€1 Million Fund to support Men’s Sheds: DRCD
- Funding to support 435 Men’s Sheds with their running costs
- Grants of up to €3,000 to be provided under new €1 million initiative
- Minister Humphreys made the announcement at ‘Shedfest’ in Virginia
Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD has today (Monday, 20th November 2023) announced a new €1 million Fund to support Men’s Sheds across the country.
Under the initiative, grants of up to €3,000 will be provided to 435 Men’s Sheds across the country.
The funding is designed to assist Men’s Sheds with their running costs such as their heating, electricity utility and insurance bills.
The Minister made the announcement at ‘Shedfest’, the National Conference of the Irish Men’s Sheds Association (IMSA), in Virginia, County Cavan.
Eligibility
Under the initiative, grants of up to €3,000 will be provided to 435 Men’s Sheds across the country. The individual grants will be distributed to the Men’s Sheds via its representative body, the Irish Men’s Sheds Association (IMSA), through an application process which includes qualifying criteria for the fund.
- The Irish Men’s Sheds Association
- The Irish Men’s Sheds Association supports Ireland’s network of 435 Men’s Sheds.
- The Irish Men’s Sheds Association was formed in 2011. However, the Men’s Shed movement originally started in Australia which inspired their Irish counterparts to begin their own movement.
- The Men’s Sheds movement had its birth in Tipperary where the first Men’s Shed was formed. Following the formation of the first shed in Ireland, the shed movement began to grow rapidly, with there now being 435 sheds registered with the Irish Men’s Sheds Association.
- Over the past decade, Men’s Sheds have become a vital part of Ireland’s community infrastructure. Sheds offer men an opportunity to meet in a supportive, collaborative space, improve their health and wellbeing, and contribute to their communities.
- Irish Men’s Sheds Association, Unit 6, No 12, O’Carroll St, Tullamore, County Offaly.
Tel: 01 8916150 | Email: info@menssheds.ie | Web:www.menssheds.ie
