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Gaisce competition to remodel DIAL House with DFS and help to change lives

Calling all artistic Gaisce participants! Gaisce – The President’s Award are thrilled to announce that we have teamed up with Ireland’s premier sofa company, DFS, in Limerick to offer artistic Gaisce participants a very exciting chance to make a real difference to their community! DFS are offering one Gaisce Participant based in Limerick the chance to

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Habitat for Humanity Ireland Becomes Gaisce Challenge Partner

Gaisce – The President’s Award is delighted to announce that Habitat for Humanity Ireland has become an official Gaisce Challenge Partner. Gaisce Challenge Partners support and involve young people to participate in one or more Gaisce Challenge Area, allowing Gaisce participants to use relevant activities to count towards achieving a Gaisce Award. Habitat for Humanity Ireland’s vision

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BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition Becomes Gaisce Challenge Partner

The BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition is now an official Gaisce Challenge Partner, allowing young people (aged 15-19*) who are planning and preparing a project for entry to the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition to use their participation to count towards the ‘Personal Skill’ challenge area of Gaisce – The President’s Award at Bronze level.

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Become a Youth Engagement Volunteer!

Are you a Gaisce Awardee? We have an exciting volunteering opportunity for you! This Autumn, Gaisce – The President’s Award is looking for volunteers based in Dublin, Cork and Galway to get involved in a new volunteer programme.  The Youth Engagement Volunteer Programme is a great opportunity for Gaisce Awardees to share their stories, talk about their

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New Adventure Journey Supervisor Training Dates

Following the success of our first Adventure Journey Supervisor Training Course earlier this year, Gaisce – The President’s Award is excited to announce further training dates this Autumn in collaboration with Scouting Ireland.  Gaisce’s Adventure Journey Supervisor Training will outline all of the necessary approaches required to ensure the safety of Gaisce participants and that all

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Irish Youth Music Awards announce National Day

    The Irish Youth Music Awards (IYMAs) National Day takes place at the Aviva stadium on the 16th of April. The IYMA’s are Ireland’s only all Ireland Youth Music festival with acts performing from all over Ireland. In recognition of the great fit between the Irish Youth Music Awards and Gaisce – The President’s

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47 young people celebrate receiving Gaisce Gold Awards from President Michael D Higgins

  Awardees clocked up over 10,000 hours in completing personal, community and physical challenges   The Patron of Gaisce, President Michael D Higgins, today presented 47 young people from across the island of Ireland with Gaisce Gold Awards.   The President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina attended a special Gaisce Gold Award presentation ceremony

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