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11. Mar 2021.

Worksafe Homesafe with Mercury Engineering

Safety is an anchor value for Mercury Engineering with 20,000 safety audits carried out in 2020 so who better to advise Shedders on safety tips than Robert O’Dowd, Group Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Manager; Declan O’Donovan, Senior Project Manager in Healthcare and Aoife Behan, Office Manager and leader of...

1. Mar 2021.

Now online! Shed Layout and Fit-out Masterclass with Ronan O’Sullivan

We had a great shedcast on Wednesday 10 March with woodworker, artist and teacher Ronan O’Sullivan. Ronan is a Kerryman married to a Dublin woman and living in Cork. He is currently in the process of completing his own fully insulated 48m² metal shed. Having already completed the groundwork, built...

25. Feb 2021.

Irish Men’s Sheds Association Appoints New CEO

The Irish Men’s Shed Association is delighted to announce Enda Egan as newly-appointed Chief Executive Officer. A native of County Offaly, Enda has over 22 years’ experience in the community and voluntary sector, 16 of those at CEO level across three organisations. A natural leader, he has a proven track record of increasing...

25. Feb 2021.

It’s Never Too Early Or Too Late To Talk About Problem Debt

At some point in many people’s lives debt may become a problem. If you or someone you knows is feeling anxious about incurring too much debt, is struggling financially with any issue from mortgage and utility arrears to personal loans and credit card debt, please watch this Shedcast with Karl...

12. Feb 2021.

Irish Men’s Sheds Go Fishing with Inland Fisheries Ireland

Fishing is one of the most popular pastimes amongst Shedders so we were delighted to host Andy Burnett and Rory Keatinge from Inland Fisheries Ireland for a shedcast on Wednesday 10 February. Inland Fisheries Ireland have very kindly offered shedders three courses to choose from. In-Person Programmes Inland Fisheries intends...

4. Feb 2021.

‘Build Your Own Propagator’ Class With Tanguy de Toulgoët Now Online

‘Build Your Own Propagator’ class with Tanguy de Toulgoët is now online. Tanguy, who owns and runs the Dunmore Country School in Durrow, Co. Laois, joined us on Wednesday 3 February. Tanguy is truly knowledgeable about gardening and considers that a propagator is the most important piece of equipment in...

22. Jan 2021.

Professor Luke O’Neill on living with Covid, new variants and vaccinations

Thanks so much to Luke O’Neill, Professor of Biochemistry and Immunology at Trinity College Dublin for joining us on Thursday 21 January for a Shedcast. We asked shedders for questions for Luke and they really did deliver! Luke covered topics such as tips and advice on continuing to live with...

22. Jan 2021.

Build Your Own Propagator Class with Tanguy de Toulgoët

We’re delighted to announced that Tanguy de Toulgoët of Dunmore Country School will host a class on building your own propagator on Wednesday 3 February at 2.30pm. It is very important to be able to sow and start your crops whatever the weather conditions. The growing time frame is quite short in...

5. Jan 2021.

Mental Wellbeing Course Specifically Designed For Shedders To Start Next Week

In these worrying and stressful times, the Irish Men’s Shed Association is delighted to offer a six-week Mental Wellbeing course designed specifically for Shedders that will cover techniques to increase your happiness and overall wellbeing in life. The course has been designed by and will be facilitated by Chartered Psychologist Pól Bond and starts on Wednesday 13 January from 7pm...