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Galway Rural Development announced last week that they are placing six Community Employment (CE) participants into the BIA Innovator Campus in a variety of roles.
SMART VILLAGES HEADFORD
The MEP Maria Walsh has officially launched Smart Villages Headford.
Galway Rural Development, GRETB and the Department of Social Protection are joining forces to put together a series of FREE information events called “Make the Link” that will showcase education and training courses available in your local area
GRD has secured approvals of almost €80,000 funding under the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (ORIS) for Mountbellew, the Hymany Way (Portumna to Ballygar) and the Shannon Riverside Walkway near Eyrecourt. The investment will be key to enhancing outdoor amenities such as walkways, cycleways, rivers and lakes across the county.
Minister Heather Humphreys opens a new Galway Rural Development Office in Mountbellew and recognises the success of GRD’s LEADER, Smart Villages scheme in helping to develop sustainable and vibrant rural communities.
The Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP), delivered by Galway Rural Development across Co Galway, has won the prestigious 2022 UN Public Services Award in the category “Institutional Resilience and Innovative Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic”
Athenry Men’s shed members had a very successful and enjoyable outing to the Bord Bia Bloom horticulture, food and drink showcase at the Phoenix Park on Thursday 2nd of June. . One of the highlights was meeting with President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina, our picture shows Juno Barrett, Jimmy Lynskey, Gerry Connelly and Jim Sheridan with the president and Sabina
The Galway Sports Partnership has signed up to be part of a Sport Ireland led initiative, a nationwide Couch – 2k programme, delivered through the Local Sports Partnership’s.
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Upcoming Events
Take a look at our calendar which lists training courses and upcoming events of interest to the communities we work with.