YOUR WAY, YOUR AWARD!
Gaisce – The President’s Award is Ireland’s national youth award and is a personal development programme for young people aged 14-25. In 2025 Gaisce is celebrating it’s 40th anniversary.
It is a direct challenge from the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, to all young people to dream big and fulfil their potential.
Start your Gaisce journey today!
Register as a Participant
YOUR WAY, YOUR AWARD!
Gaisce – The President’s Award is Ireland’s national youth award and is a personal development programme for young people aged 14-25. In 2025 Gaisce is celebrating it’s 40th anniversary.
It is a direct challenge from the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, to all young people to dream big and fulfil their potential.
Start your Gaisce journey today!
Register as a Participant
YOUR WAY, YOUR AWARD!
Gaisce – The President’s Award is Ireland’s national youth award and is a personal development programme for young people aged 14-25. In 2025 Gaisce is celebrating it’s 40th anniversary.
It is a direct challenge from the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, to all young people to dream big and fulfil their potential.
Start your Gaisce journey today!
Register as a Participant
YOUR WAY, YOUR AWARD!
Gaisce – The President’s Award is Ireland’s national youth award and is a personal development programme for young people aged 14-25. In 2025 Gaisce is celebrating it’s 40th anniversary.
It is a direct challenge from the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, to all young people to dream big and fulfil their potential.
Start your Gaisce journey today!
Register as a Participant
YOUR WAY, YOUR AWARD!
Gaisce – The President’s Award is Ireland’s national youth award and is a personal development programme for young people aged 14-25. In 2025 Gaisce is celebrating it’s 40th anniversary.
It is a direct challenge from the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, to all young people to dream big and fulfil their potential.
Start your Gaisce journey today!
Register as a Participant
YOUR WAY, YOUR AWARD!
Gaisce – The President’s Award is Ireland’s national youth award and is a personal development programme for young people aged 14-25. In 2025 Gaisce is celebrating it’s 40th anniversary.
It is a direct challenge from the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, to all young people to dream big and fulfil their potential.
Start your Gaisce journey today!
Register as a Participant
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Gaisce’s 40th Anniversary
Gaisce – The President’s Award is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2025. Visit our #Gaisce40 hub here to find out about what’s in store!
Sign up for Be The Arrow: Gaisce’s 40th Anniversary Challenge today!
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Lá Gaisce is this Wednesday October 22nd! 🥳
Join us in celebrating the amazing dedication of our Participants, Awardees, and PALs, as well as the schools and organisations that support and make every Gaisce journey possible 💛
Tap the link in our bio to learn how to take part!
#GaisceAward #YourWayYourAward #YouthAward #PersonalDevelopment #Skills #Volunteering #Exercise #Adventure #Ireland
📣 ONLINE EVENT FOR UNI STUDENTS 📣 Curious about Gaisce or already signed up through your university?
Join our Gaisce in Universities Information Session to learn how the Award fits into student life and get practical tips to make the most of your journey. 🙌
📅 Tues, October 21st
⏰ 19:00—20:00
🎟️ Register: Link In Bio! Look for `Eventbrite`
#GaisceAward #YourWayYourAward #University #ThirdLevel #Ireland #OnlineEvent #Support
Last day to apply! (Oct 17th at 5:00PM)
"It has allowed them to dream big. It has enabled us to travel far"
Noreena McDonnell from Lakeview Special School in Galway describes how the Gaisce SUAS bursary fund supported their Gaisce group last year.
What difference does a bursary make?”
Thanks to the support of participants in Gaisce’s 40th anniversary challenge, Be The Arrow, extra funds are now available to help Participants in need. Thank you for making this possible! 💛
For more information, check the link in our bio!
#GaisceAward #BursaryFund #YourWayYourAward #YouthAward #PersonalDevelopment #Experience #Skills #Adventure #Ireland @etsswicklow
📣 ONLINE EVENT FOR PALs 📣
Planning an Adventure Journey with your group? Join our Gaisce Adventure Journey Workshop to get fresh ideas, practical tips, and best practices for the adventure trip.
📅 Thursday, October 23rd
⏰ 17:00—18:00
🎟️ Register: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/gaisce-adventure-journey-workshop-tickets-1604764246059
#GaisceAward #YourWayYourAward #AdventureJourney #OnlineEvent #Support #PresidentsAwardLeaders
We’re only a week away from Lá Gaisce! 🥳
Join us in celebrating the amazing dedication of our Participants, Awardees, and PALs, as well as the schools and organisations that support and make every Gaisce journey possible 💛
Check the link in our bio to discover how you can get involved on the day!
#GaisceAward #YourWayYourAward #YouthAward #PersonalDevelopment #Skills #Volunteering #Exercise #Adventure #Ireland
Employers can be the change that young people need.
Our CEO, Avril Ryan speaking at our Generation Change conference last week.
#GenerationChange #FairChanceHiring
Our partners are central to our work in the youth justice area, as CEO Avril Ryan outlines.
#GenerationChange #FairChanceHiring
The afternoon of #GenerationChange: Embracing New Horizons kicked off with a keynote from Sally Eley, Head of the CIPD Trust, who had an important message:
💛💛“Don’t judge me on the worst day of my life, judge me on who I am now.”
@ainekerr (Gaisce Chair) moderated a panel on exploring how organisations can support people with lived experience and drive meaningful change, joined by Sally Eley, with Caroline Jones (Solas) and Anthony Breen (Irish Red Cross).👏👏
Leon Dunne, All-Ireland Poetry Slam Champion, gave a poetry performance based on the real experiences of those with lived experience of custody. His words hit hard, reminding us why stories matter.🎤
In the final panel, Building Pathways Together, Siobhán Cafferty (Pobal) moderated a conversation with Caron McCaffrey (Irish Prison Service) and Una Doyle (Probation Service)
Thank you to everyone who attended, whether as a professional, advocate, or learner, everyone who attended today is part of a movement for change.👏👏
@irishprisons @dept_justice_ireland cipduk @nomanticz @ourpobal
#GenerationChange #FairChanceHiring #SecondChances #InclusiveWorkplace #PathwaysToWork #GaisceAward #IrishPrisonService #IrishProbationService #DepartmentOfJustice
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