Athboy Development Forum

Sustaining Our Community Buildings

Major refurbishment works are now underway at Athboy Convent Community centre marking another important step in securing the long term future of the centre. The current flat roof works are part of a significant investment supported by Meath County Council and the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht.

Further improvement works to the flat roofs at St James Hall are also planned through the Community Amenity Project Scheme 2026, with these works expected to commence shortly.

Our work does not stop with the roofs. We are now planning how to make the best use of the spaces beneath them, provide better facilities for increasing numbers of users, improve access and exit routes, conserve energy and reduce water waste.

While these two projects progress, Athboy Development Forum continues to pursue further grants, sponsorship and community fundraising to repair, refurbish and develop both buildings, keeping them sustainable and available to our community well into the future.

Athboy Development Forum is delighted that major refurbishment works are now underway at Athboy Convent Community centre.

We sincerely appreciate this investment by Meath County Council and the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, replacing the original flat roofs, upgrading the glazed corridor and addressing long standing leaks at the centre.

Every month over 3,500 people come through our doors, from in excess of 60 community groups. Users include sporting groups, those attending our weekly social dances, quarterly Irish Blood Transfusion clinics, Special Hands and Autism groups as well as those using the remote working hub or rooms for meetings, courses and web conferencing.

It is "Business as usual" during these works.

We are hiring - applications are invited for a Caretaker role (19 hours per week) based at Athboy Convent Community centre and St James Hall

We are hiring - ATHBOY DEVELOPMENT FORUM Athboy Development Forum CLG is seeking a reliable and community-focused Caretaker to support the day-to-day operation of the Convent Community Centre and St. James' Hall, Athboy. The successful candidate will help ensure the facilities remain safe, clean, well-maintained, and ready for community us...

Nominations for the AIB Community Fund close today at 5pm.
If you have already nominated us "Thank You", if you can nominate us today we would really appreciate it.
https://aib.ie/personal-forms/community-fund

It only takes a minute and here is what you will need:

Charity Name: Athboy Development Forum Clg
Charity Number: 20205151
Region: Greater Dublin
Social Theme: Education & Opportunities

Suggested wording:
“ADF runs important facilities in Athboy supporting everyone’s needs. Funding would replace outdated heating, reduce water waste and help the CCC, our community centre, to be a better space.”

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Have you got a Minute? ⏱️

As a registered charity, Athboy Development Forum is eligible for support through the AIB Community Fund. To be in with this chase we need the community to get behind us and do nominations.

We have costly improvements we need to tackle at the CCC Athboy Convent Community centre to help us to continue providing quality facilities and services for all the groups, clubs and services who use the centre every week.

We’re asking you to take just one minute to nominate us. All the information you need is on the attached images.

Every nomination counts and could help make a real difference.

Click the link or scan the QR code:

https://aib.ie/personal-forms/community-fund

Thank you for your support and for helping us continue to improve the CCC. 💚