Tomorrow, 10th September 2016, we are celebrating six year of Siel Bleu Ireland; six years of delivering Adapted Physical Activity Programmes to Ireland’s older adults, helping them to improve their physical, social and mental wellbeing. Established in 2010, Siel Bleu Ireland was the second “little sister” of The Siel Bleu Association, who has been […]
This time last year we were telling your about our experience at the Social Entrepreneurs Bootcamp and this year we are delighted to announce we have been chosen as one of the six finalists in the running to receive the Social Entrepreneurs Ireland, Impact Award. Since 2004, Social Entrepreneurs Ireland have supported 190 social entrepreneurs, […]
We’ve been talking a good bit about our Exercise, COPD & Me project over the last few months. The project is the only community based, pulmonary rehabilitation programme for people living with COPD in Ireland. To read more about the project and results click here. At the end of last year, our great participants in […]
The last few weeks have been very exciting for Siel Bleu Ireland and our Exercise, COPD & Me project. After receiving a grant from the Medtronic Health Communities Fund in October (you can read more about the award on our blog post here), we also attended the Irish Healthcare Awards 2015 last Thursday 5th November. […]
We are delighted to announce we have received a grant award from the Medtronic Healthy Communities Fund to roll out our “Exercise, COPD & Me” project to 8 new groups nationwide. Along with six other deserving charities we received the grant at an announcement event yesterday at the Royal College of Physicians, hosted by Medtronic […]
In November 2014, Margueritte (Maggs) O’Malley joined the Siel Bleu team as a part-time trainer. Graduating with a degree in Exercise and Health from the Waterford Institute of Technology, she always had an interest in physical activity. “I really believe that the idea of physical activity is for everyone”, she says, “and that it has […]
Siel Bleu Ireland Update Six months after the beginning of 2015, it is time to take stock. With our continuing goal of expanding our scope and becoming sustainable, Siel Bleu Ireland set a target to partner with 40 new nursing home partners. Today, thanks to the excellent work of our team, Siel Bleu Ireland […]
Last week was an exciting one for Siel Bleu: we had the honour of being chosen by Social Entrepreneurs Ireland to participate to their annual SEI Impact Awards Bootcamp! Social Entrepreneurs Ireland (SEI) is an organisation that supports and helps social entrepreneurs to increase their potential to impact upon challenges in Ireland. Since 2004, they […]
On the 11th and 12th of May 2015, Sonas apc organized the 7th International Dementia Conference, “Dementia in Ireland: Time for Action ” which was attended by more than 300 delegates involved in elderly conditions and dementia. Sonas apc is an Irish charity who created The Sonas Programme, which is “a therapeutic communication activity primarily […]
On Tuesday 21st of April 2015, Siel Bleu Ireland launched the HAPPIER Study (Healthy Activity Physical Programmes Innovations Elderly Residences), during the Health Cluster lunch hosted by Boehringer Ingelheim and Ashoka Ireland. This health cluster is a support of Ashoka’s health solutions by Boehringer Ingelheim, of which Siel Bleu is one. Several of the health solutions were present: […]
