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Kilsheelan Scouts Group, one of last year's winners, on their trip. Kilsheelan Scouts Group via Facebook
winners alright
All aboard: 5,000 of you are going on a Journal Journey with Irish Rail
The full list of the winning community and voluntary groups is right here.
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IT’S BEEN A fun month sifting through the impressive entries to our Journal Journeys partnership with Iarnród Éireann/Irish Rail and now the results are in.
There were 100 free group trips available – bringing up to 50 people per group – as part of the project to facilitate and reward the work of the voluntary sector all around the country.
Sporting clubs, community groups, charities, voluntary services – all were invited to tell us how a free rail trip would benefit their members and achieve their aims.
We have previously announced four weekly winners – but today we can reveal the FULL 100 groups travelling in the coming 12 months on Journal Journeys with Irish Rail.
Irish Rail CEO David Franks said: “We have been overwhelmed this year by the level of interest in Journal Journeys with Iarnród Éireann from voluntary organisations right across the country; we hope the winners will enjoy their trip. It’s our way of saying thank you for all the great work you do in your community.”
Susan Daly, Editor of TheJournal.ie, said Journal Media Ltd was delighted to be part of the effort and “looks forward to meeting some of the winners, travelling with them and learning more about the groups who are enriching local life all over the country, day in, day out, often without recognition”.
THE WINNERS
Connacht & Ulster
Ballinrobe Women’s Group
Holy Family National School
Westport United Youths
Mayo Geneology Group
Kiltane Rural Social Scheme
Erris No Name Club
Bohola Foroige Club
Carmelite Abbey Choir
Loughrea carers support group
Kiltullagh Pioneers AFC – U11
SCUAB FRAOCH
GRETB, City of Galway Youthreach
COPE Galway
Roscommon Further Education
Western gales gaelic4mothers
Castlerea Musical Society
Curlieu brownies
CLASP (Community of Lough Arrow Social Project)
Kilcar community singers
DVAS
Sligo Volunteer Centre
Strand Brownies
Leitrim Branch of Down Syndrome Ireland
Breffni Family Resource Centre
Ballinamore Sean O’Heslins GAA Club
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Munster
Ballymore Community Association
Direct Provision Centre
Mallow Garda Youth Diversion Project
Cobh Family Resource Centre
Doneraile Active Retirement Association
Farranfore Development Association
North East and West Kerry Development
Lispole Brownies
Tralee International Resource Centre
Ballybunion Swim Club
Waterford School Completion Programme
Carbally Community Development Group
Little Conquerors
PACT Project
Tipperary Rape Crisis and Counselling Centre
Knockanrawley Resource Centre Ltd
Duhill Community Council
Moyne Templetuohy Girl Guides
Oola youth club
Clarina Scout group
Dóchas (Hope for People with Autism)
Limerick Mental Health Association
Newmarket-on-Fergus Scout Group
Ennis Girl Guides
Parteen GAA Camogie
9th Clare Ennistymon Scout Group
LEINSTER (excl Dublin)
Mullingar Hockey Club
Offaly Dyslexia Group
4th Carlow Leighlinbridge Scouts
Maynooth Education Campus Chamber Choir
1st Meath Dunboyne Scouts
Thomastown United girls’ team
Chiele Community Choir
Wicklow Photography Club
Defence Force Veterans – Friends of Jadotville
1st/10th Mullingar Scout troup
Wexford Tidy Towns
Children’s diabetes clinic, Wexford
Kildare Intercultural Action
Newbridge Family Resource Centre
Portarlington Community Employment Project
Hansfield ETNS
Edenderry Lions Club
Kilclonfert/Kilmurry Youth Club
Slieve Bloom Rural Development Society
St Killian’s Girl Guides
BKT Youth group
Johnstown Football Club
7th Louth Coastal Scout Group
Longford Community Resources Ltd
Dublin
Ballyfermot Advance Project
Jigsaw -The National Centre for Youth Mental Health
Sphere17 Regional Youth Service
Peader Kearney House
Out and About hiking club
City of Dublin YMCA
European Youth in Migration Forum
63rd Dublin, Donabate Sea Scouts
Tus Nua Artane Coolock Family Resource Centre
Ballymun Adult Read & Write Scheme
Aislinn Education Support Centre for Survivors of Institutional Abuse
Snowflakes Autism Support
Diverse City AFC
Rialto Community Drug Team
Blue Drum
The GALs (get a life) over 50s group
Lucan United Football Club
Mendicity Institution
Gay Switchboard
Deaf Folk Dance Ireland
City of Dublin YMCA
Love Actually
Central Remedial Clinic School
Johnstown Active Retired
South West Clondalkin Community Safety Forum
TheJournal.ie will be out and about meeting many of these winning groups every month in 2017 – stay tuned for video, pics and features on their work.
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Question 8 has a photo of Galway Cathedral & not St. Nicholas’ Cathedral, Galway as indicated. They are two different Cathedrals, one church of Ireland and the other Catholic
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