Who We Are
Established in 1966, St Gabriel's Credit Union Ltd. is an industrial credit union serving the employees of An Post,  eircom and other communications companies and their families in the Munster  region. For a full list of compapanies covered by our common bond click here. Currently St Gabriel's has just under  2,600 members with assets of over €26 million.

Our Philosophy 
St Gabriel's is a financial co-operative owned and controlled by the members, for the benefit of the members. We encourage our members to save together so that we can lend to each other at a reasonable rate of interest. 
   We are a democratic organisation with the members electing the board of directors, the supervisory committee and auditors at our AGM.
   St Gabriel's is a member of the Irish League of Credit Unions, a representative organisation whose purpose is to strengthen and grow the credit union movement in Ireland.

Credit Union Structure

To find out more about the structure of St Gabriel's click here.

Our History

1965	Industrial dispute in the Department of Post and Telegraphs leads to the setting up of St Gabriel's
1966	St Gabriel's set up as a study group.
1969	St Gabriel's registered as a Credit Union.
1983	St Gabriel's computerised by renting spare capacity from Ballyphehane Credit Union.
1984	An Post and Telecom Eireann set up from Department of Post and Telegraphs.
1989	St Gabriel's moves premises to Quaker Road.
1994	First permanent staff member appointed.
2000	St Gabriel's moves to our new premises in St Patrick's Quay.

The above a brief outline of our history.
For a more detailed history of St Gabriel's click here.

Our Future Plans
From humble beginnings St Gabriel's Credit Union has grown a to a mature and strong organisation with our members interests central you all our activities. St Gabriel's intends to continue to grow and to offer our members new and improved services where possible. If you have any ideas on how we can achieve this then please fill in the form in the feedback page or contact us through our office.

Who can join St Gabriel's?
By law, in order to join any credit union, you must be part of the common bond of that credit union.
The common bond of St Gabriel's covers employees the following list of companies living or working in the provence of Munster. 

	An Post (and any wholly owned subsidiary of An Post)
	eircom plc (and any wholly owned subsidiary of eircom plc)
	Vodafone Ireland Ltd.
	NTL Communications Ltd
	O2 Communications
	Esat BT
	Meteor Mobile Communication
	Chorus Communication Ltd
	eircom PhoneWatch Ltd.
	Conduit Limited
	Indigo Services Group Ltd.
	Worldcom Ireland Limited
	TNI (Telecom) Ltd.
	eircom Retail Ltd.
	Atlas Communications (UK) Ltd.
	Let’s Talk Phones
	Lan Communications Ltd.
	Continuous Communications Systems (CCS)
	Golden Pages Ltd.
	Broadcom Eireann Research Ltd.
	Accuris Ltd.
	Apion TI
	Person to Person
	Topsource
	Telecom Engineering Services Ltd. (TESL)
	MNL
	OneMade.com
	One Direct
	JMG
	National Lottery
	Printpost
	PMI
	PGI

We also welcome family members once they reside at the address of an existing member.
To become a member of a credit union you must be 16 years of age. However St Gabriel's offer juvenile membership for anyone under 16. For new members under the age of twelve St Gabriel's is delighted to start the account off with €20. (A birth cert will be required on opening the account.)

How do I join St Gabriel's?
Print off the online Membership Application Form. Fill in the details in block capitals, sign the form and forward the completed application form to our office.
Note: This application form must be accompanied with evidence of identification e.g. a copy of a current passport, driving licence, work id card (with photo) or similar proof and evidence of current address e.g. a copy of a household bill, a bank/building society statement or similar proof of address.
 

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