The people of Churchtown are indebted to FÁS for their on-going support
for our community. We particularly thank the following FÁS executives
for their support:

Pat O'Callaghan
Paddy Carleton
John O'Brien
John Murphy
Ann Twohig
Gerry Farrissey

and the wonderful team of FÁS workers in Churchtown ...

Pat O'Connell (Superviser)
Jim Quinn
Neil Ellard
Gerry Quinn
James O'Sullivan
Paul Douglas
Billy Ring
The Dwane brothers...

We also thank all previous FÁS workers such as ...

Brendan Sweeney
Barry Sweeney
Deirdre Sweeney
Clare Sampson
Donal Cronin

and all others we may have omitted in error...

Gerry Farrissey, FÁS executive receiving a special
presentation for his contribution to Churchtown from
Noel Linehan on the night our parish celebrated Gerry
Murphy's Cork Person of the Year 2001 award and
our FÁS award.

The Stand "A" Team ... Pat O'Connell, Jim Quinn,
Neil Ellard, James O'Sullivan, Gerry Quinn
and Paul Douglas.

Click here to see more picture from the Stand project ...

Click here to go to the FÁS web site ...

The "before and after" rear of the Community Hall ...
another brilliant FÁS project ...

The Churchtown Village Renewal Trust FÁS project was a regional winner out of over 2,000 initiatives nationwide in the 2001 Community Enterprise Awards ceremony held in Ennis, Co Clare. The Trust was represented at the ceremony by Noel Linehan, Eileen Ahern-O'Connor, Margaret O'Brien and Gerry Murphy.

FÁS IS A VITAL FORCE IN RURAL RENEWAL.