Shedcasts

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...

An important message from Prof. Barry Golding, author of The Men’s Shed Movement: The Company of Men.  

What is the Men’s Shed all about? We have some videos which can help explain – tackling isolation, a sense of purpose, there are many reasons that a Men’s Shed is a good idea.  

We joined forces with the Irish Hospice Foundation to explore how Sheds nationwide could support their communities navigate grief and loss. As seen in this clip, Killarney Men’s Shed in Kerry used concrete to build a permanent sensory garden at the entrance to their Shed for all to enjoy as...