Shed Stories

26. Aug 2024.

The Cut on the Lung River

“We could go to America from here if we wanted on a boat without touching land if everything else went in our favour!” This video was made with Ballaghaderreen Mens Shed on their groups walks during International Men’s Health Week, June 2024. The Cut on the Lung River...

31. Jul 2024.

Templeogue Community Fundraiser

We have a selection of pictures from Templeogue Community Mens Shed making a presentation to Parkinson’s Ireland. This money, €4,585.63, was collected by the sales of their annual calendar and with carol singing at the local shops. The images in the calendar are all taken by members of the camera...

11. Jun 2024.

Minister Colm Burke supports Cork Sheds for Men’s Health Week

Minister of State at the Department of Health with special responsibility for Public Health & Wellbeing, Colm Burke will today visit Men’s Sheds around Cork City to celebrate the start of Men’s Health Week. International Men’s Health Week (MHW) will run from Monday 10th until Sunday 16th June. Males constitute...

19. Sep 2023.

A big thanks from Trim Men’s Shed

Hello to all members of Men’s Sheds in Ireland from the beautiful town of Trim, Co. Meath. Our Chairman, John Loud, his committee, and the entire membership of Trim Men’s Shed wish to thank the Irish Men’s Shed Association for affording us the facility of their media platforms to write...

26. May 2023.

Men’s Sheds on TG4

After two difficult years coping with the Covid 19 pandemic The Men’s Shed movement in Ireland has bounced back and is making a great impact once again on the lives of thousands. A sanctuary for men of all ages, providing company, friendship and support, the Men’s Sheds offer a welcome...

7. Jul 2022.

Vale of Avoca Men’s Shed and Avondale Forest Park

In our latest ‘Shed Story,’ we interviewed Pat Cronin, a member of Vale of Avoca Men’s Shed. Pat talks about the Sheds most recent project, which involved designing and building two benches for Avondale Forest Park. We first asked Pat about Vale of Avoca Men’s Shed and the work they’ve...

14. Jun 2022.

Meet Eddie Hogan – Tinahely Men’s Sheds

For our second feature of ‘Shed Stories,’ we interviewed Tinahely Men’s Shed member, Eddie Hogan (86). We asked Eddie about his personal experience with being involved with the Sheds, how he’s finding the Sheds for Life Programme, as well as his amazing feat of walking up the four highest peaks...

14. Jun 2022.

Oranmore Men’s Sheds

The first shed to feature in our ‘Shed Stories’ is Oranmore Men’s Sheds in Co. Galway. We asked Terry and Bernard to tell us what their biggest challenges were, how they got the shed back up and running, what their hopes for the future are – and what they really missed about being a...

18. May 2020.

Val Browne

It wasn’t long after his wife died, that Val started to lose his hair....