Athlone Community Services Council

28/10/2026

ONE MORE SLEEP until our fancy dress community walk this Wednesday October 28th at the Regional Sports Centre everyone is welcome 🎃💚💜

we would love to see you all there ☺️

01/10/2026

We’re still smiling after such an incredible day!!

What a celebration we had for International Day for Older Persons 2026!

We are incredibly grateful to everyone who joined us and helped make the day so special. Seeing so many smiling faces and a room filled with laughter and friendship was everything we could have hoped for.

A truly special day celebrating the wonderful people at the heart of our community. 💙

A special thank you to the Shamrock Lodge Hotel, Matt Leavy music, our guest speakers and all our incredible sponsors for helping to make this such a fantastic day.

📸 Photos thanks to Terry O'Neill! 🎉

30/09/2026

🎉 We’re so excited for tomorrow! 🎉

Tomorrow we will be celebrating International Day for Older Persons and we are really looking forward to welcoming everyone for what promises to be a wonderful day. 💙

We would like to say a huge THANK YOU to all of the fantastic local businesses and individuals who have so generously supported our event and donated some amazing raffle prizes. 🎁

A very special thank you to these amazing local businesses for your generosity and support.

The Lough Ree Inn
Wineport Lodge
Mary's SuperValu of Athlone
Cunningham's Pharmacy
Anna Boles
thefarmhouse.ie
Athlone Towncentre
Corrib Oil Athlone
Sláinte Oranmore & Athlone

Your kindness means so much to us and most importantly, helps us continue to support and celebrate the older members of our community through our Older Person Support Service. 💙

We are incredibly grateful to have such wonderful support from our local community!

Now all that’s left to do is get ready for tomorrow! 🎉

We can’t wait to see everyone and celebrate together!

23/09/2026

REMINDER: Our Social Dancing Classes continue tomorrow at 2pm in St.Mary’s Hall, Northgate Street.

Why not come along for some fun, some laughs and to try something new🤠

18/09/2026

A very special thank you to Singer-Fossal Athlone for your incredibly kind donation of yarn to our Older Person Support Service’s Christmas Craft Group.

Our group will be busy over the next few months making some special handmade crafts to bring along to our local Christmas markets here in Athlone! 🎄

We are so grateful to have the support of local businesses like Singers Athlone. Your kindness and generosity help us to continue supporting older people in our community.

Keep your eyes peeled over the coming months to see what our talented crafters get up to making! 👀🧶✨️

A big thank you again to Singer-Fossal Athlone for supporting our service 💙

16/09/2026

‼️REMINDER‼️

Our Social Dancing Class starts tomorrow 2pm in St. Mary’s Hall! We would love to see you there!

SOCIAL DANCING STARTS THIS THURSDAY!

Join us at Athlone Community Services for a fun and friendly 6-week Social Dancing term, starting this Thursday, 17th September at 2pm in St. Mary’s Hall, Northgate Street, Athlone.

Learn Line Dancing, Quickstep & Foxtrot — all levels are welcome, including complete beginners! ⭐

📅 Every Thursday at 2pm
💶 €5 per class
👥 For adults aged 65+
📞 Book your place: 090 6472174
📧 [email protected]

Come along, learn some new steps and enjoy a great social afternoon! Please share with anyone who might be interested😊

14/09/2026

SOCIAL DANCING STARTS THIS THURSDAY!

Join us at Athlone Community Services for a fun and friendly 6-week Social Dancing term, starting this Thursday, 17th September at 2pm in St. Mary’s Hall, Northgate Street, Athlone.

Learn Line Dancing, Quickstep & Foxtrot — all levels are welcome, including complete beginners! ⭐

📅 Every Thursday at 2pm
💶 €5 per class
👥 For adults aged 65+
📞 Book your place: 090 6472174
📧 [email protected]

Come along, learn some new steps and enjoy a great social afternoon! Please share with anyone who might be interested😊

10/09/2026

A huge thank you to John and Audrey from AIB who joined us on Monday and delivered a wonderful informative talk on Fraud Awareness and Cybersecurity.

The talk was extremely interesting and provided a great insight into phone scams, text scams, investment scams and much more helping to keep people safe from fraud.

A big thank you also to Veronica, Manager of the Athlone AIB branch for joining us on the day 😊

07/09/2026

‼️Reminder‼️

AIB will be joining us today to host an informative talk aimed at helping older adults aged 65+ stay safe from scams and fraud.

📅 Monday, 7th September 2026
⏰ 2pm
📍 St. Mary’s Hall, Northgate Street, Athlone

Topics include text and phone scams, investment and romance scams, and secure online shopping.

Please share with anyone who may benefit!

⚠️ Fraud Awareness & Cyber Security Talk⚠️

Join us for a FREE informative talk from AIB, aimed at helping older adults aged 65+ stay safe from scams and fraud.

📅 Monday, 7th September 2026
⏰ 2pm
📍 St. Mary’s Hall, Northgate Street, Athlone

Topics include text and phone scams, investment and romance scams, and secure online shopping.

Please share with anyone who may benefit!