Healthy Galway County

18/11/2025

13/11/2025

On Tuesday, 18th November at 5pm, the National Beef Conference is taking place in the Raheen Woods Hotel, Athenry, Co. Galway, H65 E443. The theme of this year’s conference is ‘Beef Farming 2025: Value, Profit and Renewal’. Come along for panel discussions and expert talks. For more information, please visit:

https://teagasc.ie/animals/beef/events/national-beef-conference/

12/11/2025

Mark your diaries for 'Ageing Well in Tuam'!
Wednesday 19th November
10am-12pm
Ard Rí House Hotel, Tuam, H54 V267

There will be information stands, refreshments, exercises, and good conversations.

Contact Melinda on 087 6467879 or mcoenryan@grd.ie
or Marie on 087 0607102 or marie.cuddy1@hse.ie

12/11/2025

12/11/2025

On Tuesday, 18th November at 5pm, the National Beef Conference is taking place in the Raheen Woods Hotel, Athenry, Co. Galway, H65 E443. The theme of this year’s conference is ‘Beef Farming 2025: Value, Profit and Renewal’. Come along for panel discussions and expert speakers. For more information, please visit https://teagasc.ie/animals/beef/events/national-beef-conference/

12/11/2025

Join the Drug and Alcohol Drug Taskforce today for Day 3 of WRDATF Drug & Alcohol Awareness Week where they will explore the Drug Related Intimidation & Violence Engagement project and reporting programme briefing at 10am: https://www.wrdatf.ie/training-details-awareness-week.php?ID=26 DRIVE Project

At 11am they are joined by Sheila Gilheaney of Alcohol Action Ireland who will share information on the initiative 'Silent Voices – Ending the Omerta on Alcohol Harm in the Home', which raises awareness of issues around parental problem alcohol use and puts forward policy measures to address such harm. This event is also part of AAI’s annual 'End the Silence' week: https://www.wrdatf.ie/training-details-awareness-week.php?ID=28

Then at 12:30pm they will be joined by Professor Padraig MacNeela, school of psychology, University of Galway, who will deliver a webinar on 'The Student Voice on Higher Education', an overview of the 3rd level survey and responses in relation to alcohol use, academic engagement and personal wellbeing: https://www.wrdatf.ie/training-details-awareness-week.php?ID=36

Join our colleagues Neil Wilson & Marie Powers for in-house events, also accessible online, in ATU Galway City on :
Information Session on Spiking @ 1pm: https://www.wrdatf.ie/training-details-awareness-week.php?ID=31

Drug & Alcohol Family Support @ 1.30pm: https://www.wrdatf.ie/training-details-awareness-week.php?ID=27

Followed by a webinar on 'Neurodiversity & Substance Use' presented by Eoin Stephens at 3pm: https://www.wrdatf.ie/training-details-awareness-week.php?ID=34

Listings for the remainder of the week can be found at this link: https://www.wrdatf.ie/training-awareness-week.php

11/11/2025

We've lots to offer on Day 2 of our Drug & Alcohol Awareness Week after a very successful kick-off yesterday.

Join us at 10:30am for an insightful look at Intergenerational Trauma and substance use and how we respond: https://www.wrdatf.ie/training-details-awareness-week.php?ID=29

At 1pm Escapline UK will present on the exploitation and grooming of young people into drug crime and provide an overview of their prevention programme: https://www.wrdatf.ie/training-details-awareness-week.php?ID=22

We invite family support workers, those who support parents and young people, to join us at 3pm for a guided walk-through our new Drug & Alcohol Parent Hub online resource: https://www.wrdatf.ie/training-details-awareness-week.php?ID=32

Event listings for the duration of the week can be accessed here:: https://www.wrdatf.ie/training-awareness-week.php

10/11/2025

Welcome to day 1 of the WRDATF 2025 Drug & Alcohol Awareness Week

Join us at 11am for the European Drug Report to hear about the latest data and trends of drug use in Europe and Ireland

At 2.30pm, we join Justin Gleeson, Clinical Midwife Specialist in Substance Misuse, to hear about Cannabis and pregnancy

In addition, at 7pm, Dr Malie Coyne, Clinical Psychologist and Author will explore Supporting your teen when they’re feeling socially excluded

A full list of the week’s events: https://wrdatf.ie/training-awareness-week.php

03/11/2025

The WRDATF invite you join them for the 2025 Regional Drug & Alcohol Awareness Week from November 10 to 14th.

The Awareness Week includes online events each day on topics such as

§ The European Drug Report 2025,

§ Supporting your teen when they are feeling socially excluded

§ Target; Test; Hook; Trap: How can we prevent this when it comes to exploitation of young people into drug crime

§ Substance Use and Intergenerational Trauma

§ An Introduction to the WRDATF Parent Hub

§ DRIVE Project and the Drug Related Intimidation Reporting Program Briefing

§ Silent Voices – Ending the Omerta on Alcohol Harm in the Home

§ Neurodiversity and Substance Use

§ Reducing Alcohol Related Harm - What can we do?

§ The importance of sleep for our teens

§ And more….



Find out more and register for events here; https://www.wrdatf.ie/training-awareness-week.php