Mental Health Ireland Webinar
In this webinar as part of Mental Health Month, we joined in with Mental Health Ireland to talk about mental health and wellbeing for men — and how connection, purpose, and community can help build resilience.
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Plunging into the Cold: Our Freezebury Challenge
Students Roisin, Karen and Sorayya recently completed Freezebury in aid of the Irish Men’s Sheds Association. They shared their experience with us in this beautiful story. This February myself (Roisin), Sorayya and Karen dived headfirst into the Freezebury challenge in aid of the Irish Men’s Sheds Association. Freezebury is an...
Ballyneety shines for Limerick Network
Shed members that attended the IMSA Limerick sheds Network after their “cardiac health talk ” during mens health week with John Kearney in the Ballyneety Mens shed. We had a wonderful trip to Ballyneety Men’s Shed for our Limerick Network during the week. Sheds from Limerick City and County...
Minister Colm Burke supports Cork Sheds for Men’s Health Week
Minister of State at the Department of Health with special responsibility for Public Health & Wellbeing, Colm Burke will today visit Men’s Sheds around Cork City to celebrate the start of Men’s Health Week. International Men’s Health Week (MHW) will run from Monday 10th until Sunday 16th June. Males constitute...
Silva Lumina – Lights of Growth
. Killoes Mens Shed were featured in a recent The Irish Times article for their fantastic work with artist Tom Meskell in the National Botanic Gardens of Ireland – described as a luminous landscape of lanterns the artworks glow and light up the Gardens. A forest of illuminated figures, harmonious...
Irish Men’s Sheds Rhododendron Clearing to feature on Nationwide
A 60 strong group of Men’s Sheds volunteers from all over Ireland travelled to Killarney last November to tackle the invasive rhododendron plant at Killarney National Park. They were ‘caught on camera’ by a team from RTE’s Nationwide, which will be broadcasting the story on Friday 19th January 2024 at...
€1 Million Fund to support Men’s Sheds
Minister Humphreys announces new €1 Million Fund to support Men’s Sheds Published on 20 November 2023 Funding to support 435 Men’s Sheds with their running costs Grants of up to €3,000 to be provided under new €1 million initiative Minister Humphreys made the announcement at ‘Shedfest’ in Virginia Minister for Rural...
Wexford Network
There was a great turnout for our Wexford Network meeting, with sheds coming from every corner of Wexford. Thanks to the men in the Ferns Men’s Shed for hosting us, to Wexford Local Development and Sports Active Wexford for their support and help. We also had the pleasure of taking...
TG4 documentary tells of how Men’s Sheds ‘saved our lives’
TG4 Documentary series “Men’s Sheds” is airing again next Tuesday Oct 3rd at 7.30pm and for the following two weeks. The series is also available to view now on the player HERE Article by Eugene Masterson from the Sunday World Cover Image courtesy Macha Media & TG4 Men’s Sheds members...