On Saturday 16th November 2019, Gaisce – The President’s Award held a special Civic Merit Award Ceremony, in recognition of 28 President’s Award Leaders from all over Ireland who have graciously supported young people to achieve their potential. The Civic Merit Ceremony took place at Farmleigh House in the Phoenix Park, Dublin. A special […]
On Thursday evening 7th November, Gaisce – The President’s Award held one of its largest ever Silver Award Ceremonies to celebrate the achievements of 148 young people from throughout Ireland who have achieved their Gaisce Silver Award.  The Silver Ceremony took place at the O’Reilly Theatre in Dublin 1. Silver Awardees, who were honoured
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Gaisce Awardee and President’s Award Leader Matthew McNulty achieved both his Gold Award and attained PAL status in 2018 with the Gaisce Alumni Network (GAN) He contacted Gaisce via our Gaisce Story Portal to share his fondest moments of being involved with Gaisce. Talking about being an Awardee and PAL, he says his favourite
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Rachel Hughes’ awardees receiving their Gaisce Awards at the Cuskinny Court Outdoor Education Centre. They were members of The Apache Youth Club. President’s Award Leader Rachel Hughes has been involved in Gaisce since 1998 with The Apache Youth Club in Cork. She shared her fondest memories of being involved with Gaisce via our Gaisce Story
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On Tuesday 22nd October 2019, Gaisce – The President’s Award held a special ceremony in Cork to celebrate the achievements of 60 young people throughout Munster who have achieved their Gaisce Silver Award. Speakers on the night included Irish International Athlete Jessie Barr, Laura Philpott a Cork native who is due to receive her Gold
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The Joint Award Initiative – Gaisce – The President’s Award, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award have partnered with Ulster GAA, empowering its young members to undertake the Award. As a Licensed Organisation, Ulster GAA is now able to offer its young members an opportunity to participate in
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Below are the dates of our upcoming ceremonies in Autumn and Winter 2019, along with our \’Going for Gold\’ sessions. Date Event Location Tuesday 15th October Going for Gold Session 5pm (Register through Eventbrite) Radisson Blu, Letterkenny Retail Park, Paddy Harte Road, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal POSTPONED Donegal Silver Ceremony 7pm POSTPONED Tuesday 22nd October Going
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The first ever Lá Gaisce will take place this year on 9th October to celebrate our growing Gaisce Community. As part of the day, we will launch a special portal on our website where stories about the Award can be shared! We are inviting our 850 GAPs, 1,200 PALs and 177,000 Awardees from the last
Participant Registration: Participants must register for their Gaisce award before undertaking any Gaisce activities. Gaisce activities will not be backdated so please ensure young people register under their PAL before they begin. The number of weeks between registration and completion must comply with the Gaisce requirements e.g. min. 26 weeks for Bronze and Silver Awards.
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Congratulations to all Gaisce Gold participants who have reached the final stages of their Gaisce Journey! The submission deadline for the Gold portfolio is Tuesday 1st October if you wish to be invited to this year’s ceremony. Portfolios should be sent to Gaisce, Ratra House, North Road, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 or by email to
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