Monday, 2nd December 2013:  A celebration event was held today to celebrate the success of the two year Community of Lough Arrow Social Project (CLASP) Men’s Shed project which set out to  address the legacy and impact of the conflict on men in County Sligo.  The project was funded by the International Fund for Ireland under its Community Based Economic and Social Regeneration Programme.

Based on the very successful model of “Men’s Sheds”, which have been run in Australia, the UK and other regions in Ireland, the project aimed to create a space where men of all ages, who have been impacted by the conflict, could share their cultures, heritage and traditions and learn more about each community.  This would help lead to the rebuilding of relationships and reconciliation among the men in the community and through time between the wider community and address the issue of the continuing isolation of small pockets of the protestant community in the area.