# journal journeys
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'When it says get a life, it means get friends and get sisters': Meet the GALs
We joined them on a trip to Kilkenny.
'It's not just about tidiness, it gives you a network and set of friends'
Members of the Wexford Tidy Towns committee travelled to Tidy Towns winner Skerries as part of the Journal Journeys competition.
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.
Journeys with TheJournal.ie: 'In the country, there are people who don't go beyond the local shop'
Would you like 50 free trips for your local organisation? Get your entries in before Friday.
'Delays due to leaves on tracks': Here's the science behind those Dart delays
According to Iarnród Éireann “…mulch is to rails what ice is to roads.”
Journeys with TheJournal.ie: A trip for the kids through the Phoenix Park Tunnel
Our latest winner of a free Irish Rail trip is the CRC school Clontarf which is going to take its students on a tour of the new Phoenix Park Tunnel.
Journeys with TheJournal.ie: Ireland's oldest gay sports club encourages people to get Out and About
A community group that was a safe space for gay people in 1980s Ireland is the third winner of our Irish Rail free trips partnership.
Journeys with TheJournal.ie: Honouring the veterans of Jadotville
Our second winner of a free Irish Rail trip is a group of Irish military veterans of the siege of Jadotville, who are headed for Dublin for a parade in their honour.
Journeys with TheJournal.ie: Waterford project for underprivileged teens proves Blooming brilliant
The first winner of 100 free Irish Rail trips is a group of talented teens whose sensory garden design is headed for the capital.
