Cloncreen Community Benefit Fund Year 4 Information Evening

What to Expect

Bord na Mona and fund administrators M-CO are holding a public information evening at Clonbullogue Hall to open Year 4 of the Cloncreen Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund. The session is aimed squarely at the people who might apply: community groups, sports clubs, not for profits and social enterprises operating in the area around the wind farm. The organisers describe it as a chance for the local community and prospective applicants to learn more about the fund, how to apply, and to ask questions directly.

The scale is worth knowing before you go. The fund distributes roughly €150,000 a year and is committed to run through to 2038, supporting projects with a positive social or environmental impact. Year 4 applications open on 14 September 2026 through the fund’s online portal, so this evening is the practical briefing that sits two weeks ahead of the deadline clock starting. If your club has been sitting on a project that needs capital, this is the room to be in.

Good to Know

• Date and time: Tuesday 1 September 2026, 7pm to 8.30pm.
• Venue: Clonbullogue Hall, Clonbullogue, Co. Offaly, R45 H221.
• Free to attend. Registration is through Eventbrite, which helps the organisers plan numbers.
• Applications for Year 4 open on 14 September 2026 at cloncreenwindfarm.submit.com.
• Who should come: community groups, voluntary organisations, not for profits and social enterprises based near Cloncreen Wind Farm.
• Bring a rough outline of your project and any questions on eligibility, because the question and answer element is the useful part.

Getting There

Clonbullogue is in north east Offaly, on the R442 between Edenderry and Rhode, with Edenderry about ten minutes away by car. The hall is in the village itself and there is parking in and around it. There is no train service, and evening bus links in this part of the county are limited, so driving or sharing a lift with others from your club is the realistic option. Allow around forty minutes from Tullamore.