Irish Men's Sheds Association

The Irish Mens Sheds Association was formed on January 2011. Our mission is to support the rapid development of the burgeoning Mens Sheds movement throughout the island of Ireland. The Irish Mens Shed Association (IMSA) is a member-based organisation which exists to maintain links and share information the network of mens shed in Ireland. We also act as a representative body to carry the message and ethos of mens 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 Mens 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. Mens sheds may look like a shed in you back yard yet they innovatively share some characteristics of both community education and health promotion projects.