Three Limerick charity and community groups to receive grants from Bank of Ireland

BANK of Ireland has announced three Limerick charity and community groups to benefit from their €500,000 Community Fund. 

Focus Ireland – PETE Limerick, Dochas Midwest Autism Support and Doras are the three Limerick-based community projects to be allocated grants in the sixth year of the Community Fund. 

The three Limerick grantees will each receive supports for a range of projects and initiatives including enhancing financial literacy, overcoming barriers to education, providing employment opportunities for neurodiverse people and tailored education programs.

The current round of grants will bring the total value of Community Fund grants issued to €3 million for 307 community projects across the island of Ireland since 2020. Initiatives will receive grants starting from €10,000 all the way up to €80,000.

The Community Fund is Bank of Ireland’s flagship community investment initiative, delivered in partnership with Community Foundation Ireland.

Commenting on the announcement, Eamonn Corcoran, director for Area South, Bank of Ireland said: “Since 2020, the Community Fund has been working with Community Foundation Ireland to help to make our society stronger by allocating funds to those in greatest need. I am very proud of the support that we provide to these Limerick-based groups who do incredible work. 

“We are focused on supporting projects that will broaden inclusion levels in our society, equipping people with the requisite skills, and providing opportunities for them to be connected through education, enterprise, or work. I would like to wish all the successful Limerick grantees well as they embark on their programmes.”

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Denise Charlton, chief executive of the Community Foundation for Ireland, said: “Our partnership with the Bank of Ireland Community Fund continues to deliver support to groups like the Limerick-based ones who are receiving this year’s grants. We use our experience as a philanthropic hub across Ireland to assist in the identification of projects which are responding to existing as well as new and emerging challenges. 

“As a long-standing partner, Bank of Ireland continues to show its strong commitment to be an active member and a supporter of groups transforming lives every day. We congratulate the latest awardees and look forward to hearing the progress of their valuable work”

A full list of 2025 Community Fund grantees is available to view on the Bank of Ireland website: Begin Together Fund - Bank of Ireland

The Community Fund recently won the Chambers Ireland Best in the Community award at the 2025 InBusiness Chambers Ireland Recognition Awards and has been shortlisted for Chambers Ireland Sustainable Business Impact Awards.