Join thousands of Galwegians at home and abroad. Take part in the Christmas swim and bring hope where it is needed most this Christmas. Funds raised from the COPE Galway Christmas swim help provide vital support for families, men, women and children in Galway.

The Volunteer Management Progress Report survey 2024 is live. If you are a Leader of Volunteers (paid or volunteer) anywhere in Ireland take a few minutes to feedback. Make your voice heard in the state of the industry report.

Meitheal is a Community Development Support & Training Organisation. Our courses are: Meitheal 5 Day Foundation Facilitation Skills Training Course and Meitheal Staff Support & Supervision Skills 2 Day Introductory Course. Meitheal training courses are available to individuals and organisations.

Applications are Now Open for SERVE 2024 Overseas Volunteer Programme. When you accept the placement you’re signing up to a seven month programme (training days and zoom info sessions)​.

WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan) is a 2-day programme that helps you develop your own personally tailored Wellness Action Plan that you can use on a day-to-day basis to manage your wellness and that you can use if you become unwell to restore it. WRAP has been proven both locally and internationally to be effective.

Development Perspectives in collaboration with Meath Partnership, are looking for participants from migrant backgrounds, aged between 18-30, to take part in an online focus group which will explore various topics related to Global Citizenship Education (GCE).

Friends of the Earth has welcomed the Government’s launch of the first phase of the Schools Photovoltaic Programme, which will provide eligible schools with 6 kilowatts of roof-mounted solar PV, which equates to approximately 16 solar panels.

An Irish aid worker is calling for more international support for the millions of people displaced in Sudan after returning from the war-torn country. Over 10,000 people are estimated to have been killed since this latest conflict in Sudan began on April 15th.

Active Retirement Ireland is calling on the Government to do more to enable all older people to engage in an independent, active and social way of living, as it reveals that 90% of local Active Retirement Associations have now resumed activities following the Covid-19 pandemic.

Every euro raised will go such a long way in ensuring that we can continue to provide information, vital services and support to the MS community. We provide a wide range of specialised services and resources on a national, regional and local level.

This is our largest fundraising event of the year, with all monies raised supporting our frontline services. To make this our most successful event ever, we need as many of you as possible to get involved; sleep-out on the night, make a donation or tell all your family and friends.

The Community Monuments Fund was first established in 2020 to provide investment in Ireland’s archaeological heritage. Funding is prioritised for local authorities, private owners and custodians and community groups for the care, conservation, maintenance, protection and promotion of archaeological monuments.

The fund is open to organisations working with parents and/or children and young people to facilitate the development and support of parent peer support groups. This year, a total of €75,000 will be made available to 37 organisations with each successful applicant receiving €2000 to provide and promote parent peer support group activities across the country.

Supporting Pieta's Christmas Appeal is a fantastic way to unite with your colleagues, family, and friends in spreading hope during the festive season. The appeal offers a wide range of opportunities to get involved and make a positive impact.

Women’s Aid, a leading national organisation working to address and prevent the impacts of domestic violence, launches a new online support hub for employers to implement Statutory Domestic Violence Leave.

The Committee is particularly interested in individuals with recent and relevant experience in HR, accounting, fundraising and knowledge of the third level education sector.

Relationships in Practice “3 Day ABLE” training dates for 2024 are now open for booking! Join us to develop your understanding of how the relationships you build in your daily routine practice will impact positively on health & wellbeing outcomes for your patients and service users/clients.

Our Oide Endorsed ABLE4School Leaders Training is now open for Booking! Endorsed by Oide, ABLE4SchoolLeaders: How and why relationships matter in schools is an evidence-informed programme based on our ABLE (Adopt a relational approach, Build & Boundaries, Listen and Empower & End) brief intervention model.

‘A Community of Hope: Artists for Dublin Simon’ auction, is now open for bidding and more than 150 revered artists, musicians, and public figures from across Ireland have contributed unique artwork and memorabilia to raise funds for essential frontline services provided by Dublin Simon to combat homelessness.

‘Gift A Book’ campaign to reach children experiencing homelessness and living in Direct Provision this Christmas “We want to give every child the chance to discover a lifelong love of books, and we need your help.” That’s the call from national charity, Children’s Books Ireland as it launches its ‘Gift A Book’ appeal.

Do you use, or have you used the Irish Mental Health Services? Or have you a family member who has used or is using the Irish Mental Health Services? If yes we are seeking your support.

safeTALK is a 3½ hour ‘suicide alertness’ programme that prepares participants to identify and engage with persons who may be having thoughts of suicide. Participants learn how to provide practical help by using the steps of TALK (Tell, Ask, Listen and Keepsafe) and also gain information on the supports and resources.

World AIDS Day Candlelit Concert in St. Nicholas’ Collegiate Church, Galway on Friday 1st December 2023 at 8:00 pm

This course is intended for therapists, mental health practitioners and for those professionals who would like to add mindfulness to the range of clinical interventions available to them.

Trauma informed therapy is a way of working with clients that recognises how traumatic experiences can impact on all domains of being across human development, including behavioural, physical, mental, emotional, spiritual.