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11. Jan 2015.

GIY Get Ireland Growing Fund in partnership with AIB, 2015 Closing this friday!!!

This seems like an interesting Project for Men’s Sheds throughout the Country to get involved with. I am sure there are lots of green fingered Shedders out there! Developed by GIY in partnership with AIB, to encourage food growing projects community groups, schools and not-for-profit initiatives seeking financial assistance to...

11. Aug 2014.

International Youth Day 2014 August 12th

The theme of International Youth Day 2014 is “Youth and Mental Health” under the slogan ‘Mental Health Matters’. Youth with mental health conditions can often experience stigma and discrimination, which in turn can lead to exclusion and/or discourage people from seeking help for fear of being negatively ‘labelled’. Efforts are...

8. May 2014.

Men’s Sheds talk to the Youth at Young Social Innovators Showcase 2014

What a day! 6000 young people at the Annual Showcase of Young Social Innovators 2014 at Citywest Dublin 7th May. Ireland has a great future with these 6000 young adults coming at it! They are truly inspiring and their open mindedness is magical. I spoke to so many of them...

30. Apr 2014.

The Irish Men’s Shed Association seeks a panel of volunteer “Shed Advocates” nationwide.

The Irish Men’s Shed Association (IMSA) has been given a mandate by its member sheds to represent and support its continued growth and success. We are inundated with requests for support and information and are committed to ensuring that we do our best to respond to these. However, with very...

7. Apr 2013.

Carraroe Men’s Shed

Carraroe shed ,Carraroe Co. Galway is the first Men’s Shed in the world run entirely through Irish.We are proud of our language and the men we have as members of our shed. We have focussed so far on local crafts.i.e basket weaving ,building canvas currachs to keep our precious traditions...

26. Jul 2012.

Would your Shed like to be represented at the Australian Men’s Shed National Conference 2013 in Melbourne

The Treasurer of the Irish Men’s Sheds Association, Niall Nordell, has kindly offered to organise a delegation of IMSA members to attend the 5th National Conference of the AMSA in Melbourne in October 2013. We have no funding to support this delegation but we are prepared to put the energy...

12. Jul 2012.

Setting up a Men’s Shed; a meeting in Bandon, Co. Cork.

In response to the need expressed locally a public meeting will take place in the Mill Court, Bandon on Tuesday 24th of July at 7pm with a view to establishing a Community Men’s Shed in the area. Extensive details of this meeting can be found by clicking here for the link to our events calender. So...

6. Jul 2012.

IMSA Meets with Irish Traveller Movement

Irish Traveller Movement and Irish Men’s Sheds Meeting 12th July 2012, Clondalkin Travellers Development Group, 12am to 3pm For detailed info click here. Speakers: Damien Walshe, Irish Travellers Movement, Shane O’ Curry, Clondalkin Travellers Development Group and John Evoy, Irish Men’s Sheds Association

12. Jun 2012.

Shed Rep’s. Meeting at CLASP Mens Shed, Geevagh, Co. Sligo.

Irish Mens Shed Association, Shed Rep’s. Meeting – Thursday June 21st, CLASP Mens Shed, Geevagh, County Sligo As many of you are aware our next meeting of the representatives of the Men’s Sheds of the Irish Men’s Sheds Association takes place on Thursday 21st on June at the Men’s Shed at...