Stories

As part of the European Year of Volunteering we started to collect a series of exciting stories about volunteers and organisations. We are delighted to continue this in 2012.

Your Stories...

If you would like to help us by contributing to this section of the website please contact us for more information. If you have a positive, interesting experience as a volunteer or an organisation that works with volunteers then do tell!

Care Local- Doing It For Mary

Everything changed the moment I met Mary. This wonderful woman is 97 years old and suffers from late-stage dementia and I met her while being given a tour by Team Leader Tony in St. Mary’s Hospital, where she has lived for the last twenty years....Read More

Visable impacts being made at Stepping Stone

Stepping Stone, founded in 1972, is a housing charity that provides safe, affordable accommodation to individuals, couples and families who are homeless or are at risk of becoming homeless...Read More

Volunteering for the first time by Stephen Quinn

Although I am originally from Cork, I have been living in the Liberties for the last 8 years. Read more...

Volunteering as a Placement Officer by Roisin MacDonagh

There was never much time for volunteering in my life until the last few years. My younger sister was quite involved in lots of different voluntary activities from a very young age, and roped me in from time to time, but mostly I was just too busy with my own life to get involved. Read more ..

It’s not all work at the Computer Clubhouse!

The Computer Clubhouse is a hidden gem tucked away in the heart of The Liberties in Dublin 8. Each day remarkable things happen when volunteers from around the world come to share their skills and experiences with young people, age 8-18 years. Read more ...

The African World – bringing Ireland, Africa & the world together.

Toms Ugwu studied journalism and sociology in his native Nigeria where he worked as a journalist for over eight years. This is a profession he has kept up since moving to Ireland five years ago. Read more ...