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Everything you wanted to know about Men’s Sheds

23. Jan 2025.

Map of Mental Health Services and Supports Around Ireland

Mental Health Reform have produced a Map of Mental Health Services and Supports Around Ireland. This interactive map shows where you can access different types of mental health services and supports. You can visit the site HERE or click on the image above. In the map, you will see...

21. Jan 2025.

Overcrowding crisis at University Hospital Limerick tops concerns of Men’s Shed members

Concern also over crime and homelessness in the city centre Sean Dalton spoke recently to Limerick Live. His specific ask of the new Government is to continue funding Men’s Sheds, which exist to provide a space where men can come together to learn, share skills and make long-lasting friendships. ...

21. Jan 2025.

The Power of Connections

The Power of Connections found and forged in Irish Men’s Sheds formed the focus of our conference this year. Men’s Sheds are community spaces which allow men to build a social network and engage in their communities and share skills. The Men’s Sheds are inherently health promoting due to...

17. Jan 2025.

Grants – Local Enhancement Programme 2025

Local Enhancement Programme 2025 – €7 million fund to assist thousands of community groups across the country, including Men’s Sheds and Women’s Sheds – €1 million available to aid with energy and running costs – Local Enhancement Programme to focus on disadvantaged areas – supporting community groups a key focus...

14. Jan 2025.

Belturbet Men’s Shed on RTÉ Nationwide

John Kilraine, RTÉ Correspondent for Nationwide, shares the inner workings of Belturbet’s Men’s Shed. There is a “magic dust” in the way Mens Sheds work according to Enda Egan CEO of the Irish Mens Sheds Association who says they offer a facility for men to open up about things they would...

10. Jan 2025.

Armagh Men’s Shed

“It’s the best thing to ever happen to Armagh!” The Armagh Men’s Shed first opened their doors in January 2012 with just six members. Now the group is over thirty strong and ranges from men in their early 30s to late 80s. The men have made very impressive models of...

11. Nov 2024.

House of Memory

Irish Men’s Sheds Association, funded by Healthy Ireland, teamed up with the Irish Hospice Foundation on a national project themed ‘House of Memory’. The aim was to explore how Sheds could support their communities in grief. Whether this was by creating a physical place to take grief and loss within...

8. Oct 2024.

Men’s Sheds in Northern Ireland

“Within a few minutes I knew, it was a place I could be, and I could be comfortable in” Sheds the world over are unique, but sheds in Ulster reflect the richness and warmth of the culture. Check out this video from Groundwork NI, featuring sheds in Crann na Beatha,...

30. Sep 2024.

Kilcock Men’s Shed Choir

Shed-Cast met with the inspirational men from Kilcock, where the choir have recorded an original composition – The Sands of Time. Have a listen and see the music video below: