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3. Feb 2021.

Templeogue Men’s Shed Fundraising Calendar For Laura Lynn

Joe McDonagh of Templeogue Men’s Shed contacted us recently to let us know about the shed’s stellar fundraising effort for the very worthwhile charity Laura Lynn: Ireland’s Children’s Hospice. Laura Lynn provides a Community of Care that offers services to children with palliative care needs, complex care needs and complex...

1. Feb 2021.

Special Offers for Shedders

The IMSA is lucky to have partnered with some great companies that offer Shedders the very best deals for the shed or for your home. There are massive savings to be had on a range of bills from electricity and gas to insurance to hearing aids to mobile and broadband....

19. Jan 2021.

Guidance From FBD Insurance for Sheds

FBD Insurance has been in touch with the following information for Sheds: There are no plans for prices increases on the Men’s Sheds policies for the coming year. FBD is conscious that Sheds have been unable to operate to the same extend during the Covid 19 Pandemic. FBD would encourage...

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...

9. Dec 2020.

Football Legend Pat Jennings Joins Us For A Very Special Shedcast

On Tuesday 15 December legendary footballer Pat Jennings joined the IMSA’s Frank Dillon for a very special Shedcast. Pat grew up in Newry, Co. Down, and was signed by Watford in 1963 at the age of 17, moving to Tottenham a year later for the princely sum of £27,000. ‘Big...

3. Dec 2020.

Flogas Announces Exclusive Competition for Shedders

Flogas, the Irish Men’s Sheds Association’s energy partner, has invited entries for an exciting competition open to all Men’s Sheds members and/or their Sheds. This is an opportunity to win a €2,500 voucher (or sterling equivalent) for your shed from a hardware store of your choice. The competition is called...

30. Nov 2020.

Mindfulness Classes To Continue Due To Popular Demand

With the sheds closed and movements restricted, shedders looking for inner peace in these uncertain times are turning to alternative methods. Every Tuesday in November and December, the IMSA’s Health and Wellbeing Manager Mary Lovegrove ran online Mindfulness classes for shedders. The classes have been a runaway success – so much so...

26. Nov 2020.

Historian Donal Fallon Commemorates the Centenary of Bloody Sunday 1920

On the centenary of Bloody Sunday 1920 we were delighted to welcome historian Donal Fallon on Wednesday 25 November to talk about the events of that day. Donal gave us a great insight into the chaos and mayhem that occurred and busted some of the myths that have sprung up...

12. Nov 2020.

Legendary Singer Songwriter John Spillane Entertains The Shedders

Legendary singer, songwriter, poet, dreamer John Spillane kindly agreed to entertain the Shedders on Wednesday 11 November. For almost an hour, we were enthralled as he played us a selection of his incredible songs from the beautiful ‘Passage West’, the evocative and widely-covered ‘Magic Nights in the Lobby Bar’ to one of his...