Men’s Sheds in the Media

3. Jun 2014.

Men’s Sheds at Sea

The following piece recently appeared in the West Cork People: What do you get when you put a group of men in a shed with some tools…sometimes you get a boat, or in the case of the Clonakilty Men’s Shed, quite a few boats in fact, as Mary O’Brien finds...

2. Apr 2014.

Monaghan Men’s Shed on RTE Radio.

On Friday the 28th of March the following piece was aired on Sean O’Rourke’s show on RTE 1 Radio. It was by Marie Louise O’Donnell who went to Monaghan Men’s Shed.

19. Mar 2014.

Drogheda Men’s Shed – A Lifeline and LIfesaver.

A recent article in the Drogheda Independent referred to Drogheda Shed as a Lifeline and even a Lifesaver. IN TERMS of men the development of the Drogheda Men’s Sheds project on the former Usher’s site at Greenhills is nothing short of a lifesaver in many cases. I dropped in to their recent...

17. Mar 2014.

Men’s Shed Radio Interview, Havant Hampshire England

Above is a link to a radio programme about the Men’s Sheds. Anyone curious about the Men’s Sheds or indeed active in the Men’s Sheds will hopefully find this interview interesting.

14. Mar 2014.

Men’s Shed project helping to prevent isolation

Cuts to benefits such as fuel and telephone allowances over recent years have made the isolation experienced by some 130,000 over-65s living alone in the State ever more acute. But such challenges have also served to awaken an enterprising spirit within that community. Down the Well Road, past the Portlaoise Retail...

10. Mar 2014.

World leaders shed light on men’s group

An Irishmen, an Australian and a Englishman walk into a shed. It sounds like the beginning of a joke. But that’s what happened when the world’s men’s shed leaders met at The Plaza in Havant yesterday. The chairmen of the Australian, Irish and UK men’s sheds travelled to Havant to...

2. Feb 2014.

PORTLAOISE MEN’S SHED – WHERE THE LIVING IS ‘FREE AND EASY’

I want to acknowledge the Laois Nationalist for this Article which can be viewed here on their website. “WE want Portlaoise shed to be self-sustaining. We try not to define it because that can restrict us,” said Joe Murphy, treasurer of Portlaoise Men’s Shed. Without trying to define it –...

12. Aug 2013.

New Book by Tom Logan.

A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE MEN’S SHED By TOM LOGAN Tom Logan, A Shedder from Bannow in Co. wexford wrote this book and has asked us to tell you all about it and where it can be purchased. Here are a few words about Tom in his own words....

3. Jun 2013.

Sligo OT wins prestigious Ann Beckett Award for work with Men’s Shed.

Pictured above are: Left to right; Anne Ward, Carla O’Hara, Rodrigo Frade, Theresa Peacock and Ruth Boland. On 19th April, Rodrigo Frade, Senior Occupational Therapist, HSE Sligo Mental Health Services, accepted the Ann Beckett award for his work on the Men’s Shed Initiative in Sligo at the Association of Occupational Therapists...