There are over 400 men’s sheds across the country. Here’s what a random five we picked have been getting up to recently. It is truly fascinating and what a range of activities. One of the groups here is a men’s and women’s shed. There is bound to be one near you!
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For four years now, children with additional needs have been given the opportunity to try boxing, through a programme known as the High Five Boxing Academy.
It has been driven by Dubliner Paddy Dingle, who has coached Irish international teams and been involved with the sweet science since he was a boy of 12.
No-one has yet done an apprenticeship in non-profit administration in Ireland, because it’s an option that simply does not exist at present, but that could soon be rectified.
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Mariaam Bhatti is one of the co-founders of The Great Care Co-op and she says that carers have traditionally not received the recognition they deserve. “Carers provide such valuable work, yet they are almost invisible,” she says. Her group is changing that.
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In existence for 35 years, Travellers’ Voice magazine looks to shine a light on issues sometimes ignored within the community, while it also acts as what editor Michael Power calls an “empowerment tool” showing Travellers who have succeeded.
Travellers’ Voice – now a 48-page glossy magazine – started off in 1991 and its aim then was to connect Traveller training centres.