Galway Arts festival running from the 12th - 25th of July the festival will host a lot of different events ranging from Theatre and Dance, Music, Visual Art and Comedy. It is regarded as one of Europes key cultural events so go along and join over 150,000 others to experience a taste of Irish culture in the heart of the West. More information is available on http://www.galwayartsfestival.com/ 3 Irish Open Golf Tournament - 29th July - 1st August - If sports are your forte then you might like to attend the 3 Irish Open which will be taking place on the Killeen course of Killarneys Golf Club. Taking place just before the Ryder Cup team naes are announced it is sure to have many top golfers present and the competition will be fierce. For more information go to www.3golf.ie Rose of Tralee - 20th - 24th August - This is one of Irelands most popular festivals. It takes place in Tralee, Co.Kerry every year. It is a personality based event aimed at young women from all over Ireland and the world with Irish Ancestry. It is a five day party with parades, fireworks and free open air concerts. Make your way along to this for some fun and to take in some of the sights,scenery and culture from the South West. For a full programme of events visit www.roseoftralee.ie Electric Picnic - 03 september -05 September - Taking place on the grounds of Stradbally hall, Electric Picnic has been one of the biggest music festivals in Ireland for years. There will be a huge range of bands playing at the festival including Massive Attack, The Frames, Mumford and Sons and Imelda May. Weekend camping tickets are €240 and is well worth the money. Get more information on www.electricpicnic.ie

Six new posts have been created at National No Name Club level: Communications Officer - Full Time. Five Training Officers -Part Time. The closing date for all applications is July 16th. Job descriptions for each post can be downloaded here: job-description-communications-officer job-description-training-officer

COMPETITION 2 Design a Suite of Greeting Cards will be launched soon - be ready !!! COMPETITION 1 Thanks to all those who entered the results will be announced soon No Name Club & RSA Road Safety Awareness Partnership The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and the No Name Club have joined forces with a view to  engaging young people (15-18 yr olds) to raise awareness, knowledge, skills and values for themselves and other young    people in relation to road safety.  This will create a foundation for the development of safe road users now and into the future. The RSA will form a partnership with the No Name Club for the coming year i.e. until the National Youth Awards 2011. There will be a series of events and competitions organised throughout the year which will  introduce young people to the message and campaigns of the RSA. Details of the competitions can be dowloaded here: rsa-document-a3-size Photo's taken at the recent launch in Kilkenny: [nggallery id=49]

Details of the weekend trip to Melleray 2010 melleray