Welcome Centre

The Welcome Centre in Rathkeale houses the region’s Fáilte Ireland Tourist Point. The friendly staff help visitors with information about West Limerick attractions, events, products, and services. It is located next to the Augustinian Abbey ruin at the Community Centre (historic courthouse and borstal) at The Square (upper Main. St.) Rathkeale, Co. Limerick. For more information email

Grand Opening

Mayor Michael Collins and over 25 dignitaries officially opened the Welcome Centre in September 2020. Comments included:

Pat Neville, Mayor Collins, David Lamont & Donie O’Connor

“Sincere well done. It is so enlightening to have such a good news story at this time for Tourism,” said event attendee John Fitzgerald of the Tourism Task Force. “We have to take this time as a once in a generation opportunity to do something different and creative and listening to you guys tonight gives me reasons to cheer. I genuinely believe in community/local driven tourism projects as the secret to success.”

“Rathkeale is the start of the Greenway and will soon be at the corner of the Foynes to Limerick motorway, making the town more convenient to Limerick’s 94,000 people,” said Pat Neville, Chairperson of the Rathkeale Community Council. “We want all visitors to feel welcome and have a place where they can learn about what this friendly town has to offer.”