Irish Men's Sheds Association
Lorraine Conneely currently serves as the Health Promotion Officer for the Irish Men's Sheds Association, a position held since May 2021, where responsibility includes the management and coordination of the Sheds for Life programme, along with the development and delivery of health promotion initiatives. Lorraine previously worked as a Health and Wellbeing Administrator for the same organization, overseeing day-to-day administration tasks related to the Sheds for Life programme. In June 2020, Lorraine contributed as a Research Assistant at Waterford Institute of Technology, focusing on enhancing the Sheds for Life Project's effectiveness. Earlier experience includes roles as a Barista and Deli Assistant at The Orchard Café and as a Barista/Kitchen Assistant at Waterford Institute of Technology. Lorraine holds a Bachelor of Arts in Health Promotion from Waterford Institute of Technology and is currently pursuing a Postgraduate Certificate in Sexuality Education and Sexual Wellbeing at University College Dublin. Additional education includes a QQI Level 6 award in Sports Therapy from Crumlin College of Further Education and a Leaving Certificate from Maynooth Post Primary.
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Irish Men's Sheds Association
The Irish Men’s Sheds Association was formed on January 2011. Our mission is to support the rapid development of the burgeoning Men’s Sheds movement throughout the island of Ireland. The Irish Men’s Shed Association (IMSA) is a member-based organisation which exists to maintain links and share information the network of men’s shed in Ireland. We also act as a representative body to carry the message and ethos of men’s sheds onto the national stage. As a grassroots organisation, we believe strongly in the autonomy of each individual shed, as we strive for a future in which all men have the opportunity to maintain and improve their well-being on their own terms within their own communities. What is a Men's Shed? A Men’s Shed is any community-based, non-commercial organisation which is open to all men where the primary activity is the provision of a safe, friendly and inclusive environment where the men are able to gather and/or work on meaningful projects at their own pace, in their own time and in the company of other men and where the primary objective is to advance the health and well- being of the participating men. Men’s sheds may look like a shed in you back yard yet they innovatively share some characteristics of both community education and health promotion projects.