Temple Lodge in

Co. Westmeath

Temple Lodge Accommodation Centre OFFALY is located in , near , in Westmeath. This centre houses single males and single females.

Centre Manager: Tanya Flynn-Hennigan Public Health Nurse: Verona Gowan Community Welfare Officer: Mary Hocter

Jesuit Refugee Service LOCAL SERVICES

PUBLIC SERVICES

Social Welfare Intreo Centre Athlone Citizen’s Information Service Government Offices, Grace Park Road, St Mary’s Square, Loughanaskin, Athlone, Co. Westmeath Athlone, Co. Westmeath Phone: 0906449600 Phone: 0761076610 Moate Garda Station Email: [email protected] Aghanargit, Moate, Co. Westmeath Phone: 090 648 1106 VOLUNTEERING AND EDUCATION

Westmeath Volunteer Centre Athlone Training Centre Clonmore, , Co Westmeath Athlone, Co. Westmeath Phone: 0449348571 Website: www.athlonetrainingcentre.ie Email: [email protected] Phone: 0906424200

Moate Public Library Athlone Community Training Centre Courthouse, Main St, Lyster Street, Athlone, Co Westmeath Moate, Co. Westmeath Phone: 0906492170 Phone: (090) 648 1888 Email: [email protected]

SUPPORT GROUPS

Refugee and Asylum Seeker support: Athlone Women’s Network New Horizon Athlone Westmeath Community Development Website: www.newhorizonathlone.org Unit 4 Rockdean Building Email: [email protected] Blyry Industrial Estate Drop-in service on Wednesdays from 11:30 Athlone, Co. Westmeath to 14:00 in Dave’s Diner Phone: 0449448571 Email: [email protected] Midlands LGBTQ Social Group Website: https://www.facebook.com/mid- landsLGBTQ/

National LGBT Support Line 1890 929 539 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: 0906494336

SPORTS CLUBS

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

FURTHER RESOURCES https://www.meetup.com/cities/ie/moate/ https://www.westmeathcoco.ie/en/ Moate, Co. Westmeath

Moate is a town on the Cloghatanny River, close to Westmeath’s 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 (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

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