IMPACT’s new Limerick office will be officially opened in Roxborough Road in the city centre today. The new office will provide significant new resources for IMPACT members in the mid-west, with training facilities for up to 120 people in five training and meeting rooms. It is expected that the facilities will also be used by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions and other unions for training and meetings.

IMPACT official Andy Pike, who has overseen the development of the new premises, said the building was becoming derelict before IMPACT redeveloped it. "It's an old building, dating back to the early part of the last century, which reflects the original fabric of Limerick city. It’s been a very satisfying process to breathe new life into the building and hopefully contribute to the continuing regeneration of the city," he said.

Last month the union also opened new premises in Sligo. The new city-centre office will provide training and meeting facilities for branches in the north-west and will substantially raise the profile of the union in the town and region.

Sligo office: Ice House, Fish Quay, Sligo. Email impactsligo@impact.ie. Phone: 071-914-2400

Limerick office: Roxborough Road, Limerick. Email aodonoghue@impact.ie. Phone: 061-319-177.