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“It’s been a long time coming, but it’s been fantastic..” — The words of round-Ireland sea swimmer Daragh Morgan (27), who is on the home stretch of his circumnavigation around Ireland.

Galway Simon Community this week launched its 2024 Annual Impact Report, highlighting the continuing demand for the charity’s Homeless Services during another very challenging year. In 2024 the organisation supported 1,869 people across Galway, Mayo and Roscommon, while the total number of families supported increased by a staggering 38%. With Galway City having the highest ongoing need for social housing in the country, according to a report by the Parliamentary Budget Office, Galway Simon Community is deeply concerned about the deepening homelessness crisis.

A generous donation of €20,000 has been presented to the Thinking of You memory box project for organ donors at University Hospital Galway (UHG), in memory of the late Simon Quinn from Abbeyknockmoy, Co. Galway.

Members of the Galway Simon Society at University of Galway are once again giving up their beds for one night and sleeping out as part of this year’s Sleep Out for Simon. As in previous years they are organising their own Sleep Out on campus, in the Quad. They are encouraging their fellow students to join them this Friday night, October 3, to Sleep Out and raise both funds and awareness, to ensure that vulnerable people in our community have a safe space to sleep every night, in a home of their own.

Galway Simon Community invites everyone – individuals, families, schools, companies and clubs – to give up their bed for one night, on Friday October 3, with one purpose: to change the lives of those facing homelessness across Galway, Mayo and Roscommon.

Representatives from Galway City Council will present the award-winning age-friendly housing scheme, ‘An Cliathán’, at the International Social Housing Festival, taking place from 4-6 June at the National Convention Centre, Dublin.

A Galwaywoman has spoken out about the life-changing impact of a simultaneous kidney and pancreas transplant she received in 2024, expressing deep gratitude to her donor and highlighting the vital importance of organ donation.

Leading Breton folk and traditional musicians Ampouailh,, will play Monroe’s Live on Friday, May 16, as part of the Galway-Lorient twinning 50th anniversary celebrations.

Galway Simon Community is inviting people to join a Wellbeing Experience on Sunday May 11 in the Clayton Hotel. Taking place from 10am to 2pm, this half-day event promises to provide participants with a relaxing and interactive wellness experience. The event is focused on mindfulness, movement and community and will be led by expert facilitators who will provide guided meditation, positive psychology and restorative movement, leaving participants feeling refreshed and reconnected.