Veronica

8. Jul 2015.

Online Wellness Workshops

Suicide or Survive are running a series of Wellness Workshops. Each year they run around 30 Wellness Workshops all around Ireland. These workshops take up to 40 participants and are free-of-charge for people to attend. You can find a calendar of forthcoming workshops on their website here: www.suicideorsurvive.ie/services/wellness-workshop Or you can...

26. Jun 2014.

Men’s Sheds: Nothing manlier than mental health equality

In our mental health climate, men are more likely to find themselves socially isolated and without a support structure. With 80% of suicides in Australia being male, Men’s Sheds are providing a safe space for the forgotten gender. The modern Men’s Shed is an updated version of the backyard shed that has long been...

23. Jun 2014.

Wicklow Men’s Shed secures two CE Scheme Workers

Wicklow Men’s Shed was established in January 2012 and began its operations at the Wicklow Pigeon Club premises in September of that year. The aims and objectives are to provide a space for the social inclusion of men who are isolated from the company of other men due to unemployment,...

16. Jun 2014.

Guerrilla Education

Below is a blog from Brendan Hoare, a UK academic who recently visited Australia and created the blog after listening to an academic forum by Barry Goulding: Guerrilla Education and the Conviviality of the Shed If, like me, your concept of a shed revolves around the idea of a tumble down...

19. Mar 2014.

Drogheda Men’s Shed – A Lifeline and LIfesaver.

A recent article in the Drogheda Independent referred to Drogheda Shed as a Lifeline and even a Lifesaver. IN TERMS of men the development of the Drogheda Men’s Sheds project on the former Usher’s site at Greenhills is nothing short of a lifesaver in many cases. I dropped in to their recent...

27. Jan 2014.

Citizen of the Year

Warm congratulations to David Helmers on becoming Citizen of the Year in Austraila DAVID Helmers has been recognised for his role in transforming the Australian Men’s Shed Association from its modest beginnings into one of the largest men’s support groups in Australia http://www.lakesmail.com.au/story/2037157/mens-shed-founder-our-citizen-of-the-year/?cs=749#slide=1