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Gaisce -The President’s Award Statement on COVID-19

March 31, 2020

Update 31st March 2020 Gaisce is closely monitoring Government and hse.ie advice on the Covid-19 and will update this page as the situation evolves. Gaisce - The President Award are following Government directions and will be working remotely as far as possible but can be contacted during regular office hours. Contact email addresses and contact numbers for the full Gaisce team are available here. Below you will find an outline of temporary measures we are taking until April 19th. Should Government directives extend beyond April 19th, we will update this statement accordingly and extend temporary arrangements as necessary. Information for PALs The health and...

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Update 25th March: Gaisce Defence Forces Adventure Challenge 2020

March 25, 2020

Update 25th March 2020 Due to the ever-evolving situation as Ireland responds to Covid -19, the upcoming ‘Gaisce Defence Forces Challenge 2020’ due to take place from June 2nd-5th has unfortunately been cancelled. There may be an alternative date rescheduled for 2020, but we cannot confirm this presently.  All submissions received by the application deadline will be eligible for any new dates considered for 2020. The application process remains open here until the previously agreed closing date of the 3rd April 2020. Those who have submitted an application already should await further information from Gaisce later in the year. The Defence Forces Challenge...

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Gaisce – The President’s Award launches ‘Gaisce at Home’

March 24, 2020

Gaisce – The President’s Award has today launched ‘Gaisce at Home’/ ‘Gaisce sa Bhaile’. The campaign encourages young people, precisely as the country and the world responds to the challenge of Covid-19, to stay active and engaged in their personal development and community action. ‘Gaisce at Home’ seeks to support and encourage the over 18,000 registered young people already involved in the Award to continue their Gaisce journey by finding alternative activities they can undertake at and from home. Gaisce will be sharing suitable and safe ideas online using the hashtags #GaisceAtHome and #GaisceSaBhaile. As part of the campaign, Gaisce is...

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Gaisce launches Gaisce At Home - Gaisce Sa Bhaile

March 23, 2020

Extraordinary Times Call For Extraordinary Measures Young people can answer Ireland’s call too! As many young people now find themselves at home during the Covid-19 situation, we at Gaisce have been thinking about how you can continue with - or even start - your Gaisce Award. That's why we're launching 'Gaisce At Home' or 'Gaisce Sa Bhaile'. Doing Gaisce is a great way to stay active, improve a skill and help in your community (whilst maintaining social distance of course). Young people can answer Ireland’s call too! It’s not going to be too difficult to think up a skill or physical...

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We're hiring - are you Gaisce's new Public Affairs and Communications Manager?

March 5, 2020

GAISCE - THE PRESIDENT'S AWARD / JOB SPECIFICATION Position: Public Affairs and Communications ManagerReporting: To the CEOContract: Full-time permanent (following successful completion of a 6-month probationary period)Salary: €40,000 - €55,000+ (depending on experience)Location: Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 (some travel may be necessary) We are looking for a talented public affairs / communications professional with a track record of achievement to significantly increase the profile of Gaisce – The President’s Award through strategic relationship management, and to oversee the communications and events function within the organisation. As Gaisce approaches its 35th anniversary in 2020, this is an exciting time to join...

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Creative exhibition celebrates first year of Gaisce LikeMinded project

February 10, 2020

Gaisce – The President’s Award held a creative exhibition to celebrate the first year of its LikeMinded project on Thursday 23rd January in The Science Gallery in Trinity College, Dublin. The exhibition incorporated the creative work and performances of young people who took part in LikeMinded, a bespoke personal development programme for LGBTI+ young people and their allies aged 14-17. LikeMinded was conceived following the publication of the LGBTI + Ireland Report 2016*, which states that 70% of school goers have identified that school is not a safe space for LGBT people. TheBeLonG ToSchool Climate Survey 2019 echoes those...

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Gaisce and Volunteer Ireland Partnership

February 10, 2020

We are delighted to inform you that Volunteer Centres across the country are now Gaisce Award Partners (GAPs). Their Role is to support young adults over 18 to earn their Award in their own local community. The Great news is that any PAL registered with Gaisce can now sign up to be a PAL in their local Volunteer Centre perhaps supporting past pupils or former participants to progress to their Silver and Gold Award. We would love to have you on board, remember you can now be a PAL in more than one organisation or perhaps you know someone who would love to be a PAL supporting young...

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ADVENTURE JOURNEY: New Information Requirements from PALs

February 10, 2020

From Spring 2020, in order to capture all the brilliant Adventure Journey stories and ensure that health and safety requirements are being met, we are asking that all PALs complete a short questionnaire through the on-line system as part of the completion process. This information will also help us support PALs and inform us about the activities young people are undertaking for their Adventure Journey. The questionnaire will need to be completed in order to dispatch medals for Bronze, Silver and Gold Award levels. The focus will be on the Gaisce Award group, not each individual, so a PAL...

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