Council Partners News

Galway City Initiatives to Support Health and Wellbeing of Ukrainian Refugees

By Ryan Harmon 22 February 2023

The Community Response Forum, established by Galway City Council to assist the people of Ukraine, is supporting a number of initiatives to support the health and wellbeing of Ukrainian refugees. This support will enable Galway City Council and partners to assist Ukrainian refugees to integrate into their communities and build healthy lives here in Ireland. […]

Council Partners Health News

Well Festival of Arts and Wellbeing 2023

By Ryan Harmon 14 February 2023

Good Vibrations, Celebrating Love, Life and Magic, and Standing Shoulder to Shoulder are some of the highlights of this year’s Well Festival of Arts and Wellbeing. Taking place in Waterford Monday 13 to Saturday 18 February, the Well Festival features an inspirational line-up of fun, free, inventive and sociable arts events for all ages. In this, its tenth year, […]

Culture Health News

National Symposium On Role of Creativity and Arts in Wellbeing

By Ryan Harmon 27 May 2022

Catherine Martin, Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, and Stephen Donnelly, Minister for Health, have announced a national symposium on creativity, health and wellbeing to be held on Wednesday 22 June 2022. The all-of-government Creative Ireland Programme, the Department of Health (Healthy Ireland), the Health Service Executive and the Arts

Education News Sport

Active Schools Week 2022 Promoting Wellbeing in School Communities

By Ryan Harmon 4 May 2022

Minister for Education Norma Foley has launched details of this year’s Active Schools Week. National Active School Week #ASW22 takes place from 3-6 May. All schools are encouraged to build Active School Week into their annual school calendars. It is important also that all Active School Week activities are both fun and inclusive. Minister Foley […]

Council Partners Health News

Launch of the Healthy Ireland Cork County Strategy

By Ryan Harmon 7 March 2022

The Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Gillian Coughlan has launched Cork County Council’s Healthy Ireland County Strategy in the presence of Minister of State for Public Health, Wellbeing & the National Drugs Strategy Frank Feighan TD at Cork County Hall.   The Healthy Ireland Cork County Strategy follows the Healthy Ireland Framework with a focus […]

Culture News

Creative Ireland Programme to be Extended Until 2027

By Ryan Harmon 9 February 2022

Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD announced the Government’s decision in principle to extend the Creative Ireland Programme until 2027. In 2017, Creative Ireland was launched as an all-of-government culture and wellbeing programme committed to the vision that every person should have the opportunity to realise their full

Council Partners Culture News

Kildare County Council Announce New Arts, Health & Wellbeing Awards and Supports

By Ryan Harmon 9 February 2022

Kildare County Council Arts Service has announced a new suite of grants and workshops to support creative projects and artists working in the areas of Arts, Health & Wellbeing in the county in 2022. The programme includes the Arts, Health & Wellbeing Award 2022, First Fortnight Award 2022, and the Connect & Discover workshop programme. […]