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The 10th April 2024 marked a momentous occasion for First Choice Credit Union Ltd and Kiltimagh District Credit Union Ltd with the completion of the Transfer of Engagements of Kiltimagh District Credit Union Ltd to First Choice Credit Union Ltd to become one entity. The merger creates a Credit Union with over €260 million in assets and over 40,000 members, … Read More

Borrow up to €300,000 from 5.25% Securing finance to invest in your farm’s future can sometimes be a difficult affair but First Choice Credit Union is now making it easier for farmers to access finance with rates from 5.25%* (5.38% Typical APR). This specialist financing option offers farmers secured loans of up to €300,000 at 5.25% which can be repaid … Read More

📯***MEMBER NOTICE***📯 All First Choice Credit Union offices will be closed on Tuesday 9th April to facilitate the Transfer of Engagements of Kiltimagh District Credit Union to First Choice Credit Union. Additionally, our online services & Castlebar ATM will be out of service and inaccessible for a number of hours throughout the day. Apologies for any inconvenience caused to members. … Read More

With SepaPay not operating across Europe on Good Friday & Easter Monday please see the following in relation to online banking processing of payments! Incoming SEPA Payments: Payments due into your account from other Banks on Friday March 29th and Monday April 1st may not be credited to your account until Tuesday April 2nd. Outgoing SEPA Payments: Outgoing payments from … Read More

First Choice Credit Union are delighted to launch a €100,000 Community Fund with clubs, groups and societies now being invited to apply. The fund is available to a wide range of groups involved in social, cultural, sporting, environmental, educational and charitable activities operating in First Choice Credit Union’s ‘common bond’ and who are engaged in activities that benefit the community. … Read More

Please be advised that on Sunday March 17th 2024, the European SEPA Schemes will undergo a mandatory update. Irish banks and Credit Unions who participate in the schemes may experience delays in SEPA payment processing (Euro payments across Ireland & the EU)  over the weekend of March 15th to 17th. The advice for members therefore is to ‘pay early’. For … Read More

The 2024 First Choice Credit Union Schools Quiz took place on Friday 2nd of February in front of a massive crowd in St. Mary’s Hall, GMIT Mayo Campus, Castlebar. With a record 55 teams competing, teams battled it out in two categories, Competition A which was U-11 and Competition B which was U-13. Like all years, the competition didn’t disappoint. ... Read More

Strong Growth, a Transfer of Engagement and a new Community Fund announced. On Tuesday last, 30th January, members of First Choice Credit Union attended their 57th Annual General Meeting reporting an impressive surplus of over €1.4m and a loan book of over €37m. The big highlight of the night was the approval of the Transfer of Engagement of Kiltimagh District … Read More

The Credit Union Schools Quiz is back for 2024! We’re delighted to announce that First Choice Credit Union will be holding the Credit Union Schools Quiz on Friday 2nd February 2024 @ 7pm in the St. Mary’s Hall, ATU Mayo Campus, Castlebar, Co. Mayo. We are conscious Friday 2nd February is the start of a bank holiday weekend. Unfortunately, a suitable ... Read More

First Choice Credit Union have announced the five lucky recipients of the 2023 Brendan Hopkins Bursary Fund. The Bursary - in memory of former credit union director Brendan Hopkins – was created to assist students throughout the First Choice Credit Union common bond in their quest for third level education. There is FIVE BURSARIES awarded to the value of €1,000 ... Read More