Community Finance Ireland

Community Finance Ireland bring the best of European Ethical Finance thinking to Dublin. Mark 27 September in your diary! Community Finance Ireland is honoured to have been given the opportunity to host the FEBEA - European Federation of Ethical and Alternative Banks and Financiers (FEBEA)'s Annual Conference 2024. Hosted in Dublin's Croke Park on Friday 27 September, the Conference on Ethical Finance comes to Ireland for the first time and gathers professionals, academics, and policymakers across Europe to discuss the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities in Ethical Finance. Its theme “Strength in Unity” focusses on sustainable investment, the role of finance in fostering a more inclusive and equitable society. Supported by Fáilte Ireland with guest speakers that includes Jack Chambers (Irish Minister for Finance), Mairead McGuinness (European Commissioner of Financial Markets, Financial Stability) and Jim Power (Capital Markets Union and Economist), we are excited to bring this event to Dublin and would love to see as many of our network attend as possible. For more information on the conference and to secure your tickets visit here> https://lnkd.in/dpic3hRp #FEBEA #EthicalBanking #Ireland #EuropeanThinking #StrongerCommunities #SocialFinance #CommunityLending

Great to see the Department of Rural and Community Development’s €20m Community Centres Investment Fund 2024 - Refurbishment Grant scheme now opened for applications for the improvement and refurbishment of existing community centres in both urban and rural areas across the Republic of Ireland.   For more information visit: https://lnkd.in/e949mqyr #FundingNews #Community #GrantFunds

Truly inspirational to see Mona McSharry a “little girl from Sligo” pick up Ireland’s first medal at the 2024 Olympic Games. We’re hoping it’s the first of many with other Irish athletes competing in rowing, sailing, boxing and swimming across the course of today! #teamireland #olympics #olympics2024 #olympicgames #sportingsuccess Swim Ireland Rowing Ireland Boxing Union of Ireland

Athletes from all over the world and across many different sports and disciplines will descend on the banks of the Seine in Paris this evening for the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games 2024.   The pinnacle of sporting achievement, the games will last for over three weeks and will culminate in the awarding of the prestigious gold, silver and bronze medals.   Sporting achievements like these are to be rightly celebrated and as we countdown to the Games’ launch, we celebrate some of our own sporting heroes who have achieved so much success at a grassroots level, like our recent clients:   St Patrick’s Rowing Club, Flight Gymnastics Academy, Carlow Hockey, Newcastle West Tennis Club, Ballina Boxing Club and a whole host of other amazing community-led sports clubs with a can-do spirit, striving to improve the sporting facilities for the people living in their local area.   #Olympics #Olympics2024 #Grassroots #Sports #SportsFunding #GrassrootsSport #OlympicSpirit

Our clients Bonmahon GAA recently shared how assistance from Community Finance Ireland helped them better deliver social impact in their local community:   “Previously we had a seasonal facility that was well used in the summer but not the winter months due to lack of appropriate facilities and floodlights.   The support we received from CFI allowed us to transform a derelict piece of wasteland into an essential component of our club and modern facilities that we can offer to people locally and further afield.   We now have a well-used resource being utilized all year round. More groups are using the facilities including other GAA clubs, other sports & activity organisations.” #SocialImpact #socialvalue #Community #SocialFinance #GAA #Sport #SportFunding

Thanks to Kilkenny People / KilkennyLive.ie, the Business Eye, the Connaught Telegraph, Active Link, The Echo Newspaper and Donegal Daily for helping us spread the word about the positive social impact our work is having on communities the length and breadth of the country! #SocialImpact #SocialValue #SocialFinance

A summer of sport continues with the teeing off of the Golf Open Championship in Royal Troon Golf Club yesterday!   Community Finance Ireland are dedicated to supporting grassroots sports clubs and that includes community golf facilities, like our recent support of East Clare Golf Club, Athy Golf Club and Birr Golf Club.   #SupportingGolfClub #GrassrootsGolf #SocialImpact #TheOpen2024

FEBEA - European Federation of Ethical and Alternative Banks and Financiers's Annual European Conference line up brings Ethical Finance to the fore - Put 27 September in your diary!   Community Finance Ireland has been honoured with the opportunity to host FEBEA’s Annual Conference 2024 on Ethical Finance, coming to Ireland for the first time, and set to take place at Croke Park on Friday 27 September.   The conference gathers professionals, academics, and policymakers across Europe to discuss the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities in ethical finance.   Supported by Fáilte Ireland, the impressive guest speaker line up includes: Jack Chambers- Ireland's Minister for Finance Mairead McGuinness- European Commissioner of Financial Services, Financial Stability and Capital Markets Union at the European Commission and Jim Power- a leading Irish Economic Analyst, Economist, Podcaster and Blogger.   You can find out more about the Conference and secure your tickets here: https://lnkd.in/dpic3hRp   #FEBEA #EthicalBanking #Ireland #EuropeanThinking #StrongerCommunities #SocialFinance #CommunityLending #Conference #Events #IrelandEvents #IrelandConference

Our thanks to media support from Northern Ireland World, 4NI.co.uk, News Letter Belfast, Love Belfast, Belfast Live, the Newry Reporter and Newry.ie for helping us spread the good news that we have recently been awarded £13m in loan finance funds to better benefit community groups and grassroots sports projects across Northern Ireland.   For more information and to learn how to apply, visit our website: https://lnkd.in/eHryDJzg

Community Finance Ireland agrees with NI Communities Minister Gordon Lyons that better facilities at grassroots levels must be supported. So if you missed the announcement last month of a new £13 million loan fund for NI community, social enterprises and sports projects you will be interested in this.   Offering a pipeline of fair, flexible and fast finance to grassroots sporting and CLG community projects, since its announcement there is already £4 million released to aid community projects in Northern Ireland.   Our CEO Dónal Traynor MBS LIB QFA and head of CFI NI Phelim Sharvin were on hand as the first client Crusaders Football Club availed of this new source of funding and Minister Gordon Lyons paid a visit to say congratulations.   You can read all about this unique collaboration here: https://lnkd.in/eHryDJzg Our thanks to the Department for Communities for their trust in our ability to ensure that the funds will be directed to those that will benefit most from loans that support their sustainability and social impact.   #socialfinance #northernireland #sports #supportingcommunities #sportingprogress #supportinggrassroots