a welcome support. We are very proud of our ethos of social responsibility and community development here at ACCU and we are looking forward to seeing all of these projects develop in the coming months”
Michael McGlone, Athlone & Castlerea Credit Union Board Member said: “These funds will be of huge benefit to the community clubs and charity organisations. The funding will ensure that they can continue the important work they do in the community. The Community Support Fund exemplifies our commitment to nurturing community spirit and empowering organisations that make a real difference in Athlone”
"As a local, member owned co-operative now offering a full-service current account and mortgages, Athlone & Castlerea Credit Union has a strong commitment to supporting our local community. We have affirmed this commitment by providing donations like those received tonight to a wide range of community, cultural, charity, and sports groups to help fund their activities to the benefit of all those in our local community."