ICPA2024 PID095 Marion Irwin-Gowran and Donncha Walsh

Gaisce -The President's Award - A transformative model toward the personal development and self enhancement of young adults in custody in Ireland

Authors

Marion Irwin-Gowran

Project Manager, Gaisce-The President's Award, Ireland

Marion Irwin-Gowran is a Project Manager with Gaisce-The President’s Award, The National Youth Award Programme from the President of Ireland to young people between the ages of 14-26. Marion is responsible for supporting the development of the Gaisce Award programme in Youth Justice settings in Ireland and in the Irish Prison Estate. Marion has been working for the Gaisce Award for many years and is passionate about the transformative effect a positive pro-social programme like Gaisce can have on young adult prisoners and their families.

Donncha Walsh

Ex-Governor, Irish Prison Service, Ireland

Donncha Walsh is a recently retired Governor of The Progression Unit, a step-down prison part of the main Mountjoy prison in Dublin, Ireland. Before his retirement Donncha served for over 30 years in the Irish Prison Service. Donncha has been a champion and ambassador of the Gaisce Award Programme within Irish Prisons for over 20 years and has supported many prisoners directly and indirectly through the Award and has seen first hand the impact the Award can have on the lives of the young people who find themselves in custody. Donncha is currently involved in supporting the work of Gaisce and the Irish Red Cross within the prison estate.

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