Gaisce News

From Gaisce Awardees to Olympians! The 2024 Paris Olympics has wrapped up, and we at Gaisce - The President's Award have been on the edge of our seats watching the Irish team compete. Congratulations to all our Olympians, especially those who are Gaisce Awardees and made it all the way to Paris!   Our Gaisce Olympians are:   Jack Woolley who competed in the Taekwondo competition and achieved his Gaisce Bronze Award in September 2015.  Phil Healy who competed in athletics and finished 4th in the 4x400 relay and achieved her Gaisce Bronze Award in May 2016.  Ellen Walshe who competed

We are delighted to publish the 2023 Gaisce Impact Report, celebrating the notable achievements of young people participating in Gaisce across 2023. View by clicking button below or clicking here. Key highlights include: Highest registrations and completions since 2019 with 25,165 Award registrations and 14,872 Award completions; 79% of all post-primary schools and 62% of all DEIS schools are delivering Gaisce to young people; 325,000 volunteer hours invested by Gaisce participants in their communities; A total of 776 organisations nationwide are delivering Gaisce. The Impact Report also captures some of Gaisce’s key partnerships and landmark announcements throughout 2023, including the

This has been one of our busiest periods in Gaisce – The President’s Award! So many young people around Ireland have completed their Gaisce journeys for this year, and we were delighted to share in the joy with our Participants, PALs and GAPs, at ceremonies around the country. Read below to see what amazing things we’ve been up to over the past three months! We’re looking forward to the next phase of our participants' Gaisce journey and are excited to see how they continue to grow and thrive. We hope you will continue to support your young people through Silver and all the

Roderic O’Gorman, Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth has announced the appointment of Áine Kerr as the new Chair of the Council of Gaisce – The President’s Award.  Áine is an award-winning entrepreneur and broadcaster and brings a wealth of experience and expertise to her new role. Making the announcement, Minister O'Gorman said “I am delighted to appoint such an eminently qualified person as Ms Kerr to this important position.  Ms Kerr is an award winning entrepreneur and broadcaster. She is a current member of the Gaisce Council and in addition is Chair of social innovation fund Rethink

Gaisce – The President’s Award is delighted to announce the appointment of Jennifer Gallagher to the position of Project Officer with the organisation.  She joins the Operations and Development team, where she will be supporting adults delivering the Gaisce programme to young people in custody and the youth justice sector, expanding Gaisce's reach, building connections, and more. Before joining the Gaisce team, Jennifer's work experience was in Youth Work, beginning as a volunteer and transitioning to a full-time Youth Worker after completing a BA in Community Sports Leadership at DKIT. Throughout her career, she has supported young people in making

The team at Gaisce – The President’s Award today said a fond farewell to John Cunningham. John, who has been Chairperson of the Gaisce Council, departs the role having completed his six-year term in office. Talking about his time as Chairperson, John recalled the challenge President Michael D. Higgins gave to him when he started in the role, saying: “The President asked me, as part of my term in office, to do my best to make Gaisce as accessible as possible and to work with those on the margins of society and in six years I think we’ve done some

Gaisce – The President’s Award is delighted to announce the appointment of Chris Moloney to the position of Business Support Administrator with the organisation.  He joins the Business Support team, where he will be providing support to key operational areas, day-to-day admin tasks, running the Gaisce office, and more. Chris has recently started as a Business Support Administrator in Gaisce. Prior to this, he worked in companies such as Permanent TSB and Grant Thornton. In Permanent TSB he worked in both the Customer Complaints Department and the Remediation Department. In both capacities, Chris actively interacted with customers to deliver exceptional

Welcome to the Spring 2024 E-Zine from Gaisce – The President’s Award, with all the details about what’s been happening and news on what’s in store over the next few months! It’s been an exciting start to 2024. Read about some special projects Gaisce has been a part of including A Breath of Fresh Éire and the 2024 Gaisce PAL Appreciation Awards. Summer is fast approaching, and we can’t wait to see current Gaisce Participants achieve their Gaisce Awards. It’s never too late for young people to start their Gaisce Journey and young people can sign up at any stage

The Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth invites applications from suitably qualified candidates with relevant youth development expertise for an immediate vacancy arising on the Council. Candidates must demonstrate in their application evidence of: Experience Successful track record of achievement through their career Significant experience of operating at a senior strategic leadership level within a results-oriented environment, having exposure to and involvement in a strategic planning process Proven track record of leadership and consensus building Experience of charity governance, working with or as part of a Board of Trustees, or other relevant experience chairing boards/committees Experience of external