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.
Avril Ryan Appointed CEO of Gaisce – The President’s Award
Gaisce – Gradam an Uachtaráin – The President’s Award, Ireland's national non-formal education youth award, has announced the appointment of Avril Ryan as the new Chief Executive Officer for the organisation. Avril joined Gaisce in 2017 as Operations and Development Manager before taking on the role of Head of Operations and Development in 2020. Welcoming the appointment of the new CEO, Minister O’Gorman stated: “I am delighted to announce the appointment by Gaisce – The President’s Award of Avril Ryan as its new Chief Executive Officer. Participation in the Gaisce President’s Award programme has been a transformative experience for
PAL Spotlight – Helen Farrell | Gaisce Stories
PAL Spotlight - Helen Farrell 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. I
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.
PAL Spotlight – Frieda Bent | Gaisce Stories
PAL Spotlight is an opportunity to promote the work and voice of our President's Award Leaders!
Gaisce Awardees visit Houses of the Oireachtas for International Women’s Day event | Gaisce Stories
Gaisce Awardees visit Houses of Oireachtas for International Women's Day
Gaisce Spring E-Zine Out Now!
Gaisce Spring E-Zine - March 2023 Message from the CEO It's great to see Award participation levels bouncing back after a challenging couple of years and we're hearing lots of exciting Award stories as we begin to see more Award completions coming in. We're delighted to spotlight some of the stories in our Spring e-zine, sharing ideas of different ways to complete the Adventure Journey. Now is also a great time to encourage those finishing their Bronze or Silver Award to progress to the next level. Keep an eye on our website for Gold and Silver Award progression info
The Big School Sleepover – Tullamore College Adventure Journey | Gaisce Stories
Equal Access for All: Keeping the Adventure Journey Costs Down In April last year, Tullamore College students undertook their Gaisce Adventure Journey with a twist – an overnight sleep in the school. While Covid-19 restrictions were gradually being lifted throughout the 2021-2022 academic year, the President Award Leaders at Tullamore College were still concerned that certain aspects of the Adventure Journey may be affected. Given the prices of looking towards other organisations to host students for the Adventure Journey, and the potential for cancellation, the PAL’s decided to organise the Adventure Journey with their own school, Tullamore College, as
