YOUR WAY, YOUR AWARD!
Gaisce – The President’s Award is Ireland’s national youth award and is a personal development programme for young people aged 14-25. In 2025 Gaisce is celebrating it’s 40th anniversary.
It is a direct challenge from the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, to all young people to dream big and fulfil their potential.
Start your Gaisce journey today!
Register as a Participant
YOUR WAY, YOUR AWARD!
Gaisce – The President’s Award is Ireland’s national youth award and is a personal development programme for young people aged 14-25. In 2025 Gaisce is celebrating it’s 40th anniversary.
It is a direct challenge from the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, to all young people to dream big and fulfil their potential.
Start your Gaisce journey today!
Register as a Participant
YOUR WAY, YOUR AWARD!
Gaisce – The President’s Award is Ireland’s national youth award and is a personal development programme for young people aged 14-25. In 2025 Gaisce is celebrating it’s 40th anniversary.
It is a direct challenge from the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, to all young people to dream big and fulfil their potential.
Start your Gaisce journey today!
Register as a Participant
YOUR WAY, YOUR AWARD!
Gaisce – The President’s Award is Ireland’s national youth award and is a personal development programme for young people aged 14-25. In 2025 Gaisce is celebrating it’s 40th anniversary.
It is a direct challenge from the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, to all young people to dream big and fulfil their potential.
Start your Gaisce journey today!
Register as a Participant
YOUR WAY, YOUR AWARD!
Gaisce – The President’s Award is Ireland’s national youth award and is a personal development programme for young people aged 14-25. In 2025 Gaisce is celebrating it’s 40th anniversary.
It is a direct challenge from the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, to all young people to dream big and fulfil their potential.
Start your Gaisce journey today!
Register as a Participant
YOUR WAY, YOUR AWARD!
Gaisce – The President’s Award is Ireland’s national youth award and is a personal development programme for young people aged 14-25. In 2025 Gaisce is celebrating it’s 40th anniversary.
It is a direct challenge from the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, to all young people to dream big and fulfil their potential.
Start your Gaisce journey today!
Register as a Participant
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Gaisce’s 40th Anniversary
Gaisce – The President’s Award is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2025. Visit our #Gaisce40 hub here to find out about what’s in store!
Sign up for Be The Arrow: Gaisce’s 40th Anniversary Challenge today!
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2024 saw record levels of participation in the national youth award, with the highest ever number of registrations (26,737) and [...]
We are proud to announce a new partnership with University College Dublin (UCD) that introduces a pioneering module designed to [...]
Welcome back PALs! We hope you had a restful summer and are ready for another year supporting your Gaisce participants. [...]
PARTICIPANTS & PALS 📣 Want to find out more about the Gold Award? ✨
This online event will support you by reviewing the Gold Award requirements, providing examples for inspiration and answering any questions you have! 😊
🗓️ October 16th 2025
⏰ 19:00 - 20:00
Register: (link in bio)
#GaisceAward #GaisceGold #Skills #Exercise #Adventure #Community #Volunteering #Residential #Portfolio #Support
“What difference does a bursary make?”
President`s Award Leader Robert Mathews shares how the Gaisce SUAS Bursary has supported Participants at Educate Together Secondary School and encouraged them to keep going 🌟
Thanks to the support of participants in Gaisce’s 40th anniversary challenge, Be The Arrow, extra funds are now available to help Participants in need. Thank you for making this possible! 💛
For more information check the link in our bio!
#GaisceAward #BursaryFund #YourWayYourAward #YouthAward #PersonalDevelopment #Experience #Skills #Adventure #Ireland @etsswicklow
We are pleased to announce that applications are now open for the 2025 Gaisce SUAS Bursary Fund! 🙌
Thanks to the support of participants in Gaisce’s 40th anniversary challenge, Be The Arrow, additional funds are available this year to help Gaisce Participants in need of financial support. Thank you to everyone who made this possible. 💛
All details are available on our website -link in bio- 🔗
#GaisceAward #Bursary #Fund #Support #Participation #YouthAward #PersonalDevelopment #Ireland
Gaisce Youth Ambassador Eoin Moylan attended the National Rural Youth Assembly in Dublin today as a guest delegate! 😊
He spoke with members of the Assembly about issues affecting his rural community and how they can be addressed in the next rural development plan. 👏
Eoin also heard from Minister Dara Calleary during the event.
Well done @eoin_moylan06 ✨
#GaisceAward #YouthAmbassadors #RuralYouthAssembly
Development Officers Joy Winston and Clíodhna at DCU Volunteer Fair yesterday to talk about Gaisce and ‘Roots and Shoots’, our new partnership with Student_volunteer.ie Ireland 🙌
Today you can find Joy at DCU’s St. Pats Campus (11-3) and Clíodhna is at University of Galway’s Áras Oirbsean Building (12-4) - go say hello! 😊
#GaisceAward #YouthAward #PersonalDevelopment #Skills #Volunteering #Exercise #Adventure #Ireland
Are you a student who wants to make a difference? 🌍
We’re excited to launch Roots and Shoots, a Global Citizenship initiative for Higher Education students. 🙌
Through workshops, volunteering, and reflection, you’ll explore what it means to be a global citizen and how your actions can help build a fairer and more sustainable world.
Delivered by Gaisce and student_volunteer.ie, with support from @Irish.Aid.
Learn more and sign up:
https://www.gaisce.ie/roots-and-shoots/
#GaisceAward #StudentVolunteerIreland #Sustainability #GlobalCitizenship #SDGs #ThirdLevel #College #University #YouthAward #YouthDevlopment #Ireland
Oisin stopped by the Gaisce stand at #NationalPloughing25 to tell us about his Gaisce journey through @scoutingireland!
Did you know Gaisce and Scouting Ireland are Dual Award Partners? 🤔
Take on the Chief Scout Award with Scouting Ireland and earn your Gaisce Award at the same time. One journey, two awards. 🙌
#GaisceAward #YourWayYourAward #ScoutingIreland #ScoutingIreland #Experience #Adventure #Skills #Volunteering #YouthAward #Ireland
Ben and Christine stopped by Ploughing 2025 to share their Gaisce journey 😄 They’re loving the experience and aiming for Silver and Gold 🥈🥇 And excited to meet the next President — whoever it may be ✨
#GaisceAward #YourWayYourAward #YouthAward #PersonalDevelopment #Experience #Skills #Adventure #Ireland #NationalPloughing #Ploughing25
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