Every year Galway Lions Club send approximately 50 people to take part in the Irish Lions Holiday week in Trabolgan Holiday Centre in County Cork.  The Irish Lions  Holiday Week is one of the largest service projects undertaken by Lions in Europe, if not the world.

Each year, Lions Clubs throughout Ireland combine to give 900 "old and/or lonely" citizens a full week's holiday to remember.The idea for the holiday was first developed by Lion Cecil Vard (now deceased) of Dublin Club, Lion Cecil took 1500 deserving persons to the Mosney Holiday Centre, some 25 miles north of Dublin, for a week away from home to enjoy themselves.     Since 2002 the holiday has been held in Trabolgan, Co. Cork. The week was a wonderful success each year. Our guests have a terrific week of fun and enjoyment.

The Galway Lions Club participation in the Holiday is being organised by Lion Sean Mannion and his team.  The holiday is scheduled for June.   The picture above shows some of the holiday-makers as they were about to board the bus last June.        

For the week itself, the Lions and helpers arrange  quizzes, bingo, talent competitions, various novelty competitions and other activities to supplement the normal Trabolgan entertainments. Lions minibuses are on duty from 8.00 am to 1.00 am to transport guests to and from their chalets, a communications centre is operated for message to and from guests and a full medical team (with 2 ambulances) is always on standby to deal with illnesses.