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County Galway Youth Information Service provides access to information and resources for young people in Galway County.

We provide access to a wide variety of information and services at our Ballinasloe Centre including:
• Drop in Service Tues/Wed/Friday: 12noon to 5.30pm,
Thursday: 2pm to 7.00pm Late Opening!,

• Student Travel Cards
• Driver Theory Test Practice
• Free Internet Access
• A friendly space
• Confidential Support
• Printing and Copying
• Transition Year Work Experience
• CV Preparation
• Interview Preparation
• Information Seminars
• Training Workshops

We also provide a number of quality Youth Outreach services including:
• School Visits – Maintaining information notice boards, Seminars etc
• Youth Club Visits
• Discussion Groups/Talks
• Summer Programmes (Day & Evening Activities)
• Information Evenings
• European Youth Work
• Eurodesk
• Parents Information Workshops
• Facilitating Workshops By Request
• ‘Get Lippy’ Youth Democracy Group
• Youth Information Advisory Group
• Teen Between Support Service

04/11/2026

From the 5th of November you can apply for CAO. Here's a quick guide on how you do it

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Youth Information is here for support"

02/11/2026

Our YIChat is live & active from 4pm-8pm Monday to Friday!

Have a question? Get the answers to your questions through our Youth Information chat. The YIChat puts you in touch with a qualified Youth Information Officer who can provide you with information and guidance.

If you contact the chat during offline hours your query will be noted, and a youth information officer will get back to you!

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A free non-judgemental online youth information service for people across Ireland. Go to www.youthinfo.ie for more."

02/11/2026

It was lovely to introduce Min. for Education & Youth Hildegarde Naughton to our Youth Information stand at the EU Presidency related event hosted by ETBI & Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board (GRETB) on EU Youth Goal 4 - Information & Constructive Dialogue.

Galway Youth Information Service (us!) have the EYRICA Youth Information Quality Label - which means you can trust us as a trustworthy, verified & unbiased source of information for.young people.

31/10/2026

Happy Halloween from Youth Information! Hope everyone is having a fun time

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28/10/2026

Our YIChat is live & active from 4pm-8pm Monday to Friday!

Have a question? Get the answers to your questions through our Youth Information chat. The YIChat puts you in touch with a qualified Youth Information Officer who can provide you with information and guidance.

If you contact the chat during offline hours your query will be noted, and a youth information officer will get back to you!

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A free non-judgemental online youth information service for people across Ireland. Go to www.youthinfo.ie for more"

26/10/2026

Our YIChat is live & active from 4pm-8pm Monday to Friday!

Have a question? Get the answers to your questions through our Youth Information chat. The YIChat puts you in touch with a qualified Youth Information Officer who can provide you with information and guidance.

If you contact the chat during offline hours your query will be noted, and a youth information officer will get back to you!

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A free non-judgemental online youth information service for people across Ireland. Go to www.youthinfo.ie for more."

21/10/2026

Our YIChat is live & active from 4pm-8pm Monday to Friday!

Have a question? Get the answers to your questions through our Youth Information chat. The YIChat puts you in touch with a qualified Youth Information Officer who can provide you with information and guidance.

If you contact the chat during offline hours your query will be noted, and a youth information officer will get back to you!

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A free non-judgemental online youth information service for people across Ireland. Go to www.youthinfo.ie for more"

19/10/2026

Our YIChat is live & active from 4pm-8pm Monday to Friday!

Have a question? Get the answers to your questions through our Youth Information chat. The YIChat puts you in touch with a qualified Youth Information Officer who can provide you with information and guidance.

If you contact the chat during offline hours your query will be noted, and a youth information officer will get back to you!

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A free non-judgemental online youth information service for people across Ireland. Go to www.youthinfo.ie for more."

15/10/2026

A very nice day Galway City Comhairle na nÓg annual event

14/10/2026

Our YIChat is live & active from 4pm-8pm Monday to Friday!

Have a question? Get the answers to your questions through our Youth Information chat. The YIChat puts you in touch with a qualified Youth Information Officer who can provide you with information and guidance.

If you contact the chat during offline hours your query will be noted, and a youth information officer will get back to you!

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A free non-judgemental online youth information service for people across Ireland. Go to www.youthinfo.ie for more"

Address

Marina Point (opp Shearwater), Ballinasloe
Galway

Telephone

+353876780640

Website

http://www.youthworkgalway.ie/

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