Blackrock Credit Union is urging its local community to ‘Imagine More’ for this year’s credit union annual art competition. Entry forms are available from Blackrock Credit Union or can be downloaded here. The closing date to submit finished entries to Blackrock Credit Union...
Guide on loan flexibility in light of Covid-19
If you've been financially impacted by COVID-19, we will consider flexible loan repayment options. Please see the below guide for more information.
Guide on Loan Flexibility Covid 19 Blackrock Credit Union...
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Temporary change to opening hours
In light of the ongoing situation with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and with the health and well-being of our members and staff a priority, we have made some changes to our opening hours:
Monday - Tuesday 10am-1pm
Wednesday CLOSED
Thursday - Friday 10am-1pm
Saturday...
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New Manager at Blackrock Credit Union
Blackrock Credit Union would like to inform you that Conn Collins who has been with us as Manager for the last 12 years will be retiring on 31st October 2019. Conn has served the Credit Union in many capacities over the last 25 years. He was first elected as a Director in 1995 and served...
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Credit Union Annual Art Competition
Blackrock Credit Union is urging its local community to take the ‘walk of life’ for its annual art competition. The ‘Walk of Life’ theme builds on last year’s theme of ‘The Force of Nature.’ This encouraged participants to draw inspiration from the challenges facing the environment...
New ILCU survey finds significant increase in third level students skipping lectures in favour of work
New, national ILCU research shows that more students are under financial pressure. A quarter (24%) say finance/debt is their biggest worry. Almost three quarters (74%) say they have to work during the college term to cope with costs.
The survey was carried out by iReach Insights in April...
Money-Saving Back to School Tips
Even the most adept and disciplined budgeter among us needs a little guidance with saving money at back to school time. After all, three quarters of parents say getting the kids ready for back-to-school is a financial burden, according to the ILCU's June 2019 survey.*
Parents of primary school children said that they’re spending an...
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Study finds credit unions are most respected provider of financial services
Blackrock Credit Union, and its sister credit unions, have been named the highest regarded organisations providing financial services in Ireland. Credit unions topped the financial services category in the Ireland RepTrak® 2019 study. With a score of 80.3, they were far ahead of the average score of 59.0 in the sector.
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Gr8 Savers Week at Blackrock Credit Union
Blackrock Credit Union is encouraging children in Blackrock to get rocking with their savings this May! The credit union launches its ‘GR8 Savers’ financial education initiative this week (May 6th to 12th). The financial awareness week aims to get parents and teachers talking to children about the...
AGM 2019 Highlights – incl. 3% interest rebate and 0.1% dividend
The AGM for Blackrock Credit Union was held 28th January in Blackrock Parish Hall.
Main decisions arising were:
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- Approval of 3% interest rebate to members on interest paid in year to 30 Sept 2018
- Approval of 0.1% dividend on shares held in year to 30 Sept 2018
- Re-election of Directors Paul Broderick, Ken and Ashling O'Connor ...