New Horizon is a community group which has been working with international protection applicants in Athlone since 2000. Our main focus is on almost 350 residents in Direct Provision sites in Athlone and Horseleap, Moate.
New Horizon is a fully registered charity RCN: 20204649. Check us out on the Charity Regulator Website
We are a group of voluntary, unpaid workers without state funding. We promise total and absolute confidentiality in all our dealings with clients.
As activists, we welcome asylum seekers and refugees and wish to help and support them as they start to rebuild their lives.
This website exists to:
- Provide useful information about living in Athlone and Ireland.
- Provide information on how to maintain your physical and mental health
- Provide information to help you navigate the asylum process.
- Provide useful information to help you leave the asylum process.
If you just want to browse the information follow the links at the top of the screen.
- News shows what’s going on
- Projects we are running
- Information database
- Cookbook – the taste of home
- FAQs
Additional services, such as groups and forums, are available to registered users.
If you would like to go further just register here.
Then log in with the ID and password you created.
Activities at New Horizon
- Youth Council of Ireland Local Champion
Congratulations to Londiwe Ndlovu in her appointment as local champion for the Youth Council of Ireland. Londiwe is an long term friend of New Horizon.… - Circus Day!
Just to remind you all of the schedule for the display on next Tuesday 8th August The event will be held in Burgess Park, Golden Island,… - Health service information for Ukrainian nationals
The Health Service Executive has updated it’s information for Ukrainian Nationals - Circus Week!
New Horizon in collaboration with Gateway Youth Project and Galway Community Circus are hosting a 4 day Circus Skills Workshop from Tuesday 1st – Friday… - Forest Experience to the Rescue!
Our Forest Experience people had a great rescue during the week. They were on a regular trip to Portlick woods when they found an injured… - Teen Adventure
Teen Adventure DaysMonday 17th to Thursday 20th July 2023 The Trip of the Summer! New Horizon and Birr Outdoor Education Centre would like to invite young people living…