***Eason Charitable Support Policy
Overview
The company was originally founded in 1819 as Johnston & Co. Since that time it has existed through some of the most exciting events in Irish history and has grown to become the main supplier in Ireland of books, newspapers and magazines. It was in 1886 that Charles Eason and his son acquired the business from W.H. Smith.
During the 19th century, the company was directly involved in the industrial and literary revolutions occurring throughout the country. Their railway bookstalls became popular, but this depended on a growing literacy rate. More people could read and so written information became much more important to the country as a whole. (Ref.: "Eason & Son - A History" by L.M. Cullen, 1989.)
Today, Eason and Son have forty-five outlets in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, the flagship being the store in O'Connell Street, Dublin.
Eason's policy is to consider direct applications from registered charitable groups operating largely in:
- social,
- heritage,or
- environmental
- where Eason is represented. (by this it is assumed you will need an eason's outlet in your area)
Approvals are limited within annually approved cash limits.
Eason locations:
Ireland: Dublin, Athlone, Drogheda, Dun Laoghaire, Tallaght, Swords, Dundalk, Navan, Newbridge, Galway, Clonmel, Ballincollig, Cork, Limerick, Tralee,
Northern Ireland: Ballymena, Belfast, Bangor, Carrickfergus, Carryduff, Coleraine, Craigavon, Downpatrick, Enniskillen, Lisburn, Londonderry, Newry, Newtownabbey, Newtownards,