Client Stories
Clifden Town Hall
Clifden Town Hall has been a central part of the Clifden community for over 100 years facilitating local arts festival, dance classes, and their long-standing Bingo nights. With Community Finance Ireland’s help, they have installed a new, state-of-the-art sound system, increasing the number of activities they host for the local community including dance classes for young and old; indoor bowls; meditation; Thursday night Bingo and the longest-running community arts festival in Ireland, Clifden Community Arts Festival.
Our experience with CFI has felt like a very personal one. It has always felt like Mary is just down the road and is happy to answer any questions we might have.
Kevin Gavin
General Manager, Clifden Town Hall
Craughwell Athletics Club
Craughwell is the home of one of the largest juvenile athletic clubs in Ireland, with a membership of around 600 children and teenagers – the result of the tireless work of volunteer coaches, committee members, athletes and parents. A long-existing client of Community Finance Ireland, Craughwell Athletics Club has in the past used CFI funds to develop both indoor and outdoor sports facilities as well as installing floodlighting and developing a car park for its members. The club returned for additional bridging finance in 2023 to assist with the drawdown of a Sports Capital Grant towards the development of a 400 metre running track.
The support and encouragement we received was incredible and it was matched with the key finance we needed to complete our next phase of development. With Community Finance Ireland, our dreams will become a reality.
Michael Tobin
Facility Development Officer, Craughwell Athletics