Our Stories
Stories from our clients, supporters, volunteers, staff and all who are part of the COPE Galway community.
You realise time is actually very precious
Mary’s background running her own catering company stood her in good stead when she started out with COPE Galway.
The future looks bright for Trish and her daughter
Trish looks forward to a new phase of her life, in her new home that she loves, after some traumatic years which saw her become homeless.
Taking on a half-marathon, cold dip and shaving his beard to ‘give back a little’
The city and the people who grew up in it need to be taken care of, so it was about giving back in that little way – Diarmuid’s Story
Becoming homeless during a pandemic
Finding yourself homeless is one of the most stressful things a person will ever face, but becoming homeless during a pandemic adds extra challenges.
Corporate Partnership Story – Pale Blue Dot Recruitment & COPE Galway
I firmly believe that our clients appreciate our values and what the company represents through our charity work – Anthony Griffin, Pale Blue Dot Recruitment.
We’re Safe. We’re Going To Be Okay – Gillian’s Journey #5
Three months on, I sleep better. The service helped me to see that it was my strength that has made me face up to this.
I don’t know what happens next, I don’t know how to fix this – Gillian’s Journey #4
‘I want it to stop, I want to disappear’. With these words from Jake I decide to call again. I can’t bear his pain and my own.
This can’t be happening to me – Gillian’s Journey #3
‘I could not believe this was happening to me, it can’t be true, he loves me and I love him.’Â
I think I’m fine – but what about the kids? – Gillian’s Journey #2
All abuse starts with control and can take the form of emotional, psychological, sexual, financial or physical abuse. None of it is ok – all of it is a crime.
This isn’t abuse…is it? – Gillian’s Journey #1
“As I listen to the radio, I go into a trance, hearing this woman talk about her relationship with her partner.
Our Stories – Volunteer Life Coach, Brendan Coyne
COPE Galway provided key support to a family member at a crucial time in her life – so volunteering is my effort to repay COPE Galway for that support.
Darragh’s Story – The less visible victim of domestic abuse
COPE Galway works with teenage boys and girls, offering one-to-one or group support and helping them find a safe space to think, to breathe, to be.