{"id":1049,"date":"2025-11-05T22:48:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T22:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twac.ie\/?p=1049"},"modified":"2025-11-05T22:49:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T22:49:27","slug":"galway-community-sector-to-gather-discuss-threat-to-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/twac.ie\/index.php\/2025\/11\/05\/galway-community-sector-to-gather-discuss-threat-to-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Galway Community Sector to gather discuss threat to services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]

Community organisations and workers have announced a major public meeting to discuss the threat to vital services across the county, under the banner\u00a0<\/span>Together<\/span>, We<\/span> Are<\/span> Community<\/span><\/em>\u00a0which will take place in\u00a0<\/span>The Raheen Woods Hotel, Athenry, County Galw<\/span>ay,\u00a0<\/span>on Thursday, 6th November from 8.00pm.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The event will bring together<\/span> community workers, local organisations, service providers and service users from across Galw<\/span>ay to highlight the growing threats to the community sector, including chronic funding uncertainties, the erosion of job security and the risk to vital services upon which thousands depend.<\/span><\/p>\n

Speaking ahead of the event, Galw<\/span>ay\u00a0<\/span>Together<\/span>, We<\/span> Are<\/span> Community<\/span><\/em>\u00a0Co-ordinator and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Rural Social Scheme Supervisor, Sean Larkin, said<\/span>:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\u201cThe community sector plays a central role in Irish society. It delivers essential supports ranging from after-school programmes for children, to family resource centres, services for older people, addiction supports, community health projects, training and employment schemes, maintenance of local community and sports facilities, and initiatives to tackle isolation and poverty. Despite this vital work, many services remain in limbo due to short-term funding, leaving both staff and communities uncertain about their future.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

He added:\u00a0\u201cThis is the second large-scale meeting of its kind, following from a hugely successful public meeting in Tralee last month. The community sector plays a pivotal role in delivering essential services on behalf of the State, yet it continues to operate in a climate of insecurity. Our message is clear: without stability and adequate support, the services and jobs that sustain communities are<\/span> in jeopardy. This meeting is an opportunity for workers, service users and organisations to come together<\/span> with public representatives to demand real action.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Galw<\/span>ay Community Activist and SIPTU Organiser,\u00a0Clem Shevlin, said:\u00a0\u201cCommunity sector workers are<\/span> under immense pressure. They deliver critical services every day, supporting families in crisis, providing safe spaces for young people, keeping older people connected and ensuring vulnerable members of society are<\/span> not left behind. Yet many of these workers are<\/span> in precarious jobs, struggling with low pay and uncertainty about whether their service will even exist next year. This is a sector under threat, but it is also a sector of immense value to society. The time for piecemeal promises is over; communities deserve better.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Galw<\/span>ay meeting is the second of a series of events to be held nationwide aimed at building momentum for a strong, united campaign to secure the future of the community sector.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>Together<\/span>, We<\/span> Are<\/span> Community<\/span><\/em>\u00a0campaign is supported by the SIPTU Community Sector.<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Community organisations and workers have announced a major public meeting to discuss the threat to vital services across the county, under the banner\u00a0Together, We Are Community\u00a0which will take place in\u00a0The Raheen Woods Hotel, Athenry, County Galway,\u00a0on Thursday, 6th November from 8.00pm.\u00a0 The event will bring together community workers, local organisations, service providers and service users […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1025,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/twac.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TogetherWeAre.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/twac.ie\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1049","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/twac.ie\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/twac.ie\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twac.ie\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twac.ie\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1049"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/twac.ie\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1049\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1053,"href":"https:\/\/twac.ie\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1049\/revisions\/1053"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twac.ie\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1025"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/twac.ie\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twac.ie\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twac.ie\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}