Gaisce is the most prestigious youth award in Ireland and is a challenge to young people from the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins to dream big and realise their potential.
Gaisce is the most prestigious youth award in Ireland and is a challenge to young people from the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins to dream big and realise their potential.
Gaisce is the most prestigious youth award in Ireland and is a challenge to young people from the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins to dream big and realise their potential.
It's #TransgenderAwarenessWeek! 🏳️⚧️
Trans Awareness Week runs each year from November 13th – 19th and is a time to celebrate Trans and Non-binary people and to raise awareness of this community through education and advocacy.
Check out some fantastic Irish LGBTQ+ organisations and familiarise yourself with their support and resources.
@tenipics, @belongtoyouthservices, @outcomersyouth, @gayprojectirl, @outhouse_dublin
If any are missing, shoot us a dm and we will add 💜
Less than a week until #CAW2022!
Mark your Calendar: 21-27 November 2022 🎓
Events will be happening across Ireland, and you can also get involved in your classroom.
Event information and toolkit:
https://www.collegeaware.ie/
Gaisce joined @parkrunIE in Malahide this morning to celebrate 10 years of fitness, community and achievement in the Republic of Ireland! 🎉
Thank you to Michael, Matt, Martin and Catherine, who spoke to us about ParkRun. Only a fraction of the many inspirational stories that are connected to ParkRun. 💛
Check out the ParkRun website for more information on your local events and how to get involved: https://www.parkrun.ie/
ParkRun is a #GaisceChallengePartner. You can use Parkrun for your physical recreation (walk, jog, run) and community involvement (volunteering, organising) at all award levels! 😊
#GaisceAward #GaisceChallengePartner #ParkRun #ParkRunIreland #PhysicalRecreation #CommunityInvolvement
@parkrunIE is celebrating 10 years of fitness, community and achievement in the Republic of Ireland! 🎉
Join us Saturday morning for an exciting run at @Malahide_Castle where the first parkrun in ROI took place. 🏃♀️
Info and Registration ⤵️
https://www.parkrun.ie/malahide/
ParkRun is a #GaisceChallengePartner. You can use Parkrun for your physical recreation (walk, jog, run) and community involvement (volunteering, organising) at all award levels! 😊
#GaisceAward #GaisceChallengePartner #ParkRun #ParkRunIreland #PhysicalRecreation #CommunityInvolvement
This week we’re celebrating @maryyore’s 25 year anniversary working at Gaisce! 😄
Mary has seen Gaisce through many tweaks, fresh coats of paint and has a long list of participants and PALs that she’s helped along the way as a Development Officer 🙌🏻
Thank you for your continued dedication and hard work Mary 💛
Here's what Mary said about her #workiversary:
"10th Nov 1997 - 25 years ago, I started out on my Gaisce Journey, and what a marathon it has been!!
I feel very privileged to still enjoy and feel challenged in a job I love! That is all down to the fantastic PALs (President Award Leaders), participants and colleagues I work with and support.
A huge thank you to everyone I have met along the way, and I look forward to still meeting. It has been my absolute pleasure xx"
⚠️ Reminder ⚠️ The deadline for applying for 'Communications Manager' closes this Sunday at Midnight!
📨 Send your cover letter and CV to recruitment@gaisce.ie.
More Info: [Link in Bio]
🔗 https://www.gaisce.ie/hiring-communications-manager/
Did you know @parkrunie is a #GaisceChallengePartner? ✨
You can use Parkrun for your physical recreation (walk, jog, run) and community involvement (volunteering, organising) at all award levels! 🏃♀️
Learn more about Parkrun
👉 https://www.parkrun.ie/
If you've got involved with parkrun, we'd love to hear about your experiences - reply below 😊
#GaisceAward #GaisceChallengePartner #ParkRun #ParkRunIreland #PhysicalRecreation #CommunityInvolvement #Fitness #Wellbeing #Running #Jogging #Walking
Did you know we have a growing list of ✔️Approved Adventure Journey Providers🏕️?
These providers are the recognised national network of adventure centres that actively support Gaisce Award participants in meeting their Adventure Journey requirements and show best practices in the field.
👀 If you're a PAL, check them out before you plan the Adventure Journey with your participants.
📝If you're an organisation or centre that supports the Adventure Journey, check out the application form - now open!
📍 Link in bio
Thinking about starting the #GaisceGold journey or just started a few weeks?
Make sure to come along to our session tomorrow (Wednesday 2 November) and we’ll chat you through all things Gold.
We’ll do a presentation and there will be time for Q+A so you don’t have to have anything prepared, just come along!
📍Registration still open via eventbrite @ the link in bio
🗓 Wednesday 2 November @ 6pm, Zoom
As #LáGaisce is coming to a close for the year, we'd like to thank everyone who took the time to get involved and put your story out there! It's been an incredible day, and we've loved seeing all that has been sent to us. ✨
Here is a video from the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgens, to all Gaisce participants. 💛
@presidentirl #LáGaisce #YourWayYourAward
#LáGaisce includes celebrating Gaisce - The President's Awards' achievements, and it's been a really good year for us! Check out some of our key figures from our last report. 😊
We are proud to work with a diverse group of organisations and sectors to ensure that as many young people as possible can achieve a Gaisce Award 🙌 #LáGaisce
In this video, we get to know Céim At Chéim, a community-based probation and welfare project based in Moyross, Co. Limerick and how Gaisce fits into the programme they deliver.
Check out the work of Céim Ar Chéim on their Facebook page:
https://facebook.com/CeimArCheim/
We're excited to announce that Bailieborough Community School (@bailieboroughcs) as the Gaisce winner in the @lidlireland and @gaisceaward #SeeYourBees photo competition! 🐝📸
They've won €5,000 towards their future Gaisce Adventure Journeys, congratulations! 👏 This will cover costs such as camping equipment, food, and travel, as reusable resources their school can use again and again for Gaisce Award participants to come.
As part of the nationwide #BulbsForBees campaign with Gaisce - The President's Award, communities across Ireland planted well over half a million pollinator-friendly bulbs in 2021, many of them purchased in Lidl Ireland. As the bulbs grew and flowered, budding photographers in their hundreds submitted incredible images of pollinators like bees landing and enjoying the pollination they provided.
Thanks to everyone who got involved, got planting, and sent in their incredible photos celebrating biodiversity! Thank you to Lidl Ireland for providing this grand prize and being excellent collaborators. 💛
🐝 Did you know that we’ve lost almost a third of our bees in recent years? While small and often overlooked, bees play a significant role in pollinating vital food crops. It’s estimated that one-third of the food we consume daily relies on bees' pollination. 🌼 Pollinator-friendly bulbs provide these hard little workers with a world of sweet, sugary, carbohydrate-rich nectar, which they depend on for energy. Check out the ‘All Ireland Pollinator Plan’ (Biodiversity Ireland) and continue to plant #BulbsForBees as we come into winter! https://pollinators.ie/
Delighted to be making this announcement during #LáGaisce ✨
#LidlSteps #ABetterTomorrow #LáGaisce #SeeYourBees #BulbsForBees
Want to join in on #LáGaisce during your lunch?
You can fill out one of our posters and take a snap with it 📸
https://www.gaisce.ie/la-gaisce/#resources [link in bio]
You could also have a whiteboard takeover or repurpose something ready for recycling, whatever is accessible to you!
#LáGaisce #GaisceAward #YourWayYourAward
#LáGaisce ✨ Story Highlight
In March, Gaisce stopped by @we_are_the_crc to plant some bulbs to help our native bees! 🌼🐝 #BulbsForBees
Presenter @moscannail and the @rte2 #news2day crew stopped by to capture our lovely morning and spread awareness about pollinators 👏
Gaisce was also celebrating 1/2 million planted bulbs under the #BulbsForBees campaign! 🙌
One-third of our 99 different types of bees are in so much trouble they might disappear from Ireland for good.
This is because they regularly don’t have enough food (known as ‘pollinator friendly’ flowers because bees are pollinators), safe spaces to nest, and many chemicals harm them.
Check out the All Ireland Pollinator Plan for resources on helping our pollinators! https://pollinators.ie/
#LáGaisce is a day to celebrate Gaisce stories from participants and Gaisce Awardees, as well as the work of the President’s Award Leaders! It's being marked up and down Ireland in schools, youth services, colleges and communities. 🙌
Want to get involved? Showcase your Gaisce journey or take on an initiative for the day. Share your story with a photo or video clip, include the hashtag #LáGaisce and tag us @GaisceAward!
You'll be entered into a prize draw to win Gaisce merch.
Winners will be messaged directly and receive their prize after their Gaisce details have been confirmed.
Explore our webpage for more ideas and information:
🔗 https://www.gaisce.ie/la-gaisce/ [link in bio]
We're looking forward to seeing your posts! 💛
⏰ 1 DAY TO GO!
Tomorrow is #LáGaisce! We want everyone who has been or is currently involved in Gaisce to share your story!
🎉 Run an event/celebration at your school or organisation
🖼 Download the posters on our website for print
✍️ Tell us about your Gaisce Award - what’s your favourite memory? What did you learn? When did you do it?
Get online on Wednesday and be part of #LáGaisce, and be in with a chance to win exclusive Gaisce merch 😄
Visit our website for more: [Link in Bio]
https://www.gaisce.ie/la-gaisce/
⏰ 2 DAYS TO GO!
We’re marking #LáGaisce on Wednesday 26 October. We want everyone, everywhere who has been or is currently involved in Gaisce to share your story!
🎉 Run an event/celebration at your school or organisation
🖼 Download the posters on our website for print
✍️ Tell us about your Gaisce Award - what’s your favourite memory? What did you learn? When did you do it?
Get online on Wednesday and be part of #LáGaisce, and be in with a chance to win exclusive Gaisce merch 😄
Visit our website for more: [link in bio]
https://www.gaisce.ie/la-gaisce/
⏰ 3 DAYS TO GO!
We’re marking #LáGaisce on Wednesday, 26 October. We want everyone who has been or is currently involved in Gaisce to share your story!
🎉 Run an event/celebration at your school or organisation
🖼 Download the posters on our website for print
✍️ Tell us about your Gaisce Award - what’s your favourite memory? What did you learn? When did you do it?
Get online on Wednesday and be part of #LáGaisce, and be in with a chance to win exclusive Gaisce merch 😄
Visit our website for more: [link in bio]
https://www.gaisce.ie/la-gaisce/
🚨4 days to go: #LáGaisce
✨Secondary schools
✨Colleges
✨Youth clubs
✨Youth services
✨Past Awardees
✨President’s Award Leaders
….will be marking and celebrating their achievements as well as the Award journey ahead on Wednesday October 26!
Check out Gaisce’s website for more info and how to get involved 📲
#LáGaisce #YourWayYourAward
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Congratulations to @FingalCC @ddletb @PdstTy students who play for @Fingallians Swords and won the under 16s Shield yesterday. @GaisceAward @SwordsTidyTowns
We are incredibly proud of #CBC student Scott McLauglin who has been nominated for a Garda Youth Award by JLO officer, Pat Merrick. Pat was incredibly impressed by his diligence, manner and maturity as a volunteer working with @parkrunIE. @GaisceAward @NewsonNS @theNSMonaghan
A massive thank you to @Kirsty_Moran99 for her outstanding volunteering as @uniofgalway @GaisceAward PAL for over three years. She has mentored and guided her fellow students to love their best volunteering lives!! #gaisce #civicskills #volunteer #goalsetting #mentor #coach
📢Seanad na nÓg convened on 10 November with delegates from all over the island of Ireland, as part of #Seanad100 commemorations. Delegates discussed 5 themes selected by young people as being most important to bring before the Seanad. Watch proceedings⬇️
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/visit-and-learn/centenaries/seanad100/seanad-na-nog/
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Gaisce is the most prestigious youth award in Ireland and is a challenge to young people from the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins to dream big and realise their potential. Gaisce is the most ...
📢Seanad na nÓg convened on 10 November with delegates from all over the island of Ireland, as part of #Seanad100 commemorations. Delegates debated and discussed five themes selected by young people as being most important to bring before the Seanad. Inputs were as follows - you can watch the full proceedings below
The Story So Far: the process so far and the importance of youth participation – Saoirse Lloyd Louth Comhairle na nOg
Cost of student living - Tori Trower Westmeath Comhairle Na nÓg
Education for life - Gabriel Morut Gaisce - The President's Award Kildare
Access to healthcare - Caleb Pennill Comhairle Na NOg Clare Comhairle na nÓg - Clare
Social life and amenities - Meabh Hughes, Joint Award Initiative, Tyrone
Financial inequality - Christine Houghton Limerick Comhairle na nÓg
Watch proceedings⬇️
www.oireachtas.ie/en/visit-and-learn/centenaries/seanad100/seanad-na-nog/
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