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St Coman’s Church and Graveyard: St Coman’s Church and Graveyard. A large portion of St. Coman’s graveyard has been claimed by private individuals and is currently ‘owned’ by these people.  (Visit www.landdirect.ie and search for Folio number GY123313F for details). Kinvara Heritage Group (KHG) is working to rectify this matter, and is very grateful for the huge community support. Galway County Council are actively working to bring this matter to a resolution. KHG will continue to raise awareness of this situation until the section of the graveyard is returned to the people of Kinvara. Kinvara Heritage Group can be contacted on stcomanschurch@gmail.com. We look forward to seeing you at our stall in the Christmas Fair! On the weekend of December 9th and 10th.

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Kinvara Community Defibrillator Project: We recently secured an equipment purchase grant from HSE/National Lottery and were awarded €3,440. This grant will be used with our current funds for a planned defibrillator (AED) equipment replacement program. The current fleet of 5 AEDs are all older than their recommended lifetime of 10 years. Obtaining replacement parts has also become increasingly difficult and expensive. We’ve selected a new AED model and have started an upgrade program, which we will progress as funds allow. Each new AED costs around €1,300. We’re also examining the possibility of installing AEDs and cabinets at new locations to improve coverage, again as funds allow. Thanks to Joe Byrne for his help with the grant application and as always, thanks to the community for support and fundraising.

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Kinvara Hockey Club: Celebratory Evening & Making History Event. 2023 has been a year like no other in KHC! A special event to mark so many club successes in 2023! Join us as we complete a TIME CAPSULE marking this historic year. 

Venue: Kinvara NS

Date: Sunday 3rd December 2023

Time: 6.30-7.30pm

Be part of our history…

We are so grateful to the group of local women who setup KHC over 40 years ago. We would like our members, families and community to mark the next chapter and place your signature/message in our time capsule which will be placed in our pitch.

Some of the highlights of 2023…

On the pitch…

·         Inclusive Hockey (series sessions with Team South Galway Special Olympics)

·         Social Hockey 

·         Walking Hockey

·         TY Hockey (& series of sessions run with in local primary schools)

·         Connacht Hockey (record numbers involved)

·         Irish Hockey (2 of our under 16 members have been selected for the Irish training squad)

·         U14A & U16B winners

Off the pitch (as we #pushforapitch)…

·         Planning permission secured for full size multi-sport and multi-purpose pitch

·         Site acquisition. KHC now own a site for development and have applied for grant funding

·         Medal presentation with current Irish Masters & former KHC player Marion Waites.

See you there!

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Kinvara support for Palestine: Kinvara is famous for being the first town in Ireland in which all businesses agreed to a boycott on Israeli products. It was first implemented in 2014, during Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, and it has been renewed this November, in response to the current onslaught. On Monday 6th November two Palestinian students from UCG spoke to a huge gathering in Fox’s, and ideas were circulated about how Kinvara people could get involved. There have been meetings each Monday since then. At the time of writing, we are organising a vigil on the quay and have other ideas in the pipeline. If anyone would like to join the WhatsApp group and get updates about future events in Kinvara and Galway, please contact Trish 087 697 2226 or Kate 087 7790853

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Kinvara Community Council’s: monthly meetings take place the third Wednesday of each month. The next meeting is taking place on Wednesday 15th November at 8pm in Kinvara Community Centre. We encourage all members of the community to attend these meetings where discussion and debates on any items put forward on the agenda are always welcome. All sub groups who are affiliated to Kinvara Community Council must send a representative to every KCC meeting in order to maintain their benefits. Any items for inclusion on the agenda must be emailed in by Monday 13th November and you must be there to present your item.

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safeTALK with KINVARA ALIVE is scheduled to take place on Thursday, November 16th, at 7pm at the Courthouse in Kinvara. Last day for registering a space is the 8th of November. WHAT IS safeTALK? It is a 3½ hour, internationally recognised, training program that empowers you to identify and engage with individuals struggling with thoughts of suicide. Participants (over the age of 18 yrs.) will: •Grasp the significance of suicide alertness. •Gain clear, actionable information to support those at risk. •Master the TALK (Tell, Ask, Listen, and Keep safe) steps. •Acquire local community resources knowledge. The four basic steps of TALK are called ‘suicide alertness skills’ and are taught with the expectation that the person learning them will use them to help save lives and reduce suicide risk in their community. To book a space please go to: https://bookwhen.com/srotraininggmr#focus=ev-ste8-20231116190000