COPE Galway News and Updates
Read our latest media releases and statements, expert articles and blogs. Our news section provides updates on our services, advocacy positions and our work in the community.
For press enquiries and information on issues relating to homelessness, domestic abuse and supports for older people, please email Colette Coughlan at news@copegalway.ie
Read our latest media releases and articles
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12 February 2026
COPE Galway and St Columba’s Credit Union (SCCU) are proud to announce the launch of a new €1.4 million Community Impact Loan Fund, a partnership designed to support the delivery of capital projects for people experiencing homelessness, domestic abuse and social isolation in Galway.
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4 December 2025
As the homeless crisis in Galway and across the West continues to intensify, 51 Galway Business Leaders are preparing to spend a night on Shop Street this WEEK (Friday 5th December) to raise essential funds for COPE Galway’s Homeless Services.
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14 November 2025
News Release. COPE Galway welcomes the Government’s “Delivering Homes, Building Communities” Action Plan (2025–2030). Delivering on the plan’s wide-ranging commitments, including 72,000 social homes over the next six years is the minimum required to address the widespread vulnerability among the many people experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness.
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8 October 2025
New Release. COPE Galway has described Budget 2026 as a missed opportunity that fails to meet the scale of Ireland’s social challenges, particularly in addressing the worsening homelessness crisis. “It is difficult to see how Government was unable to do more, given an overall €9.4 billion budget package…”
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29 September 2025
COPE Galway urges calls for Budget 2026 to address record homelessness with decisive action to protect children, families, and priorities the needs of the most marginalised. Our pre-budget submission highlights rising homelessness, calls for targeted housing investment and more pathways to long-term tenancies.
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7 January 2025
Leading Homeless and Housing Groups call for key actions on homelessness to be included in the next Programme for Government
COPE Galway, a member of the Irish Homeless Policy Group, joins leading homeless and housing organizations in calling for 10 key actions on homelessness to be included in the next Programme for Government.
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9 October 2024
COPE Galway’s work supported 3,427 people in the Galway community last year. In its 2023 Annual Report, launched this week, the charity reports that it successfully responded to a 16% increase in demand across its Homeless, Domestic Abuse and Senior Support Services.
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