The Good Bike Project launch

As part of our Conference & Shedfest, we had the launch of The Good Bike Project with Paul McDaid from Irish Red Cross. Paul tells of the project which is fixing bikes and giving a means of transport to refugees all around Ireland, details are at www.thegoodbikeproject.com

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 which allow men to build a social network and engage in their communities and share skills. The Men’s Sheds are inherently health promoting due to the sense of meaning, camaraderie and social support offered within them. Our sheds serve the needs of men and the communities in which they are located, and the activities that are undertaken in each shed are as diverse as the men who engage and participate within them.