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For the first time since 2024, members of the public interested in volunteering are being invited to the Galway City Volunteer Recruitment Fair in the Salthill Hotel on Sunday October 11 between 2pm and 5pm. There will be up to 40 charities and community organisations from across the city at the Fair, which is being organised by Galway Volunteer Centre. At the last Fair in February 2024, approximately 1000 people attended the event to speak to organisations about the work that they do and the volunteer roles that they are trying to fill.

University of Galway and Atlantic Technological University (ATU) have joined forces to revive Rural Voices – a nationwide seminar series bringing together research, policy and practice to explore the issues shaping rural and regional development.

Galway County Council is asking the public to help shape the first outdoor recreation strategy for County Galway, with a series of consultation workshops taking place during August.

For many working parents, summer holidays come with a familiar dilemma – enjoy precious family time or cut the trip short to get back to work. But Ireland's national Connected Hubs network is helping families do both, allowing many to turn a two-week holiday into a month-long stay without falling behind at work.

On the hottest day of the year, Gaillimh le Gaeilge welcomed supporters, partners and Cairde members to its annual Fulacht Fiadh summer barbecue at the Ardilaun Hotel.

The tender for the construction of the new Newcastle Community Centre has been awarded by Galway City Council to Burns Construction & Civil Engineering, and works have commenced onsite. Dara Calleary T.D, Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht officially turned the sod on the new development last Friday evening.

Galway Public Libraries is set to deliver a first for Ireland with the introduction of the country’s first modern mobile library vehicles based on bus infrastructure, following the signing of contracts by Galway County Council for the design and construction of two new state-of-the-art units.

Street Feast returns this May to help neighbours across Galway connect. Neighbourhoods across the country are being invited to pull up a chair, share some?food?and say hello during Ireland’s national weekend of community lunches and gatherings, taking place this Saturday and Sunday, May 23 and 24.

Western Development Commission (WDC) and Atlantic Technological University (ATU) have announced a major new national research partnership that will examine how remote and hybrid work is reshaping Ireland’s economy, communities and quality of life.

Galway East TD Albert Dolan and Minister Sean Canney have warmly welcomed the announcement of funding for recreational infrastructure at as part of a €3.13 million national investment in recreational sites.