Integration Support Youth Project

02/11/2026

"Your Voice" ,amazing vocal group practice for creating songs, making vocal perfomances with the great music facilitator Liz .

29/10/2026

Halloween in Carraroe!

Complete with Halloween slime, games and prizes, and pumpkin painting!

27/10/2026

Our final sessions with Venture Out in Carraroe.

The young people in Being Me (11 - 13 yrs) and Taking Up Space (14-17 yrs), learned how to make their own hammocks, created some beautiful art with items found in nature, and enjoyed some hot cocoa outside together.

Our older group also spent a full 10 minutes silently disconnecting from their phones and practicing mindfulness in their brand new hammocks!

Thank you so much to our friends at Venture Out for donating the hammocks, so that the young people in Taking Up Space can continue what they have learned outside of group!

20/10/2026

A few weeks ago, some of our young people attended the Connemara Youth Area Consultation event.

This event was a collaboration between Youth Work Ireland Galway and Muintearas, with participation from the Clann Family Resource Centre and Forum Connemara.

With the help of our facilitators at Sparkcatchers, we were able to provide a space for young people from North and South Connemara to make their voices heard on topics such as safety, school, and inclusion. To support the Galway County Comhairle na nÓg Annual Youth Conference.

We even had the chance to meet Her Excellency, Ambassador Kairi Saar-Isop, who was recently sworn in as the Ambassador of Estonia to Ireland, and was visiting Carraroe at the time of our event, and share what our event was about.

Thank you so much to all the young people who attended the event, the organizations who made brought it to life, and to the Galway County Council for helping to make this event possible. It was a fabulous day!

16/10/2026

Halloween Arts . Young people are preparing for the Halloween Party. They develop their skills in painting, making Halloween suits and dance perfoming for the "Halloween Night Show"

16/10/2026

14/10/2026

Halloween make up for a witch. Made by the participants of the group World of Toys. 😃

10/10/2026

In the county, we are currently running two groups in Carraroe: Being Me! (11-13 yr olds) and Taking Up Space! (14-17 yr olds).

Both of these groups explore themes like self confidence, positive self expression, promoting wellbeing, and celebrating individuality.

Over the last week, our friends at Venture Out have joined our groups to help the young people explore the area they live in, challenge themselves, and learn more about the benefits of being in nature!

09/10/2026

Music Generation "Your Voice is Unique" programme for the young people who want to develop their vocal skills ,try to write the songs and perform.
Amazing facilitator Liz will help you to do this!

09/10/2026

Youth Work Ireland Team in the Open Day for the students at GTI, Galway. Supporting young people and sharing the information about the youth work in Galway and County.