Muiríosa Foundation

What Muiríosa Foundation does

Muiríosa Foundation is an Irish non-profit (Company Limited by Guarantee, RCN 20046453) that provides disability and autism support services across eight counties in Ireland's Midlands — Laois, Offaly, Westmeath, Meath, Longford, Kildare, Tipperary, and Kilkenny. The organisation supports Autistic individuals and people with intellectual disabilities through an integrated service portfolio: Residential, Day Services, a Person Centred Wing, Respite, Home Sharing, three HSE-funded Pre-Schools, Social Work, Clinical Services, and a Centre for Education offering QQI level 5-8 courses. Operations are structured into three regions, each led by a Regional Director, supported by central departments (HR, Quality/Risk/Safety, Properties/Facilities, ICT, Finance); the foundation operates from a registered office in Moore Abbey, Monasterevin (Co Kildare) and a Central Administration Office in Tullamore (Co Offaly), with a footprint of 208 properties and a workforce of 1,500+ professionals.

The foundation's business model is overwhelmingly a single-payer public-sector model: the Health Service Executive (HSE) functions as principal funder and trusted partner under an annual service-level agreement, with additional statutory funding from Health Boards and the Department of Health. A marginal revenue layer comes from local donations and fundraising, used for facility development and discretionary programmes rather than core operations. Service delivery is direct-employed (no franchise or reseller channels), and there is no consumer-facing pricing because the foundation is a charitable provider reimbursed by the state. Technology supporting the operation is limited to standard productivity and web platforms (Microsoft 365, WordPress, WooCommerce).

The foundation's competitive position is anchored by long-tenured HSE partnership status, the proprietary Home Sharing model introduced in 1983, a regionally distributed operating model built over decades, and alignment with national disability policy and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Governance sits with a Board of Directors and CEO Siobhán Bryan, and the organisation's most recent strategic direction is set out in its Strategic Plan 2025-2029, 'Shaping Futures Together'.

Name

Muiríosa Foundation

Legal name

Muiríosa Foundation

Website

https://muiriosa.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Muiríosa Foundation is an Irish non-profit delivering disability and autism support services — residential, day, respite, home sharing, pre-schools, social work and clinical — across eight Midlands counties, funded primarily through annual service-level agreements with the Health Service Executive.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability and autism support services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (62321), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (623210), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech) (BPAGALAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG), Autism Classroom & School Program Support (Inclusion/Resource) (EDAKAKAC)

Keywords

• Disability support services
• Autism services
• Residential care
• Respite services
• Home sharing

Headquarters

HQ city

Monasterevin

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. HSE Service Level Agreement: Primary revenue stream through annual service-level agreement with the Health Service Executive (HSE), Ireland's national health service provider. The HSE is the principal funder of Muiríosa Foundation's disability and autism support services.
2. Statutory Government Funding: Funding from Health Boards and Department of Health through standard revenue funding arrangements, in addition to HSE partnership.
3. Donations and Local Fundraising: Limited donations and small-scale local fundraising initiatives conducted by local centres. Funds are used for new kinds of responses to particular needs, physical development of new facilities, and programmes/features beyond what statutory funding provides. Not used as a significant revenue stream for central activity.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Muiríosa Foundation provides a portfolio of disability and autism support services for individuals with intellectual disabilities across eight counties in Ireland. Core offerings include residential accommodation, day services, respite/home sharing, person-centred support, pre-schools, social work, clinical services, and staff learning and development, delivered under annual service-level agreements with the Health Service Executive (HSE).

Product overview

Muiríosa Foundation operates as a unified service portfolio providing disability and autism support services across eight counties in Ireland. The organization offers integrated services including Residential, Day Services, Person Centred Wing, Home Sharing (respite), Pre Schools, Social Work, Clinical Services, and Learning and Development. Services are organized into three regions led by Regional Directors, with support from centralized departments (HR, Quality/Risk/Safety, Properties/Facilities, ICT, Finance). The organization is a trusted HSE partner delivering services under annual service-level agreements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Services

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Health Service Executive (HSE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHSE is the principal funder of Muiríosa Foundation, providing funding through annual service-level agreements for disability and autism support services. The partnership operates in alignment with national policy and statutory requirements.
• National Home Sharing & Short Breaks NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMuiríosa Foundation is a member of the National Home Sharing & Short Breaks Network. Home Sharing services are guided by the principles and recommendations of the HSE 'Home Sharing in Intellectual Disability Services in Ireland - Report of the National Expert Group 2016'.
• Consortium of Centres of Nursing and Midwifery Education (CCNME)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMuiríosa Foundation's Learning & Development Department is a member of the CCNME, which facilitates courses at QQI level 5-8 for staff development in nursing and midwifery education.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Brothers of Charity Services Ireland: Largest Section 38 disability service provider in Ireland, delivering HSE-funded residential, day, respite, and home-sharing supports across multiple regions. Directly comparable in funding model, service portfolio, and target population to Muiríosa Foundation.
• St John of God Community Services: Major Irish HSE-funded disability and mental health service provider with a similar mix of residential, day, clinical, and respite services. Operates under the same Section 38 framework and serves overlapping populations of intellectual disability and autism.
• Cheeverstown House: Dublin-based voluntary disability provider offering residential, respite, day services and home sharing to children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Comparable service portfolio and HSE funding model, though more geographically concentrated in Dublin/Leinster.
• COPE Foundation: Section 38 disability service provider based in Cork, delivering residential, day, respite, clinical, and supported living services to people with intellectual disabilities and autism. Comparable operating model and HSE funding structure, though regionally focused on Munster.
• Avista (formerly Daughters of Charity Disability Support Services): Large Dublin-based Section 38 disability service provider offering residential, day, respite, and clinical services to adults and children with intellectual disabilities. Directly comparable in service mix, scale, and HSE-funded structure.
• Stewarts Care: Dublin-based voluntary organisation providing HSE-funded residential, day, respite, and clinical services to children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Comparable scope, governance, and funding model to Muiríosa.
• Camphill Communities of Ireland: National federation of intentional communities providing residential, day, and home-sharing supports to people with intellectual disabilities. Operates with a related HSE partnership and person-centred philosophy, overlapping with Muiríosa's service ethos.
• Kare (formerly KARE): Section 39 disability service provider in the Midlands, delivering residential, day, respite, and home-sharing supports across multiple counties. Overlaps with Muiríosa's Midlands catchment and offers an essentially equivalent HSE-funded service model.
• Saint Patrick's Centre (Kilkenny): HSE-funded disability service provider in Kilkenny/South-East offering residential, day, respite and home sharing. Directly overlaps Muiríosa's Kilkenny catchment and follows the same voluntary-provider model.
• Ability West: Galway-based HSE-funded Section 38 disability service provider offering residential, respite, day, clinical, and home-sharing services to people with intellectual disabilities and autism. Comparable in structure and scale though regionally focused on the west of Ireland.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/MuiriosaF
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/muiriosa-foundation-ltd
• Instagraminstagram.com/muiriosafoundation
• Xx.com/muiriosaf

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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