Galway Talks - with John Morley

What began as an impromptu collection in Galway for the people of Ukraine has snowballed into a massive outpouring of support and now organisers have some special news to share. Having started in the car park of a Polish shop on the Dublin Road, due to the response, Galway Racecourse had to be utilised to cater for the volume of material being donated over recent days. But what is the next step and what will the impact of this major aid effort be?

Sally-Ann spoke to Kasia Zaranek, the organiser of the aid truck initiative for Ukraine this morning. 

Sally Ann spoke with the residents of Headford about the recent burglaries in the town, Katya Samotoi on her relief efforts for refugees from Ukraine, Sarah Corcoran came into studio and performed 2 songs and much more. 

Sally Ann speaks with Ronan Scully who is in Ukraine with Self Help Africa, Dermot Hession on the Claregalway Drama Festival, Michelle Moriarty and Padraic Neenan on the Tuam Carer Supports Group and much more.

Galway Talks with Keith Finnegan (Friday, 4th March 2022)

Galway Talks with Keith Finnegan (Thursday, 3rd March 2022)

Galway Talks with Keith Finnegan (Wednesday, 2nd March 2022)

At a time when most Irish people chose to ignore the thousands of girls and women locked up in the Magdalene Laundries, one Galway family went to extraordinary lengths to break 15 young woman free from one such 'prison'. - Independent.ie 

Producer Nuala Cunningham joined Keith upon the release of her new two-part RTÉ documentary 'Ireland's Dirty Laundry' and Hugo son of the McEntee family to relay his memories of the events. 

Screens on RTÉ One in two parts, on March 2nd and March 9th 2022.

Galway Talks with Keith Finnegan (Tuesday, 1st March 2022)

Galway Native, Peader De Burca is currently working on the front line in Poland assisting and providing aid to Ukrainian people fleeing the country. Please help out and donate below if you can.