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148 young people from all over Ireland celebrated at Gaisce’s Silver Awards Ceremony

November 14, 2019

On Thursday evening 7th November, Gaisce – The President’s Award held one of its largest ever Silver Award Ceremonies to celebrate the achievements of 148 young people from throughout Ireland who have achieved their Gaisce Silver Award. The Silver Ceremony took place at the O’Reilly Theatre in Dublin 1. Silver Awardees from The King's Hospital Dublin. Photo: Maxwell's Silver Awardees, who were honoured on the night hailed from 9 counties across the four provinces of Ireland. They were celebrated for their commitment to personal development through community involvement, improving their personal skills and increasing their physical activity. Each awardee successfully completed at least 26 weeks...

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Gaisce Story - Gaisce Awardee and PAL – Matthew McNulty

October 29, 2019

Matthew taking part in his adventure journey. Gaisce Awardee and President’s Award Leader Matthew McNulty achieved both his Gold Award and attained PAL status in 2018 with the Gaisce Alumni Network (GAN) He contacted Gaisce via our Gaisce Story Portal to share his fondest moments of being involved with Gaisce. Talking about being an Awardee and PAL, he says his favourite thing about Gaisce is volunteering and helping those less fortunate. “I really love to help others; I always get this feeling after volunteering that just makes me feel proud and happy knowing that I am doing something productive with my life...

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Gaisce Story - PAL Rachel Hughes

October 25, 2019

Rachel Hughes' awardees receiving their Gaisce Awards at the Cuskinny Court Outdoor Education Centre. They were members of The Apache Youth Club. President’s Award Leader Rachel Hughes has been involved in Gaisce since 1998 with The Apache Youth Club in Cork. She shared her fondest memories of being involved with Gaisce via our Gaisce Story Portal. Talking about being a PAL, she says her favourite thing about Gaisce is to be able to assist Participants achieve their goals, “Our club is for kids with autism and it’s great to see them having their meetings trying to help each other”. Reflecting on her...

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60 young people from Munster celebrated at Gaisce Award Ceremony in Cork

October 24, 2019

Awardees from Colaiste Mhuire, Askeaton in Limerick pictured at the Gaisce Silver Awards Ceremony in Cork. Speakers on the night included Irish International Athlete Jessie Barr and Laura Philpott a Cork native who is due to receive her Gold Award in December this year from President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins. The event was MC’d by Red FM’s Dave MacArdle and took place in St Peter’s in Cork City Centre. Picture: David Clynch On Tuesday 22nd October 2019, Gaisce – The President’s Award held a special ceremony in Cork to celebrate the achievements of 60 young people throughout Munster who have...

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The Joint Award Initiative Partners with Ulster GAA

October 11, 2019

The Joint Award Initiative – Gaisce – The President’s Award, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award have partnered with Ulster GAA, empowering its young members to undertake the Award. As a Licensed Organisation, Ulster GAA is now able to offer its young members an opportunity to participate in this internationally recognised programme which enables young people to develop vital skills for life and work, such as confidence, commitment, resilience, leadership and team work. Speaking at the launch, Ulster GAA President Oliver Galligan said, “We are delighted to work with The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award...

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Upcoming Award Ceremonies and Going for Gold

September 26, 2019

Dylan White from Tralee Co. Kerry, who received his Gold Award in Dublin Castle last December. Pic: Maxwell’s Photography Below are the dates of our upcoming ceremonies in Autumn and Winter 2019, along with our 'Going for Gold' sessions. Date Event Location Tuesday 15th October Going for Gold Session 5pm (Register through Eventbrite) Radisson Blu, Letterkenny Retail Park, Paddy Harte Road, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal POSTPONED Donegal Silver Ceremony 7pm POSTPONED Tuesday 22nd October Going for Gold Session 5pm (Register through Eventbrite) St Peter’s, North Main St, City Centre, Cork Cork Silver Ceremony 7pm Thursday 7th November Going for Gold Session 5pm (Register through Eventbrite) O’Reilly Theatre, 6 Great Denmark St, Rotunda, Dublin 1 Dublin Silver Ceremony 7pm Saturday 16th November Civic Merit Farmleigh, White's...

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Lá Gaisce – 9th October

September 1, 2019

The first ever Lá Gaisce will take place this year on 9th October to celebrate our growing Gaisce Community. As part of the day, we will launch a special portal on our website where stories about the Award can be shared! We are inviting our 850 GAPs, 1,200 PALs and 177,000 Awardees from the last 34 years to share their stories with us! Building up to the day, we will be asking participants, Awardees, PALs and GAPs to share their Gaisce selfies via their social media channels for the chance to some amazing prizes! Participants and Awardees can enter by taking...

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Things to remember for PALs

August 28, 2019

Participant Registration: Participants must register for their Gaisce award before undertaking any Gaisce activities. Gaisce activities will not be backdated so please ensure young people register under their PAL before they begin. The number of weeks between registration and completion must comply with the Gaisce requirements e.g. min. 26 weeks for Bronze and Silver Awards. PALs are responsible for ensuring that all participants register online and that registration fees are paid promptly to Gaisce-The President’s Award. Lapsed participants: Participants who do not pay registration fees within 60 days of registering will be automatically lapsed from the system. This means they...

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