News & Events
Step by step, in the open. This is where we record progress and announce what's coming up.
Coming up · Wednesday 26 August 2026
The next public meeting continues the work of forming the community company and sets out how the building could be used as the project develops. 8.00pm at Castlebridge Community Centre — all welcome.
July 2026
The public meeting on 22 July approved the trustees and agreed to prepare a cash-flow projection covering the year ahead, so that the project can put a clear and costed case to the council. It was noted that insurance should be obtainable ahead of the community company being fully formed, so the work can proceed in stages. Afterwards the meeting walked down to the Reading Rooms and inspected all three floors.
June 2026
At a public meeting in June, the village nominated a group of Trustees and a Setup Committee to form the community trust and carry the project forward. The roles are interim, to be finalised at the next meeting, and the work of re-establishing ownership and forming the company is now under way.
Spring 2026
A series of well-attended public meetings agreed the way forward: form a community company, re-establish clean ownership, insure the building, and work towards restoration with heritage funding. Expressions of interest opened to anyone who wanted to help.
2025
The Reading Rooms and its thread to the Guinness Book of World Records drew national attention during 2025, including coverage by RTÉ News, and the record books were displayed in the building during the Fleadh Cheoil. The interest underlined what the village has always known: this small building has a story worth saving.