Shedcasts

For Heritage Week 2023, and with the support of The Heritage Council, The Royal College of Surgeons (RCSI) Library partnered with the Irish Men’s Sheds Association (IMSA) to create bespoke cabinetry for the display of rare historical material from RCSI Library Heritage Collections. Find out what the collaboration meant for...

It’s a chilly Thursday morning but inside Bray Men’s Shed, a wood-fired stove is burning, cups of tea are being poured and a welcoming atmosphere does a lot to dispel the cold. It’s a fun and relaxing place for friends to meet up and spend time together, but there’s something...

The West is Awake! A fifty strong group of men gathered from sheds across the west for a Slí in Duiche Seoige (Joyce Country) during Men’s Health Week. We have a selection of great images from the day. Thanks to Trish Forde for the images and to Tom Whelan for...

Over 80 Men gathered from the sheds in the North Dublin / Fingal area for a walk and talk event, it was a great chance for shedders to meet and exchange experience and knowledge, many thanks to Swords Men’s Shed for producing this video, to shed Volunteer Pat Duff and...

I like it here you know – I appreciate the company more than anything else – the work is important and I like to work. I enjoy the different projects we do which are very interesting but more than that like I’d say I enjoyed the company and the guys....

Melinda Heinz is an Assistant Professor of Family Services at the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa. She received a Fulbright Scholar award to Ireland in 2022 to extend her research into older adults. The purpose of Melinda’s research on Men’s Sheds was to conduct interviews with older, retired...