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Galway city holds host to many charity shops, big and small, including St Vincent De Paul, Vision Ireland, the Irish Cancer society and Enable Ireland. All of which understand the impact that the younger generation of second-hand shoppers is having on a new era of charity shops.

Oranmore-based IMS Marketing – A LOCOMOTIVE Agency has announced the appointment of Leonie Tansey as its new Managing Director. Leonie has also been appointed to the role of SVP of European Operations at IMS Marketing’s parent company, LOCOMOTIVE Agency. With an extensive international background in marketing and business development, Leonie will be responsible for driving growth and strategic direction for both entities.

Vincent’s charity shop in Westside, Galway has won the Team of the Year award in the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (SVP) West Region.

BY DECLAN VARLEY

If you are interested in helping your community through volunteering, you can attend the SVP Open Evening at the Menlo Park Hotel on Jan 16, 2024, at 7.30pm.

The Society of St Vincent de Paul is active in every community in Galway city and county and is available, on a strictly confidential basis, to anyone feeling they need help for any reason, according to Seamus McManus, SVP Galway Area President.

Since 2009, Croí na Gaillimhe, a resource centre of St Vincent de Paul based in Mill Street, Galway, has been working to reduce social isolation by welcoming people on the margins into the “heart of Galway”.

The Junior Achievement Our World programme, supported by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and industry partner, Fidelity Investments, will reach more than 7,500 5th class students in Ireland by 2024. 480 trained science-industry volunteers are facilitating the programme, encouraging students to explore the career and education opportunities open to them in the STEM related subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths).

Fifth year students in St Joseph’s Community College Charlestown are hosting a tea day fundraiser for Motor Neuron Disease (MND) on Monday, March 27th from 11am to 1pm at St. Joseph's Community College Hall as part of their St. Vincent de Paul Youth for Justice Project.

Galway’s PorterShed has supported the creation of 835 high-value sustainable jobs and hosted 1,200 events in only five years, a report to be unveiled this morning (Thursday) will declare.