COPE Galway News
A Heartfelt Thank You to the Galway Community
A heartfelt thank you from all at COPE Galway to the Galway Community for their support throughout 2023, that allowed for 3,000 people to be supported across COPE Galway services.
COPE Galway calls for Government to address unsustainable statutory funding deficit
Launching the COPE Galway 2022 Annual Report, CEO calls for Government to step up and address unsustainable deficit in statutory funding to deliver basic human rights.
New ‘City Of Tribes’ Community Mural Unveiled by Fairgreen Hostel Residents
Residents of COPE Galway’s short-term accommodation hostel for men have teamed up with local artist, Tracey Moca, to transform Fairgreen Road. The mural, entitled “City of Tribes”, celebrates all things Galway and has added colour…
COPE Galway Charity Shop stocks Timeless Styles for the annual Galway Races Summer Festival
Kiara and Gayathri, modelling at the Ardilaun Hotel recently, are ready for Galway’s Race Week Summer Festival, wearing glamourous styles from the COPE Galway Charity Shop. Located on St. Augustine Street, the shop is fully…
COPE Galway Reports 3,874 Crisis Calls from Women Experiencing Domestic Abuse
“Working collaboratively with An Garda Síochána plays a vital role in supporting women and children who experience domestic abuse.”
Homeless Service accommodates over 500 people on March Equinox
Findings reveal 375 people were living in emergency accommodation in Galway over the 24-hours of the spring equinox (March 21/22).
COPE Galway Charity Shop to Hold Wedding Dress Showroom Event
On Sunday, February 19 from 1pm – 5pm the shop on St Augustine Street will be transformed into a “Green Bride Wedding Dress Showroom” for the eco-conscious bride-to-be.
Galway Business Leaders Raise Over €200,600 for COPE Galway Homeless Services
2022 Business Leaders’ Sleep Out has so far raised over €200,600 for their Homeless Service, with further donations anticipated.
Fifty years of local support allows COPE Galway to make a real difference in our communities
Our CEO, Michael Smyth, reflects on how a close relationship with the Galway community ensures the local organisation is never working alone.
Olympic Rower to keep up tradition and ‘Brave the Cold’ for COPE Galway’s Annual Christmas Swim
“Since 2011, I’ve been taking part in the COPE Galway Christmas swim with the crew I rowed with as a Junior in Galway Rowing Club.”
Business Leaders return to Shop Street this Friday to Sleep Out and raise vital funds for COPE Galway
This Friday, 2 December 2022, forty business leaders will leave behind the comfort of their homes to sleep out in Galway’s cold winter weather with just a sleeping bag.
New art installation is unveiled to give voice to women in Galway who experience domestic abuse
The artwork ‘We See You, We Hear You’ commemorates 40 years of COPE Galway’s Domestic Abuse Service and will travel to different parts of Galway city and county A new art installation, commissioned by COPE…