Teachtaireacht ón Uachtarán Micheál D. Ó hUiginn
Ba mhaith liom an deis seo a thapú chun buíochas a ghabháil le Gaisce as an tionscnamh tábhachtach BulbsforBees a sheoladh. Inniu, ar fud an domhain, tá an bhithéagsúlacht atá ag teacht chun cinn leis na cianta agus na nglúnta á scrios, á réabadh agus á chreachadh ar luas nach bhfacthas riamh cheana i stair an duine. Tá meath tubaisteach ag teacht ar ár bpailneoirí de bharr ró-úsáid lotnaidicídí, próisis uirbithe agus tionchar an athraithe aeráide atá ag cur táirgeadh inbhuanaithe an bhia agus slándáil an tsoláthair bhia ar a mbraithimid uile faoi bhagairt. Is eol dúinn go maith go
Gaisce – The President’s Award welcomes The Alzheimer Society of Ireland as new Challenge Partner
The Alzheimer Society of Ireland has been officially announced as a new Challenge Partner with Gaisce – The President’s Award. Challenge Partners support and involve young people to participate in one or more Gaisce Challenge Areas, allowing Gaisce participants to use relevant activities to count towards achieving their Award. The Alzheimer Society of Ireland facilitates Gaisce participants to meet either the Personal Skill or the Community Involvement challenge areas through involvement in the 'Creating a Dementia Inclusive Generation' Programme. The programme offers Gaisce participants the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of people living with dementia in their
President Higgins supports Gaisce’s #BulbsForBees campaign
Message from President Michael D. Higgins May I take this opportunity to thank Gaisce for designing and launching the most important initiative that is BulbsForBees. Today, across the world, our biodiversity which has evolved across centuries and generations is being destroyed, invaded and plundered at a pace unprecedented in human history. Our pollinator populations are declining at an alarming rate, as excessive use of pesticides, urbanisation processes and climate change threaten the sustainable food production and food security on which mankind depends. We are profoundly aware that the future of humanity is dependent on pollinators, which are so vital to
Gaisce partners with ECO-UNESCO on Youth Climate Justice Challenge
A consortium of five youth organisations, led by ECO-UNESCO, Ireland’s environmental education and youth organisation is launching the second #YouthClimateJusticeChallenge, with partners Gaisce-The President's Award, The No Name Club, Irish Girls Guides & Young Irish Film Makers. The Youth Climate Justice Challenge is aimed at encouraging and empowering young people to take on local action projects on Climate Justice and will include: a series of workshops, a week of Youth Action on Climate Justice, the development of resource materials and a Youth Climate Survey to garner young people’s opinions more broadly on climate justice and environmental issues including barriers and opportunities for young people’s engagement. The project will also
Gaisce – The President’s Award : Seo gairm don phobal bleib a chur chun ár mbeacha a chosaint
Mar cheiliúradh ar 35 bliain de Gaisce – Gradam an Uachtaráin, tá an eagraíocht ag moladh do dhaoine óga ar fud na tíre, is cuma cén aois iad, cá bhfuil siad, nó cén sórt cúlghairdín atá acu, glacadh le dúshlán ó Ghaisce an fómhar seo agus bleib a chur, a chabhróidh le pailneoirí agus a chosnóidh cuid de na saighdiúirí is tábhachtaí sa chath in aghaidh an athraithe aeráide – na beacha. Má chuirtear san fhómhar iad, cuirfidh siad bláthanna amach san earrach. Tá an tUachtarán, Micheál D. Ó hUiginn agus an Plean Uile-Éireann um Pailneoirí ag tacú leis an bhfeachtas
Gaisce – The President’s Award calls on the public to plant a bulb to protect our bees
To celebrate 35 years of Gaisce – The President’s Award, the organisation is encouraging people across the country regardless of age, location or size of back garden to take up their own Gaisce challenge this autumn and plant a pollinator-friendly bulb to protect one of the most important players in the climate change battle – bees. If planted in autumn, the bulbs will bloom in Spring. The #BulbsForBees campaign is supported by President Michael D. Higgins and the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan who have worked with Gaisce to undertake the largest ever pollination project in Ireland. The pollinator friendly bulbs will bloom in Spring creating a variety of flowers including
Gaisce announces FIT’s Choose Tech programme as new Challenge Partner
Gaisce – The President’s Award is delighted to announce that FIT (Fastrack to Information Technology) has officially become a Gaisce Challenge Partner. Challenge Partners support and involve young people to participate in one or more Gaisce Challenge Areas, allowing Gaisce participants to use relevant activities to count towards achieving their Award. Established in 1999, FIT is dedicated to addressing the skills requirements of Ireland’s increasingly digitalised economy. Promoting inclusion and diversity, FIT consistently demonstrates that wider access to tech skills training leads to exciting career paths and quality employment opportunities for all those who have a curiosity and passion for technology. FIT’s ‘Choose Tech’ programme, supported by
Galway native joins Gaisce – The President’s Award as Youth Justice Project Officer
Born in Co. Galway, Karen Dervan is a graduate of NUI Cork and the University of Limerick, where she studied Music, English and Irish. Her career to date has seen her working as a professional viola player and music/events producer throughout Ireland and abroad. Primarily a classical music performer with orchestras and ensembles, Karen has also enjoyed forays into rock and pop music, most notably the 80s music string quartet Retrospect, which she founded in 2013, and with the post-rock collective 3epkano. She curated and produced the celebrated Kaleidoscope salon music series from 2014 until 2020. In 2019, Karen became the first Development Officer for a new Music Generation department in Galway City. To more
Limerick woman appointed as Gaisce’s Digital Media & Communications Officer
Limerick native Niamh Dillon has been appointed to Gaisce - The President's Award as their new Digital Media and Communications officer. She joins the communications team having started her media career as a journalist working with local newspapers in Tipperary and Limerick. She holds a BA in Journalism and New Media from the University of Limerick, a Higher Diploma in Digital Marketing and Business and a Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Marketing and Data Analytics from Limerick Institute of Technology. Speaking following her appointment Niamh Dillon said: "I am delighted to have joined the team at Gaisce - The President\'s Award.
Gaisce appoint new Community & Events Officer
Gaisce - The President's Award has appointed Emily Wolfe as their new Community & Events Officer. Emily hails from England, and grew up in Ashby de la Zouch – a small town in the heart of the National Forest, the setting for Robin Hood’s famous archery competition in Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe and home to fictional diarist Adrian Mole. She has recently relocated from the United Kingdom where she spent 7 years working for the National Trust – a conservation charity and heritage membership organisation with a portfolio of over 500 properties and landscapes across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Emily worked
