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About Co-ops

What are Co-operatives?
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A co-operative (or co-op) is an independent group of people acting for the benefit of themselves and the wider community. Co-operatives may be staffed by volunteers or paid staff, often by both. 

Co-op members may be workers, consumers or others, or a combination (multi-stakeholder co-op). These members own and run the co-op. Directors may be appointed, but they are accountable to the wider membership and don't own any greater part of the business than any other member. A co-op doesn't have any external shareholders.

Some co-ops compete directly with conventional business. In some cases, they do as well as or better than them - particularly during the financial turmoil of recent years.

All co-operatives sign up to the Principles of Co-operatives as defined by the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA).

The idea of a co-operative is not new. For an overview see the Wikipedia pages on Co-operatives and their History. See also Our Values page. Follow the many links on our Resources page to learn lots more.
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The Co-Operative Model
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Opening Hours

Monday 9.00am - 5.30pm
Tuesday 9.00am - 5.30pm
Wednesday 9.00am - 5.30pm

Thursday 9.00am - 7pm
Friday 9.00am - 7pm
Saturday  9.00am - 5.30pm
Sunday 11am - 4pm
Bank Holiday Monday  11am - 4pm
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Location

8 Eastway Business Park
Ballysimon Road
Limerick V94 N7D3

+353 61 294 289
info@theurbanco-op.ie
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