About Me

Westside Resource Centre (opposite Library) Meet Every Monday from 7 pm to 9 pm It all began in 1995. The Westside Resource Centre Ltd, a Community Development Project in the Westside of Galway City began the group by talking to local men about what kind of projects they would be interested in getting involved in. The men told them that they wanted to use different ways of looking at the issues that affected their lives, their community, their family and friends. They agreed to form a Mens Group. Westside Mens Club was born. The Group aimed to: • Improve the quality of life of men living in the Westside; • Enhance mens opportunities. • Explore mens roles as fathers, brothers, sons, spouses now and in the future. • Continue to develop services and supports for men. Over the year we did a woodcarving course , a woodwork class where we made up CD racks and birdhouses, picture frames. We completed a excellent digital photography classes run by Cathal Devlin, we will be uploading our photos on our blog soon. We would thank all our supporters over the years for their help.

Monday, April 16, 2018

In Memory of Friends

John Joe McDonagh R. I. P

It is with great sadness that we heard of the passing of one of our great supporters of the Westside Mens Club and an avid supporter and artist of the Westside Arts Festival.
Mr. John Joe McDonagh who will be sadly missed by many in the community.

Below are some of John Joes amazing work.  Please click on the links below:

https://www.cheshire.ie/userfiles/file/CheshireVoice/CheshireVoiceIssue4.pdf

(On page 5 a small article about John Joe and his art.)


















From all the lads in the Westside Mens Club you will be missed greatly John Joe McDonagh....


The year is 2001 Shantalla Community Centre:
 John Joe McDonagh tutoring the art class. From the left John Sullivan, Tommy Gannon, Mike Hoare & John Joe McDonagh.

Cheshire Ireland Connemara 195 Art Exhibition Opening:  

Click on the links below for the Cheshire Newsletter and articles on John Joe McDonagh.

Local artist and retired engineer, John Joe McDonagh of Galway Cheshire House held an exhibition of his work in Galway City Library in Augustine St., Galway City. The Exhibition was opened by CEO of Cheshire Ireland, Mark Blake-Knox on 7th November 2012. On 8th December it moved to Ballybane Library, Galway East and was opened there by The Mayor of Galway, Ms Terry O’Flaherty.
Some of John Joe McDonagh Amazing Art Work