Galway Lions Club

November Swim in Aid of Pieta House Resilience Academy and Galway Lions Clubs causes focused on self-harm prevention

Attending Galway Lions Club November Swim Launch were swimmers: Ed Davies, Barry O’Connor, Brook Sheehan, Mary McGovern and Dee Sreeran. Also in photos are, Pat Connelly and Galway Lions Club President Geraldine Mannion. For the past 20-years Lions Clubs in Galway have organised a sponsored swim during the month of November. Individual club members and friends braving the cold seas, to raise money for our causes. This year we are again supporting Pieta House Resilience Academy and Galway Lions Clubs causes focused on self-harm prevention. You can support and encourage our swimmers during November by donating using the following link. https://www.idonate.ie/fundra…/GalwayLionsClubNovemberSwim

Dinnys Do

Fintan Loftus General Manager Clybaun Hotel and Lions Club member, Fergal McAndrew Club President pictured with in background Michael Murray & Jim Kent organisers of Dinny’s Do’. The event which is named after a famous Galway character, was inspired by ‘Eric’s Party’ which has been run by Dublin Lions for many years. In its first year COVID restrictions meant that there could be no centralised party, so pizzas, soft drinks and other goodies were delivered to various homeless hostels throughout the city. When they were consulted this year the hostel guests expressed a strong preference for a similar arrangement. On Friday 11th March Galway Lions made deliveries to six hostels

Heritage Walking Trail Galway

GALWAY LIONS CLUB Dúchas na Gaillimhe – Galway CIVIC TRUST In October 2017 the innovation committee of Galway Lions Club initiated a project, with the goal of identifying and highlighting sites of historical, architectural and cultural importance throughout the city. Under the Chairmanship of Noel Meehan a committee (including members of Galway Lions Club, Dúchas Na Gaillimhe, Department of History NUIG and local historians) brought the project to

Brendan Guerin RIP

Brendan Guerin 1930-2021 Galway Lions Club regret to announce the death of Brendan Guerin, a member of the club since its charter in 1972. Brendan served as Treasurer for many years, and was President in 1977-78. He later served as Honorary Auditor, and was an active member of the Visitations Committee until recent years. He was a Melvin Jones Fellow and was awarded Honorary Life Membership of the club. Born in Cappoquin, Co. Waterford, Brendan attended Castleknock College and was a member of the rugby team which won the Leinster Schools Senior Cup in 1947. He joined the then Munster and Leinster Bank from school and served most of his

DINNY’S DO

Following a Request to join in from The Dublin Lions club who have been hosting a Christmas party for the homeless and those in sheltered accommodation for the past 40 years Galway Lions decided to join in at this year’s event, held a little later on Feb27th. Hot meals were provided to the Peter McVerry Family Hub, The Fairgreen Hostel, Osterley Lodge and Glenoaks winter refuge. In all 92 adults and 31 children were catered for. The hot food comprised hot pizza, potato wedges, cocktail sausages, and a can of Fanta or coke for everybody, plus a small box of chocolates each. Supermacs Salthill supplied and delivered everything superbly and

Thanks for Your Support

Galway Lions Club Christmas Appeal 2021 – Thank you for your support. To everyone who supported our Christmas Appeal – through our radio auction or our iDonate fundraiser – a very sincere thank you! The restrictions imposed by the current situation meant that many of our usual fundraising events could not be held this year, while the way we conducted others had to be radically changed. Our annual radio auction, with Galway Bay FM, was conducted over multple locations to ensure social distancing and we transitioned to using iDonate as a platform for our cash collection. However, while we could change the way we raise funds, what we could not