Shedcasts

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20. Mar 2026.

Alzheimers Society of Ireland

Today’s Shedcast comes from “The Bungalow” at Bluebell Fishing Men’s Shed in Dublin. Host Ben Dolan and Lorraine Conneely of the IMSA are joined by Julie Greene and Cathryn O’Leary of the Alzheimers Society of Ireland to discuss Alzheimers and dementia, memory loss and the supports provided by the ASI....

15. Dec 2025.

IMSA Conference

Lorcan Brennan of the Men’s Development Network chats with Communications officer Ben Dolan about the conference and visions for the future. Recorded live at the IMSA Conference in Dun Laoghaire.

12. Dec 2025.

The Unmentionables – Prostate Cancer

Henrique Fonseca, Kevin Brogan and Lorraine Conneely join host Ben Dolan for a frank conversation around prostate cancer. Recorded in Ballbriggan Men’s Shed

18. Nov 2025.

WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR

What Are We Waiting For COLM KEEGAN & LBS MEN’S SHED Waiting for things to change isn’t working anymore. An exploration of mental health and masculinity, told through the voices of men in a doctor’s waiting room. LBS Men’s Shed is a community group who share a shed, along with...

10. Oct 2025.

Shed-Cast – Engaging Dementia

For World Mental Health Day today we have the first of a series of Health & Wellbeing podcasts – we were lucky enough to talk with Rebecca McLaughlin and Kimberly Tully, CEO of Engaging Dementia and spoke of the practical, medical and social aspects to understanding and living with dementia....

10. Oct 2025.

The Elephant in the Room – Partnership

The Irish Men’s Sheds Association are very happy to announce a new partnership with The Elephant in the Room Movement. IMSA has decided to join forces with Elephant in the Room in recognition of the fact that both organisations share the key priority of encouraging and supporting more people to have...

29. Sep 2025.

The Good Bike Project

. Paul McQuaid and the Collinstown Men’s Shed featured on RTE Nationwide this week. . Paul McQuaid is a cyclist and Bike shop owner who created the Good Bike Project, which has reconditioned and passed on more than 750 bikes to Ukrainian refugees living in Ireland since he launched the...

17. Jul 2025.

Healthy Ireland & Men’s Health

Biddie O’Neill from the HSE discusses Healthy Ireland, Men’s Health Policy and the opportunities that exist in Sheds to improve men’s health. From the Men’s Shed Conference and Shedfest in Mucklagh, Co Offaly. The Power of Connections found and forged in Irish Men’s Sheds form the focus of our conference...

6. May 2025.

Seamus O’Rourke – IMSA Keynote

Seamus O’Rourke gives us his unique take on what it is to be a man. From the Men’s Shed Conference and Shedfest in Mucklagh, Co Offaly. The Power of Connections found and forged in Irish Men’s Sheds form the focus of our conference this year. Men’s Sheds are community spaces...