Ringsend & Irishtown Community Centre

Name

Ringsend & Irishtown Community Centre

Legal name

Ringsend and Irishtown Community Centre

Website

https://ricc.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Community Food Services (62421)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Drop-In / Flexible Childcare Centers (EDACAAAC), Crisis Intervention & Emergency Planning/Response Coordination (HSABAIAN), Community-Based Senior Centers with Adult Day Services (HLADAIAJ)

Keywords

• Community services
• Youth services
• Community radio
• Dementia support
• Childcare programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government and Public Funding: Funded by government departments and agencies including Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (UBU scheme), Dublin City Council, Department of Social Protection, TUSLA, and National Childcare Scheme. This is a non-profit community organization providing subsidized services to the local community.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Ringsend & Irishtown Community Centre operates a multi-service community hub in Dublin 4, providing an integrated "cradle to grave" range of services including youth services (RICCYS), childcare (after-school and breakfast programme), dementia-inclusive services (Dementia Café, Sensory Garden, Tranquillity Room), community radio (RICC Radio with multiple podcasts), employment and IT training, boxing programmes, and community events. The centre has approximately 100,000 usages per year and operates Monday to Friday 8am-10pm.

Product overview

Ringsend & Irishtown Community Centre operates as a multi-service community hub established in 1989, serving the Ringsend and Irishtown area of Dublin with approximately 100,000 usages per year. The centre provides an integrated approach to community services from 'cradle to grave,' including youth services (RICCYS for ages 10-24, After-School and Breakfast Programme for ages 6-12, Summer Camp, The Ringer Boxing Club), community radio (RICC Radio with podcasts including Community Newsdesk, Minding Your Own Self, Arts & Culture), dementia-inclusive services (Dementia Café, Sensory Garden, Tranquillity Room), employment and training programmes (Jobs Initiative Programme, IT Training Programme), community support services (Community Services Programme), and social/recreational offerings (Retro Café, Comedy Club, community events). The centre functions as a resource centre with a mission to support local people affected by poverty and disadvantage, and maintains a youth-focused volunteer patron programme.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• RICC Radio Community radio station operated by RICC featuring podcasts including the Community Newsdesk (weekly news programme broadcast every Monday at 12 noon), local history shows, Arts & Culture podcast, and the Minding Your Own Self mental health podcast (bi-weekly with Helen Walsh). Distributed via Spotify and Anchor.fm.
• RICCYS Youth Service Youth service programme serving young people aged 10-24, offering youth café, drop-in spaces, project-based group work, one-to-one support, outreach, and access to information and services. Funded under the UBU (Your Place, Your Space) scheme from the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. Operates from 15 Irishtown Rd, Dublin 4.
• After-School and Breakfast Programme Childcare service providing breakfast club (Monday-Friday) and after-school programme (Monday-Thursday 2:30-4:30) for children aged 6-12, with 40 places available, offering supervised homework, educational support, and recreational activities. Operates during school term for 38 weeks per annum. Service is full with a waiting list. Compliant with the Childcare Act 1991 (Early Years Services) (Registration of School Aged Services) Regulations 2018.
• Summer Camp Annual summer camp programme for children, with Camp 1 and Camp 2 sessions operating in summer 2026.
• Dementia Café Community café providing dementia-inclusive services, launched February 2023 as part of RICC's dementia-inclusive community initiative, accompanied by sensory garden and tranquillity room.
• Sensory Garden and Tranquillity Room Specialised therapeutic spaces at RICC supporting dementia-inclusive community services, launched alongside the Dementia Café in February 2023.
• The Ringer Boxing Club Youth boxing programme run at RICC for children aged 8 years and over, with sessions on Tuesdays (8-11 years) and Thursdays (12 years and over).
• RICC IT Training Programme Technology training programme offered by RICC to support community members with IT skills development.
• Community Services Programme (CSP) Community support programme managed by RICC serving various target groups including elderly, unemployed, low-income families, lone parents, youth groups, traveller community, ethnic minorities, homeless, people with disabilities, and those affected by addiction or domestic violence.
• Jobs Initiative Programme Employment support programme operated by RICC to assist community members.
• Retro Café Café operated by RICC, celebrating its 1st anniversary in 2025.

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 100,000 usages per year
• +2 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and minor.

• Cross CaresupportingOthersSupporting partner organization listed in 'Supporting our Work' section.
• LéargassupportingOthersExchange and learning organization supporting community programmes.
• CDYSBsupportingOthersChildren and Young People's Services Board supporting youth services.
• CovantasupportingOthersListed as supporting partner of RICC community initiatives.
• Pobol Supporting CommunitiessupportingOthersCommunity support organization partnering with RICC.
• ARUPminorOthersEngineering firm that donated handmade rickshaws to RICC. Demonstrates corporate community engagement.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Foróige: National youth organisation running youth cafés, clubs, and youth work programmes funded through UBU and similar state schemes. Directly comparable to RICC's RICCYS youth service (ages 10-24) and youth diversion work.
• Focus Ireland: National homelessness and social services charity operating community-based support programmes. Comparable in mission to address poverty and disadvantage in disadvantaged urban areas, with similar state funding and volunteer models.
• Pobol Supporting Communities: Listed as a RICC supporting partner. Works in community development and disadvantage across Ireland, delivering comparable neighbourhood-based social services and capacity-building programmes.
• Youth Work Ireland: National federation of youth services delivering community-based youth work. Comparable in target segment (young people 10-24), funding model (state youth grants), and community-embedded delivery model.
• ALONE: National organisation supporting older people to age at home, with befriending, housing, and dementia-support services. Comparable to RICC's dementia café, sensory garden, and elderly-day-services offerings.
• Crosscare: Dublin-based social services charity that already partners with RICC. Crosscare operates a comparable community services portfolio (youth, family support, homelessness, elder care) under similar Irish government funding streams, making it the closest operational peer.
• Age Action Ireland: National advocacy and services organisation for older people, providing IT training, libraries, and community engagement. Particularly comparable to RICC's elderly and IT training programmes.
• Family Resource Centres (TUSLA network): National network of community-based, family-focused service centres funded through TUSLA. Operates the same cradle-to-grave community development model as RICC, providing comparable youth, family, and community services in disadvantaged areas.

Others

• CDYSB (Dublin City Children and Young People's Services Committee): Coordination body for children and youth services in Dublin, funder and partner to RICCYS. Useful as a structural comparability anchor for how RICC's youth services plug into the wider City Development Boards infrastructure.

Regional players

• Southside Partnership: Dublin-based local development company delivering community services, training, and employment programmes in the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown area. Overlaps with RICC's Local Community Development Committee (LCDC) funding and employment-support model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/RICCDub4
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCf23c4
• Facebookfacebook.com/ringsendirishtowncommunitycentre
• Instagraminstagram.com/riccdub4
• TikToktiktok.com/@riccraytown
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ringsend-&-irishtown-community-centre

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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