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What is RedBranch?

RedBranch is an Irish charity that empowers parents, children and young people to make healthy lifestyle choices. Registered charity number CHY 17694.

Our Activities

We have two main areas of work:

  1. We change attitudes towards lifestyle choices – we educate and inspire people to make healthier choices.
  2. We change the environment so that healthier choices are easier to access, especially in the school setting.

See more information about how we work.

Our People

Ken Boland

Ken is a Sport Science graduate from the University of Limerick. Born and raised in Co. Clare, Ken specialises in research and  development of educational materials both for print and for the RedBranch website. Ken is heavily involved with the promotion of non-standard physical activities within schools and communities. Ken also works to ensure that children have good access to healthy food choices, and is closely involved in RedBranch’s media awareness campaigns.

David Egan

David is an Exercise Physiologist who has worked with top athletes both in Ireland and the UK. David worked with many of the Irish Olympic and Paralympic athletes prior to the Athens Olympics/Paralympics in 2004 and the Sydney Olympics in 2000. David’s current speciality is empowerment and the facilitation of behavioural change. This includes providing effective teaching resources to schools, developing educational material for parents and communicating with young people about over-consumption, junk food and passivity. David has four children and is a third degree black belt.

Dr Gisela Sangiovanni

Gisela is a medical doctor and a clinical nutritionist with postgraduate specialisations in obesity and physical exercise. Gisela is from Argentina, and has worked with many Argentinean international soccer, rugby and tennis players. Gisela provides much of the technical backup to the RedBranch message, including papers on the health benefits of proper diet, physical exercise, and the health effects of junk food consumption.

Our Name

The Red Branch Knights are one of the most famous warrior groups in Irish Celtic mythology. The Knights were led by the King of Ulster, Conor Mac Nessa. Probably the most famous of the Red Branch Knights was Cuchullain. Cuchullain and the Knights were renowned for their, physical strength, health, courage, and wisdom. 

The original Red Branch seemed willing to stand up and challenge the accepted order...and this inspired us to adopt the RedBranch name for our organisation.

Unlike the original Red Branch, we are based in County Clare.

 

 

Tel: +353 (0)61 713 750

RedBranch School Health, Sixmilebridge, Co. Clare, Ireland

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Last modified: June 09, 2010

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