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Gaisce – The President’s Award was proud to host four fantastic young people and their families along with their two [...]
On March 7th , 2024, Gaisce – The President’s Award was delighted to have the opportunity to present awards to [...]
Check out Latisha's Gaisce Stories video: Today, March 1st, 2024, Ireland celebrates Irish Traveller Ethnicity Day which marks the anniversary [...]
Adam Donovan of Citywise Education is Gaisce-The President's Awards representative on the Shared Island Youth Forum. Adam shares his experiences [...]
PAL Spotlight - Helen Farrell Gaisce Stories' PAL Spotlight is an opportunity to promote the work and voice of our [...]
PAL Spotlight is an opportunity to promote the work and voice of our President’s Award Leaders!
Gaisce Awardees visit Houses of Oireachtas for International Women’s Day
Sarah Malone’s Bronze Gaisce Award Journey
Pobalscoil Neasáin in Portugal – Gold Adventure Journey
Equal Access for All: Keeping the Adventure Journey Costs Down In April last year, Tullamore College students undertook their Gaisce [...]
“I was given the opportunity to step outside my comfort zone“ – Gaisce Gold Award Holder Lucy McGill
Gaisce Gold Award Holder Lucy McGill from Dublin receiving her Gold Award from President Michael D. Higgins at a ceremony […]
Gaisce, in partnership with the European Union Parliament Information Office, is offering Gaisce participants in DEIS schools a fantastic opportunity […]
Last year Brian O’ Mahony visited Uganda for seven weeks. Packing his gear Brian travelled alone, meeting fellow kayakers along […]
Annie Carr is a student at Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT), is the current President of the college’s Gaisce society […]
Dave Sheridan is a youth worker based in the Ballymun Regional Youth Resource (RECO) and has been a PAL with […]
Amy Barrett, through getting involved with Gaisce, recently released her first single title ‘Emilio’. Amy chose recording as part of […]
Kate Kelly is a Gaisce Ambassador who last summer represented Gaisce at the international Gold Event, she says, “I got […]
Evelyn Dore is from Tralee and is a Gaisce Gold Awardee who recently set up her own volunteer project called […]
Saoirse Hughes is doing her Gaisce Silver Award and has almost completed her journey. As part of her Silver Award […]
Eimear Quinn is currently working towards her Gaisce Gold Award and is a third year nursing student studying at DCU. […]
This Easter President Award Leader Barry Caulfield will walk the Camino with eight students as part of their Gold Award […]
Deirdre Coyle has been a PAL with Gaisce for over 15 years and firmly believes the programme plays a huge […]
When Aoife started out on her Gold Gaisce journey she never imagined finding herself on a boat with 40 strangers […]
Gaisce is delighted to welcome DLR Leisure as an official Gaisce Challenge Partner. DLR Leisure was established in […]
I really enjoyed my Gold Gaisce Journey. I did the hike with my brother (as he had hiked the route […]
My name is Kate Kelly and I’m from a small rural village in South Kilkenny. I started my Gaisce journey […]
Glen is from Athy, Co. Kildare. Having been involved with Gaisce since he was 15, attaining both Bronze and Silver […]
Jamie is from Dungarvan, Co Waterford and has completed both his Bronze and Silver Gaisce Awards. Jamie was first introduced […]
Cuisle, from Galway City, obtained her Bronze Award during Transition Year in Colaiste Iognaid. In 2008, she graduated as a […]
A native of Galway City, Christina had already achieved her Bronze Gaisce Award when she decided to complete her Gold […]
Cork-based Mary Angela is currently training to become a health care assistant in a nursing home. Mary Angela has achieved […]
Currently based in Somerset, South West England, Kerri-Anne Cully is originally from Co Cavan and recently qualified as an occupational […]
Christopher is from Belfast but moved to Dublin four years ago to work with Citywise, an educational charity that he […]
Andrew travelled to Ireland from Australia in 2008 and once settled, sought out new challenges. Andrew had already completed his […]
Avril completed her Bronze & Silver awards while at Colaiste Bride in Enniscorthy, along the way she learned how to […]
A student in NUI Maynooth, Michelle began her Bronze award in 2010, she received her Silver award in 2011 and had […]
“I gained so much more from it than I put in, and would recommend the award to anyone” Tommy completed his […]
Julie first encountered Gaisce in Transition Year, and achieved her Bronze award in 2007. Almost a year later saw her […]
A student of St. Muirdeach’s College Ballina, began his Bronze award at the age of 15, and completed his Silver award […]