It started with eight devoted individuals meeting in October 2025, all sharing the belief that locals in Ballylooby needed somewhere to gather again.
Within weeks, that modest group had grown into a community effort involving close to 80 shareholders, and a bid had been lodged for the village’s former pub. Less than a year later, the building belongs to the community; more than 100 people have joined the project, and plans are taking shape for a pub, café, shop and remote-working space at the heart of the south Tipp village.
The project centres on the former Chrissie Sheehy’s public house, described by those behind the initiative as the village’s oldest pub. Its familiar name, Chrissies, is being retained because of the warmth, trust and welcome with which the premises is still associated locally.
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