Whilst there has long been a strong, close knit local community with a vibrant GAA club (Sleacht Néill), in the early 1990s, like many other rural communities throughout Ireland, the area was in decline – with limited availability of housing, rural depopulation, low levels of community services or infrastructure.

The Community Association was set up to help deliver a range of initiatives aimed at creating healthy, happy and confident individuals and a prosperous and sustainable rural community.

• An attractive place to live and grow up in, where our young people feel an important part of and want to make their permanent home.
• An area where housing and a range of other community-service infrastructure is available for young families.
• A community with a pride in its area, its local environment and in its cultural and linguistic heritage.
• A bilingual community, playing an important part in turning the tide of language decline to reinstate its indigenous language.
• A tolerant, outward-looking community with a collective self-confidence and that is welcoming to others.
• A community lighting the way for other communities throughout Ireland and beyond to rediscover their purpose and long-term sustainability.