Athlone in Co.

Westmeath

Athlone Accommodation Centre is OFFALY located in the town of Athlone in Westmeath, which is in the Midlands. This centre houses families and single people. LOCAL SERVICES

PUBLIC SERVICES

Social Welfare Office (Intreo Centre) Citizens Information Centre Government Offices, Grace Park Road, St Mary’s Square, Loughanaskin, Athlone, Co. Westmeath Athlone, Co. Westmeath Phone: 0906 449 600 Phone: 076 107 6610 Email: [email protected] Garda Station Barrack Street, Athlone, Co. Westmeath Phone: 090 649 2600

VOLUNTEERING AND EDUCATION

Westmeath Volunteer Centre Athlone Training Centre Westmeath Community Development, Unit Athlone, Co. Westmeath 1, Rockdean, Blyry Industrial Estate, Athlone Website: www.athlonetrainingcentre.ie Phone: 044 934 8571 Phone: 0906 424200 Email: [email protected] Athlone Community Training Centre Public Library Lyster Street, Athlone, Co Westmeath Aidan Heavey Public Library, Phone: 0906 492 170 Athlone, Co. Westmeath Email: [email protected] Phone: 0906 442 157 Website: www.athlonectc.ie

SUPPORT GROUPS

New Horizon - Refugee and Asylum Athlone Women’s Forum Seeker support Phone: 089 250 8382 Website: www.newhorizonathlone.org Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Aware Midlands LGBTQ Social Group Mental health support Website: https://www.facebook.com/mid- Freephone: 1800 80 48 48 landsLGBTQ/ CHILD AND FAMILY

Monsignor McCarthy Family Resource For information on schools in the area Centre visit: 13 Battery Heights www.education.ie/en/find-a-school Athlone, Co. Westmeath Phone: 0906 494 336

SPORTS CLUBS

Athlone Town AFC Athlone GAA. Club , Lissywollen, Road, Cloghanboy, Athlone, Co. Westmeath Athlone, Co. Westmeath Email: [email protected] Phone: 0906 475 629 Email: [email protected]

FURTHER RESOURCES

The Community Welfare Officer can be contacted through the local Intreo Centre.

The Public Health Nurse can be contacted through the local Health Centre: /Westmeath Local Health Office, Longford Rd, , Co. Westmeath Phone: 044 939 5111 Athlone, Co. Westmeath

Athlone is located in the midlands and is the of Westmeath. Owing to its easy accessibility and large choice of shops, Athlone is the main retail destination for residents in the Midlands region of . At the centre of the town is a modern shopping centre, built in 2007, containing 54 shops and many cafes. South of the city centre there is another shopping centre, the Golden Island Shopping Centre.

Athlone Castle is a 12th-century castle and family- friendly attraction which includes a Visitor Centre with modern exhibitions.

Luan Gallery is an art gallery in Athlone open to the public.

Siutated in the province of , County Westmeath originally formed part of the historic (Midhe). It was named Mide because the kingdom was located in the geographical centre of Ireland (the word Mide meant ‘middle’).

For queries or further information related to this document please contact JRS Ireland at [email protected] or (01) 814 8644