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Galway Hospice Foundation has launched Carers Connect, a new fortnightly peer support group in Galway designed to support carers of people living with a life-limiting illness.

Independent Councillor Geraldine Donohue will host a free Information Session for family carers across Galway on Friday, January 30 at 11.00am in Sullivan’s Royal Hotel, Gort. The event aims to provide vital, up-to-date information and practical guidance for those caring for family members in their homes and communities.

Galway Autism Partnership (GAP), a registered charity based in Galway city, is committed to supporting autistic people and the dedicated carers in their lives. As part of this mission, GAP is proud to launch a transformative Career Guidance and Well-being Programme designed specifically for family carers and young carers under 25, funded by the Pobal Dormant Accounts Fund Scheme.

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland (The ASI) is inviting family carers of people living with dementia to take part in its free course, 'Insights into Dementia', Informing and Empowering Family Carers from Wednesday, November 5 to December 17.

Family Carers Ireland is encouraging people in Galway to Step Up and take part in a special 5k fundraising walk this Sunday, April 13.

Everything Falls is a contemporary performance that blends choreography, original song and documentary material into a theatrical production at the Town Hall Theatre on Tuesday, November 26, at 8pm.

Sinn Féin General Election candidate for Galway East, Cllr Louis O’Hara, has said that carers across Galway are struggling financially and receiving payments way below the established minimum essential standard of living. O’Hara argues that the means test for carers allowance must be abolished and that Sinn Féin in government are committed to doing so.

For more than half a century, a highly skilled cadre of specialised hospital staff have cared for the most complex and critically ill patients in Galway.

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland is currently recruiting participants for its Insights into Dementia courses around the country. The organisation offers both online and in-person courses, designed with family carers in mind.

Local Independent Deputy, Denis Naughten, is one of a group of elected representatives who is seeking an end to the means testing of family carers.