Men’s Sheds in Galway benefit from grants for running costs

Men’s Sheds in Galway have been paid €43,000 in funding to help these community resources with their running costs.

A total of 24 Men’s Sheds across Galway received grants of up to €3,000 each from the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht.

The Irish Men’s Sheds Association, founded in 2011, supports Ireland’s network of 450 Men’s Sheds nationwide.

Sheds offer men an opportunity to meet in a supportive, collaborative space, improve their health and wellbeing, and contribute to their communities.

Minister Dara Calleary said, “I am delighted to have been able to provide this funding to the IMSA to help support Men’s Sheds throughout the country.”

“Men’s Sheds provide a vital service to men up and down the country allowing them to come together in a safe, comfortable, and inclusive environment where the can share skills, connect with one another and with their communities.”

This funding for 369 Men’s Sheds nationwide was announced last year, and has been paid over the last number of months.

It is to help them with running/operational costs such as heating, electricity and insurance bills. All applications were received and assessed by the IMSA.

The full list of Sheds in Galway which benefited from this funding is: