Cashel Men’s Shed visit Dail Eireann
Some members of the highly successful Cashel Men’s Shed had a special trip away last week when they were guests of local TD Martin Browne, to Dail Eireann.
The Shed which is based at Spafield Resource Centre, caters for men of all ages, and is a place where they go to learn new skills, but more importantly to enjoy each other’s company and offer advice and a place to just relax.
They have been going for a number of years now and are always looking for new members, which re-invigorate the current Shed participants. At the Shed they have their own woodworking facility, as well as a number of polytunnels where they grow flowers and fruits. But they also enjoy various trips to different places and that was the focus last week, when Deputy Browne, who himself lives in Spafield Crescent, took the group to the seat of power in Ireland, at the Houses of the Oireachtas.
There they met Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou Mc Donald among others, and no doubt put in a word with her and the other Deputies, reminding them of the importance of the Men’s Shed movement and how it would benefit from extra funding being made available, both to support the current Shed’s around the country, and also to help create more in areas where they are not available.
