2025 snapshot
Community dashboard
Live operational priorities across worship access, family support, youth learning, and local partnership delivery.
Mission
A trusted civic and faith home for Kilkenny.
Kilkenny Islamic Centre advances worship, education, wellbeing, and public accountability for Muslim families and the wider community through transparent programmes, open partnerships, and measurable outcomes.
History
Organization history timeline
Key milestones in governance, facility growth, and programme expansion.
Community formation
Local Muslim families established a regular prayer and support network serving new arrivals and long-standing residents across County Kilkenny.
Registered governance
The centre formalised its operating structure and registration framework, creating clearer oversight and documented safeguarding processes.
Education expansion
Weekend learning, family literacy, and women’s mentoring programmes were scaled with volunteer teachers and community partners.
Response coordination
Emergency welfare support, translated guidance, and digital outreach were launched to maintain continuity during a period of acute need.
Transparency reset
New KPI tracking, board skills mapping, vendor disclosure, and annual public reporting strengthened accountability to stakeholders.
Programmes
Programs grid
Four flagship programmes combining access, inclusion, and measurable learning outcomes.
Faith and community services
Daily prayer coordination, Friday services, family counselling signposting, and newcomer orientation support delivered year-round.
Enrollment: Open weekly
Capacity: 180 attendees
Youth learning pathway
Structured Qur’anic studies, homework support, and leadership workshops designed for children and teenagers across mixed age cohorts.
Enrollment: Term-based signup
Capacity: 96 learners
Women and family wellbeing
Peer circles, maternal wellbeing sessions, practical referral support, and confidence-building workshops for women and caregivers.
Enrollment: Rolling intake
Capacity: 60 households
Intercultural outreach
School visits, open mosque events, civic dialogue sessions, and volunteer service projects that deepen trust with the wider public.
Enrollment: Partner referral
Capacity: 24 events yearly
Monitoring & Evaluation
Monitoring and evaluation
Programme quality is reviewed through attendance data, referral completion, satisfaction signals, and board oversight.
Measurement approach
- Weekly service logs capture attendance, repeat participation, and unmet demand.
- Quarterly household surveys track inclusion, wellbeing, and confidence in centre services.
- Partner referrals are reviewed for completion rate, response speed, and safeguarding follow-through.
- Board review packs compare programme costs, outcomes, and emerging needs every quarter.
Current KPIs
Core indicators used in public reporting and internal performance management.
Programme retention across youth and family services
Median turnaround for welfare and advisory referrals
Average participant trust and satisfaction rating
Financial transparency
Year-over-year comparison
A simple view of unrestricted income and programme expenditure over the last four reporting periods.
Income and programme spend
Reading the chart
- Green bars represent total incoming funds available for operations and strategic growth.
- Accent bars represent direct programme expenditure, including education, welfare, and community engagement.
Detailed statements, notes, and audit references are published in the annual impact reporting cycle.
Governance
Board composition
Board composition is reviewed for lived experience, subject-matter expertise, and continuity of oversight.
Diversity profile
Expertise areas
Safeguarding
Education
Finance
Community health
Legal compliance
Facilities oversight
Youth engagement
Public affairs
Director oversight is led by Ailish Moore, with committee reporting structures covering finance, safeguarding, and community partnerships.
Case studies
Data-driven stories
Swipe horizontally on mobile or trackpad to review programme outcomes.
92% referral completion
Family navigation support
Targeted advisory sessions reduced the average time for newly arrived families to connect with schools, health services, and local supports.
+24% retention growth
Youth learning consistency
Attendance reminders, parent check-ins, and small-group tutoring lifted sustained participation across two consecutive terms.
31 partner activations
Intercultural public engagement
Structured civic partnerships increased event attendance, broadened volunteer reach, and improved trust indicators in participant feedback.
Partners & funders
Partner and funder logos
Organized by delivery role to show how services are funded and implemented.
Public sector collaborators
Kilkenny County Council
HSE Community Services
Local Education Support
Philanthropic and charitable funders
Community Action Fund
Faith Solidarity Network
Inclusion Futures Trust
Delivery partners
Kilkenny Volunteer Centre
Migrant Family Hub
Youth Connect Ireland
Procurement transparency
Vendor and policy disclosure
Procurement decisions are documented to support value for money, fairness, and conflict-of-interest controls.
Procurement commitments
- All purchases above threshold are reviewed against at least three quotations where market conditions allow.
- Vendor declarations and board conflict registers are checked before contract award.
- Facilities, education, and welfare procurement are reported through the annual accountability cycle.
Public links
Careers
Career opportunities
Featured positions for professionals who can strengthen programme delivery and operational governance.
Community Programmes Coordinator
Lead delivery planning across family support, partner referrals, and volunteer scheduling.
Youth Education Lead
Shape curriculum quality, learner retention, and safeguarding standards for youth programming.
Finance and Compliance Officer
Support budgeting, reporting, procurement checks, and document control across the organisation.
Stakeholder contacts
Different contacts for different audiences
Use the most relevant route to speed up programme, partnership, governance, or media enquiries.
Community members and families
- General support: info@kilkennyislamiccentre.org
- In person: Talbot's Inch Village, Kilkenny City, Kilkenny, Ireland
Funders, partners, media, and governance enquiries
- Director: Ailish Moore
- Email: ailish.moore@kilkennyislamiccentre.org
- Registration number: 20068950