The Three Sisters Women's Shed

18/06/2026

💛 Courage in action
Yesterday we were so lucky to welcome the incredible nurses from the Marie Keating Foundation for a cancer awareness talk as part of Refugee Week. 🌸
What a room it was — women from Ukraine, South America, Spain, the US and beyond, all coming together to talk openly about something that touches every family. 🌍
One thing became really clear: so many of us, wherever we come from, don't always put our own health first. And when you add barriers like language, cultural differences, or simply not knowing where to find information about screening in the first place, it can feel even harder.
So we made each other a promise 🤝 — to pass on what we learned to the women we know and love. Our nieces, our sisters, our mothers, our cousins.
Knowledge is power, and early detection saves lives. 💪
Want to learn more about cancer awareness, screening and support?
🔗 Marie Keating Foundation — mariekeating.ie ()
🔗 Irish Cancer Society — cancer.ie
With heartfelt thanks to the Marie Keating Foundation nurses and to Buíon Phort Láirge. 💛

17/06/2026

Don't forget that there's a film screening on this evening in the Central Library in Lady's Lane and a free walking tour tomorrow!

17/06/2026

Still time to make it up to is if you are in town....

16/06/2026

Tomorrow! 🧵💗 Let's Talk Cancer — Together We're Stronger
The threads are gathered and the welcome is stitched wide open — we can't wait to see you tomorrow!
📅 Tomorrow, June 17th
🕚 11AM – 1PM
📍 St. Patrick's Gateway, X91 YX61
The Three Sisters Women's Shed warmly invites you to a special Refugee Week event: an informative talk on Women's Cancers, where knowledge becomes the thread that holds us all a little stronger. Whatever language you carry, whatever path brought you here, there's a place stitched ready for you in this circle.
Conversations like these are how we strengthen the weave between us — gentle, honest, and shared over a warm welcome. Come along, bring a friend, and let's hold this important conversation together.
In conjunction with Buíon Portláirge & the Marie Keating Foundation 💙
Threads of culture. Stitches of friendship.

14/06/2026

🕊️ Refugee Week is here! 🕊️
We're so excited to share that some of our Three Sisters ladies took part in the Daring to Fly community artwork — and we can't wait to see it unveiled tomorrow! 💛
Join us for the Refugee Week Opening Event — Our World, Our Lives, Our Culture: In Books & Film — alongside a beautiful women's art exhibition led by Niamh Ní Chearbhaill of Studio Cearuil, in collaboration with Ferrybank Women's Shed and Three Sisters Women's Shed. 🎨
📅 Monday 15 June
🕒 3.00pm – 4.30pm
📍 Central Library, Lady Lane, Waterford City
A celebration of stories, creativity, culture and community. Free event — everyone is welcome! 🌍✨

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14/06/2026

The Colossi of Memnon are two monumental statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III that have stood in the Theban necropolis near Luxor for about 3,400 years. Each statue stands at approximately 60 feet (18 meters) tall, making them some of the largest sculptures in ancient Egypt.😮♥️

14/06/2026

Love this simple idea

13/06/2026

One needle. One thumb. A length of wool worked loop over loop — no hook, no knitting needles, just the oldest way of making cloth by hand.
Last night some of us spent the evening at the Medieval Mile Museum in Kilkenny learning Nålbinding and cordage, part of the city's Six After 6 summer series. Nålbinding predates both knitting and crochet by centuries — long before either existed, people across the world were using this single-needle technique to make socks, mittens and nets.
There's something grounding about sitting inside a medieval church at dusk, working a craft thousands of years old. It's a reminder of what we already know around the table at the Shed: women have been looping, twisting and binding thread by hand in every corner of the world, each culture carrying its own name for the same patient work.
We came home with sore(ish) fingers, a small length of nålbinding, and plenty to bring back with us to share.

Threads of culture. Stitches of friendship.