Temple Lodge in

Co. Westmeath SLIGO

Temple Lodge Accommodation Centre OFFALY is located in Moate, near , in . This centre houses families, couples and single people. COUNTY WESTMEATH 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] Moate Garda Station Athlone Road, Moate, Co. Westmeath Phone: 090 648 1106

VOLUNTEERING AND EDUCATION

Westmeath Volunteer Centre Athlone Training Centre Westmeath Community Development, Athlone, Co. Westmeath Unit 1, Rockdean, Blyry Industrial Estate, Website: www.athlonetrainingcentre.ie Athlone, Co Westmeath Phone: 0906 424 200 Phone: 044 934 8571 Email: [email protected] Athlone Community Training Centre Lyster Street, Athlone, Co Westmeath Moate Public Library Phone: 0906 492 170 Courthouse, Main St, Email: [email protected] Moate, Co. Westmeath Website: www.athlonectc.ie Phone: 090 648 1888

SUPPORT GROUPS

Jesuit Refugee Service Ireland Midlands LGBTQ Social Group Information & Advice Clinics provided on- Website: https://www.facebook.com/mid- site landsLGBTQ/ Website: www.jrs.ie National LGBT Support Line Email: [email protected] 1890 929 539 New Horizon - Refugee and Asylum Seeker support Athlone Women’s Forum Website: www.newhorizonathlone.org Phone: 089 250 8382 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] CHILD AND FAMILY

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

SPORTS CLUBS

Athlone Town AFC Moate All Whites GAA Club Athlone Town Stadium, Lissywollen, Station Rd, Ardnapondra, Moate, Athlone, Co. Westmeath Co. Westmeath Email: [email protected] Phone: 086 803 1162

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: Longford/Westmeath Local Health Office, Longford Rd, , Co. Westmeath Phone: 044 939 5111 Moate, Co. Westmeath

Moate is a town on the Cloghatanny River, close to Westmeath’s county town of Athlone.

Owing to its easy accessibility and large choice of shops, Athlone is the main retail destination for residents in the Midlands region of Ireland. 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 Kingdom of Meath (Midhe). It was named Mide because the kingdom was located in the geographical centre of Ireland (the word Mide meant ‘middle’).

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