President Catherine Connolly Celebrates Remarkable Achievements of Ireland’s Young People at Gaisce Gold Award Ceremony
President Catherine Connolly will today present 50 young people with the Gaisce Gold Award at a ceremony in Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA Venues), Royal Hospital Kilmainham. This year’s celebration is especially significant, marking both the 40th anniversary of Gaisce and President Connolly’s first time hosting the prestigious Gaisce Gold Award ceremony. The Gaisce Gold Award ceremony celebrates the remarkable personal development and community impact demonstrated by these young people, who have completed the highest level of the President’s Award. Today’s Awardees join a four-decade legacy of participants who have shaped and strengthened communities across Ireland through
Future Generations: Gaisce Climate Justice Conference
This event has passed. Please check our ‘What’s Happening’ section for upcoming events. This November, Gaisce – The President’s Award will host Future Generations: A Gaisce Climate Justice Conference in partnership with the National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI). The event will take place during One World Week (18-25 November) and Future Generations will take place on Saturday 18th November between 10am – 3pm at the Carmichael Centre, North Brunswick Street, Dublin 7. We hope to see all our amazing Gaisce participants and PALs for an insightful and educational event. The focus of the conference is around Climate Justice and
LikeMinded Allies: PAL Event for Stand Up Awareness Week
This event has passed. Please check our 'What's Happening' section for upcoming events. Gaisce – The President’s Award is proud to host LikeMinded Allies: A Gaisce PAL Event for Stand Up Awareness week on Wednesday 8th November in LINC, 11a White Street, Cork from 6:30pm-8:30pm. The event will host a panel discussion and interactive workshop with the aim of supporting our PALs in creating a culture of allyship and inclusion of LGBTQ+ Gaisce Participants. Stand Up Awareness Week is a time to show solidarity with young people to ensure that all feel seen, heard and safe. At LikeMinded, Gaisce aims
PAL Spotlight – Frieda Bent
PAL Spotlight – Frieda Bent | Gaisce Stories Where are you a President’s Award Leader, and what do you do there? KARE is an organisation based in counties, Kildare, West Wicklow and Offaly, that provides service and supports for people with intellectual disabilities and their families. It was founded in 1967 by a group or parents and friends of children with intellectual disabilities who set out to ensure that they could live at home with their families and be educated locally. We now have a wide range of community based supports available to children and adults with an intellectual disability,
Foróige Apache Youth Club – Art Exhibition
Foróige Apache Youth Club – Art Exhibition | Gaisce Stories Our Development Officer Stephen Peers visited the Foróige Apache Youth Club for their Art Exhibition on Saturday 1st April. Their participants have been very busy working on their Gaisce Awards Aaron Hughes, currently completing his Gold Award, made a recipe book as well as growing vegetables and herbs from seed as part of his Silver Award. The other group members then helped to make a garden for the Elderly in Heather House where they transplanted some of the vegetables and herbs grown by Aaron. “I loved volunteering in the local
PAL Spotlight – Helen Farrell
PAL Spotlight – Helen Farrell | Gaisce Stories Gaisce Stories’ PAL Spotlight is an opportunity to promote the work and voice of our President’s Award Leaders! We reached out to Helen Farrell, who recently attended the PAL Celebration Award Ceremony and was recognised for guiding and mentoring a Gold Awardee. Here is her journey so far as a President’s Award Leader:My name is Helen Farrell, and I became a President’s Award Leader after a career break in 2012. I came back to work in KARE, and my colleague Frieda was talking about Gaisce and what a fantastic program it was.
Foróige Apache Youth Club – Art Exhibition | Gaisce Stories
Our Development Officer Stephen Peers visited the Foróige Apache Youth Club for their Art Exhibition on Saturday 1st April.
Gaisce Online System Login
Welcome to the Gaisce Online System! This is where President's Award Leaders update the information and completions of their Gaisce Participants. If you have any queries, you can visit our contact page or email info@gaisce.ie for support.
Susie Spratt joins Gaisce as Project Manager of Wavelength
Susie Spratt has joined Gaisce - The President\'s Award as Project Manager of Wavelength. Susie has a long-term commitment to education and youth leadership. She came to Gaisce from Concern Worldwide where she project managed the School’s Fast programme and developed their first youth leadership summer programme. Prior to that, Susie worked with ECO-UNESCO where she coordinated their national Young Environmental Awards that saw hundreds of students across Ireland developing a real love for the environment and a passion for taking action. In her spare time she volunteered in Johannesburg with the ground-breaking African Leadership Academy. Originally a teacher (in
Gaisce – The President’s Award is hosting a five-part FutureTalks series
Gaisce - The President's Award is hosting a five-part FutureTalks series, starting on November 17th! What is FutureTalks? The FutureTalks series is an opportunity for Gaisce participants to connect on and explore future education and career paths and learn about how they can make their voices heard. This is a 5-part series where 3 sessions will be on Zoom ???? and 2 in person at Gaisce’s HQ ???? in Dublin! Who is this for? If you are a Gaisce - The President\'s Award participant (Bronze, Silver or Gold) and you have refugee status or are currently seeking asylum in
