Dundalk Credit Union and Dundalk Institute of Technology announce exclusive corporate partnership

Dundalk Credit Union and DkIT are delighted to announce an exclusive corporate partnership that underpins the importance of their respective roles in the North-East, their heritage of co-operation and their combined ambition to help create a more sustainable and thriving community for all people in the North-East.

Drawing on their common purpose as drivers of economic and community development, DkIT and Dundalk Credit Union have agreed on a scalable framework to explore and develop a number of transformative initiatives that will promote regional growth, sustainable development and positive environmental change through the power of cooperation. In addition, the collaboration will see initiatives in the areas of age-friendly financial education, financial literacy, financial well-being, academic scholarships, business to business financial product marketing, social access to and inclusion in education and student body academic prizes.

Speaking at the signing of the Corporate Partnership MOU, DkIT President, Dr Gerard (Bob) McKiernan said: "We are delighted to strengthen our relationship with Dundalk Credit Union via the introduction of this MOU. A key strategic initiative of DkIT is to continue to build on our track record through the development of the DkIT Corporate Partnership Programme. This programme offers an organised framework for DkIT and high-profile organisations across the industry and the community to develop sustainable and mutually beneficial relationships within the region.

"We believe this MOU will facilitate the capacity to evolve and grow in a planned manner whilst sharing our mutual ethos of community and economic development with a potential focus on corporate sponsorship of innovation projects and specific research projects in financial literacy."

Billy Doyle, CEO of Dundalk Credit Union, added; "Dundalk Credit Union is very excited to announce this exclusive credit union collaboration with DkIT. We were delighted to deepen our long-standing relationship with DkIT, particularly when the potential outcomes envisaged in this partnership bring such broad and tangible benefits to our shared communities in Dundalk and the wider North-East.

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