This is Community!
This is a podcast from Galway Volunteer Centre / Volunteer Galway. Interviews with people in Galway who are all about having an impact in the their community by changing the world around them one piece at a time.
Podcasting since 2019 • 36 episodes
This is Community!
Latest Episodes
It takes a Village…an interview with Anna Kierans from Irish Red Cross on Community Sponsorship
This week Ruth chats to Anna Kierans from Irish Red Cross about their Community Sponsorship programme in Galway. Since 2018 the Irish Red Cross have been involved in supporting and enabling individuals in a community to come together to provide...
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I'm Never Alone - a conversation with Denise Healy, an Alone Befriending volunteer
This week Ruth chats to Denise Healy about her Befriending support role in Alone. Denise shares her personal insights into why she got involved with the charity and what she gets out of it including the ongoing support from the organisation.
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No Time for Waste - a conversation on the mission and work of a National Social Enterprise FoodCloud tackling food waste in Ireland
This week Ruth chats to Brian Curtin, Volunteer Manager with FoodCloud. FoodCloud is a social enterprise with a mission to tackle food waste by redistributing surplus food from manufacturers and retailers to local charities in the community.&nb...
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From Puppy Power to People Power! A conversation with Susan Hewitt a volunteer fosterer from MADRA
In this week’s episode we chat to Susan Hewitt, a volunteer fosterer with local Galway dog adoption and rescue charity MADRA. Susan chats to us about her work and her delight at being nominated for a Volunteer Ireland award this year.For...
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Access for All - What is it and how do we get it? A conversation with Lorraine Lally and Marian Moloney
In this episode we hear from Lorraine Lally and Marian Moloney, two members of Access for All Galway, a network of individuals who have lived experience of disabilities and local disability organisations focusing on improving access and rights ...
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