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10. Nov 2022.

Mens Shed’s Funding Announced

Minister Humphreys announces €800,000 to support Men’s Sheds From Department of Rural and Community Development – Published on 2 November 2022 Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, has today announced funding of €800,000 to support Men’s Sheds. The initiative will see grants of €2,000 provided to over 400 Men’s Sheds...

28. Oct 2022.

Men and women over 65 years needed to test revolutionary new system to self-manage multiple chronic health conditions

NetwellCASALA, the Research Centre for Ageing at DkIT, is leading the Irish trials of a major EU project to improve the health and wellbeing of older people with multiple chronic health conditions, in conjunction with Trinity College Dublin. The Dundalk-based research team, are looking to recruit 300 people who are...

19. Nov 2020.

Men’s Sheds Celebrate International Men’s Day 2020

‘Think where man’s glory most begins and ends, and say my glory was I had such friends.’ WB Yeats Looking back at International Men’s Day last year, November 2019 it seems such an innocent time. We took it for granted that we could visit our sheds for some tea and chat, work away on our projects and make plans for the future –...

8. Oct 2020.

Men’s Sheds and World Mental Health Day

The theme of this year’s World Mental Health Day, Saturday October 10th, is Mental Health for All: Greater Investment, Greater Access. Everyone, everywhere. This year, we at Mental Health Ireland are inviting members of Men’s Shed around the country to stop for a moment and reflect on how far they’ve...

23. Apr 2020.

Announcing Shed Factor!

The Irish Men’s Sheds Association is delighted to announce our ‘Shed Factor’ series! Music is a key part of shed life, whether it’s singing in the group choir, making instruments or getting together with the lads to play some live music. Over the last few weeks we’ve see some of...

14. Apr 2020.

Across the ages

There are not many times when you would see someone under 40 in a men’s shed, let alone a teenager. However, transition year students from Drimnagh Castle Secondary have been working on benches with a local men’s shed, the Dublin 12 Men’s Shed based in Walkinstown. Drimnagh Castle Secondary School...

6. Apr 2020.

Sheds move online

With the temporary closure of men’s sheds across Ireland, some men’s sheds have moved online to continue to connect with one another, finding new and innovative ways to interact. One such shed is the Naas Community Men’s Shed, based in County Kildare. Norman Farragher, Chair of the shed, explains that...

12. Mar 2020.

Birth of a Shed

Clondalkin Men’s Shed has been in existence for five or six years, says shedder Tom. Tom and Chair Frank Cousins had originally started the shed. Tom remembers the moment he was inspired to start a shed, coming from the Asgard boat. “I was at home one night and Nationwide came...

10. Mar 2020.

COVID-19 Information for Shedders

Over the past few days Ireland has confirmed a number of cases of coronavirus. As the majority of our membership fall within the ‘at risk’ group of being seriously affected by the virus, we have compiled some useful information for sheds.