News & Events
Step by step, in the open. This is where we record progress and announce what's coming up.
Coming up · Wednesday 22 July 2026
The next public meeting finalises the Setup Committee and opens the floor: anyone in the village can pitch an idea for how the building should be used. 8.00pm at Castlebridge Community Centre — all welcome.
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 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.