Friends of St. Hilda’s Annual General Meeting takes place at 2.30pm, Thursday 17th September 2026, Conference Room, Administration Building, St. Hilda’s Services, Grace Park Road, Athlone N37 YR62
Annual General Meeting Notification
The Annual General Meeting of the Board of Directors, St. Hilda’s Services takes place Tuesday, 20th October 2026 at 7.00pm. Venue: Conference Room, Admin Building, St. Hilda’s Services, Grace Park Road, Athlone, N37 YR62.
Thank You AIB Community Fund
Church Gate Collection
Athlone Area
Friends of St. Hilda’s Church Gate collection takes place Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th June 2026, at all churches in the Athlone Area (St. Peter’s, St. Mary’s, Coosan,) including Tubberclair, Tang and Ballinahown Churches.
Moate Area
Friends of St. Hilda’s Church Gate collection takes place Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th September 2026, at all churches in the Moate Area (Carmelite Moate, St. Patrick’s Moate, Mount Temple, Castledaly) including Boher, Ballymore and Drumraney Churches.
Your support is appreciated.
Your Rights as a Citizen
For details on your rights as a citizen please follow link https://careersportal.ie/supporting-disabilities
The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity ) Act 2015
A Decision Support Service Presentation takes place online Monday 9th May 2022, 11am to 12 noon. This online information talk is hosted by Inclusion Ireland and the Decision Support Service. To register click here or for further information click here
National Housing Strategy for Disabled People 2022 -2027
The National Housing Strategy for Disabled People 2022 – 2027 (NHSDP) sets out the vision for the cooperation and collaboration of Government departments, state agencies and others in delivering housing and the related supports for disabled people over the next five years. please see link for more information
Staff Resources
Please click on link to access Return to work declaration
COVID-19 Resources
Please see link below for access to HSE website for easy access information for individuals with disabilities and their families.
https://www2.hse.ie/wellbeing/supporting-someone-with-special-needs-during-covid19.html
Resources COVID-19
Dr Cathal Morgan, Head of Operations, HSE Disabilities has recorded a video to speak directly people with disabilities and their families at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ptqVFp0Lu8&feature=youtu.be.
A number of key resources have been added to the HSE Partner Resources specifically relevant to disabilities and includes areas below:
- COVID 19 FAQs for people with disabilities and families
- Staff Guide on Easy Communication with people with intellectual disability and with autism
- Staff Guide on Easy Communication with people with intellectual disability and with autism (short version)
- Guide on communication apps for people with disabilities – Easy Read version
- Staff Guide on communicating with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons
- Staff Guide for working with an ISL-English interpreter
- Poster explaining COVID-19 test Process for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons
- Updated List of Guidance
https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/news/newsfeatures/covid19-updates/partner-resources/
Detailed guidance on the testing process taking place across disability services is included in this site. Easy Read version: