What is Smishing? Smishing (a combination of the words SMS and Phishing) is a scam where fraudsters send fraudulent text messages to customers, claiming to be from a reputable organisation such as a bank, card issuer or other service provider. The message will typically ask you to click on a link to a website or […]
Over a quarter (27%) of Irish parents are getting into debt to cover the costs of back to school. While this figure is down from 36% in 2019, the average debt parents find themselves in has increased by €40 from €357 to €397. Of this 27% in debt, over four fifths (81%) have debts of […]
Everything is running a little later than usual this year for Leaving Cert students. The results of the Leaving Certificate Calculated Grades 2020 will be issued through the government calculated grades student portal and to schools on Monday, 7 September 2020. Thereafter, the first round CAO offers for colleges and universities will be issued on […]
Did you know that you can switch your existing bank loan to our Kick Start loan rate? Our KickStart loan has been a great success and one of the categories that has seen a major uptake is; people Switching their existing bank loan to their Credit Union in order to save huge money over the […]
John Devine’s passing on May 26th caused widespread shock both among his friends and neighbours in Bagenalstown and across the Credit Union community. John was held in the highest esteem by countless people and was hugely respected for his work in the Credit Union movement, to which he dedicated almost half his life. John joined […]
Over the past couple of months, a lot of things have been put on hold and now is the time to kick start things again, albeit it with caution. In order to kick start the local economy, our lending as well as to assist with all those purchases and projects that have been put on […]
Claire Lawton epitomises the many definitions of leadership, none more so than that of Jane Sparrow in ‘The Culture Builders’. Being prophet, storyteller, strategist, coach and most importantly pilot; her calm nature exuding an authoritative yet enabling environment in which people and business can thrive. St. Canice’s Credit Union’s success is attributable in large part […]
Over the past couple of weeks our branches have closed an hour early each evening. The closing times for each branch will return to normal from tomorrow: Tuesday 5th May. Updates have been made to Google but they have said there are delays in change acceptances for all business pages. For all branch opening hours […]
Friday 1st May 2020 is a European bank holiday. We are open, however the European holiday means that electronic payments in EURO cannot be made for the date of Friday 1st May in Ireland or anywhere across Europe. This means that if you are expecting a EURO payment into your Credit Union account on Friday […]
This is a promotion campaign by St. Canice’s Credit Union for its members only. Competition is posted from Friday 24th April 2020 to Thursday 30th April 2020. 1 Winner will be chosen from Facebook or Instagram. A draw for which social platform will be completed. Competition is open to members of St. Canice’s Credit Union only […]
You can now set up a one time or a recurring payment to any account, be that with St. Canice’s Credit Union or to any other bank account, once you are registered for online banking. The first step is that you must be registered for and have an active online account. You can do that […]
All branches of St. Canice’s Credit Union will be closed as usual on Good Friday. There will be email and telephone service only on Saturday 11th April. Branches will be closed on Easter Sunday and Monday and then those branches that are scheduled to open on Tuesday will do so. Please check branch specific opening […]
As the Coivd-19 situation evolves, we must adapt our opening hours to protect staff and enable back office work to remain up to date. We would like to thank so many Members for signing up to an online account, opening a current account, availing of the new debit card facility, doing business over the phones […]
It may be April Fool’s Day but this is certainly no joke from St. Canice’s Credit Union. Day to day transactions are free with a credit union. St. Canice’s Credit Union is no exception. When you join a credit union you are part owner of that credit union and therefore can avail of the benefit […]
If you are experiencing financial difficulty in meeting your loan repayments as a direct result of the Coronavirus and want to make an alternative payment arrangement please complete our Temporary Loan Arrangement Request Form and our credit control team will be able to help you out. We are experiencing a high volume of requests at […]
The Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure & Reform, Paschal Donohoe TD, welcomed the ongoing work of the credit union sector to support members in difficulties due to COVID-19. The government continues to support credit unions as a provider of key services to their members, including access to income, savings, credit, and to payment services. […]
The Irish League of Credit Unions (ILCU) welcomed the announcement by the government that credit unions are considered an ‘essential retail outlet’ in the ongoing fight against COVID-19. This comes on the back of Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe publicly acknowledging the extensive work that has been ongoing across the credit union sector to ensure […]
If you received a letter from us recently regarding cessation of the IQ ATM service, we can confirm that due to the difficulties being encountered by members during COVID- 19 crisis, the traditional IQ ATM card will now continue to work beyond the expiration deadline of the end of March. These cards can only be […]
