Hand in Hand 20th Anniversary Gala

What to Expect

Hand in Hand is a Galway-based charity that supports families whose children have been diagnosed with cancer, providing practical help such as home cleaning, childcare, meals and transport to and from treatment. Twenty years on from its founding, it marks the anniversary with a black-tie gala at the Galway Bay Hotel in Salthill on Friday 25 September 2026, starting at 7:00 PM.

Miriam O’Callaghan hosts the evening, and the Bentley Boys provide the live music. The format is a dinner followed by entertainment, which puts it in the same bracket as the corporate table events that anchor the Irish charity calendar in autumn, though Hand in Hand’s supporter base is heavily made up of families who have used the service and the volunteers who deliver it. Proceeds go straight back into the charity’s family support work across Ireland. Tickets are handled through Eventbrite and refunds are available up to seven days before the event.

Good to Know

• Date and time: Friday 25 September 2026, from 7:00 PM.
• Venue: Galway Bay Hotel, Salthill Road Lower, Galway.
• Black tie. Hosted by Miriam O’Callaghan with live music from the Bentley Boys.
• Ticket price was not published at the time of writing. Check the Eventbrite listing.
• Refunds are available up to seven days before the event.
• Organised by Hand in Hand Children’s Cancer Charity, marking twenty years of supporting families affected by childhood cancer.

Getting There

The Galway Bay Hotel is on Salthill Road Lower, facing Galway Bay on the R336 promenade road about two kilometres west of the city centre. Driving from the N6 and the city centre, follow signs for Salthill along the Seamus Quirke Road or the coast road past Grattan Beach. The hotel has on-site parking, and there is paid parking along the prom. City bus routes to Salthill run frequently from Eyre Square and take roughly fifteen minutes, and a taxi from Ceannt Station takes about ten. The walk from the city centre along the prom is around forty minutes and is flat the whole way.