Gaisce would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our President’s Award Leaders for their dedication to supporting young people to realise their potential. As ever, please call or email your Development Officer if you need any advice or a question answered. Below is a reminder of the protocol for Bronze Medal dispatch […]
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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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This September, Gaisce are launching our new Gaisce Youth Leaders. Do you know past participants looking for volunteer opportunities or the chance to give something back to Gaisce? Members of the group will have the opportunity to take on a number of roles from Student Ambassadors to Event Volunteers to taking up positions on our
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Do you have participants who are looking for ideas for their Physical Recreation activity? The 2019 European Week of Sport and Physical Activity will be celebrated across Ireland from 23rd-30th September 2019, and is the perfect opportunity to try a new sport. European Week of Sport aims to promote sport and physical activity across Europe.
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Wavelength aims to ensure young people aged 18-25 who are seeking asylum or have refugee status in Ireland have the opportunity to participate in Gaisce – The President’s Award. Wavelength is now up and running with the first participants commencing their award journey. The project is being generously supported by The Coca-Cola Foundation, the global
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Gaisce, in partnership with Euroscola, is offering Gaisce participants in DEIS schools a fantastic opportunity to travel to Strasbourg in January 2020 and experience what it’s like to be an MEP for a day. It brings together 500+ students from all EU Member States. Students debate, negotiate, amend, vote and adopt resolutions on real European
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9th July 2018: Gaisce – the President’s Award today launched a new Impact Report illustrating the activity of the organisation throughout 2018. 2018 was a record year for Gaisce – The President’s Award, as more than 15,000 young people achieved a Gaisce Award, and The President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, presided over the largest
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