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NYCI represents and supports the interests of voluntary youth organisations and uses its collective experience to act on issues that impact on young people.

Youth Council calls for action on youth unemployment

Latest figures show 45% signing on for a year or more
Over 9,000 for 3 years or more*

The National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) is hosting an event today (12.06.13) to look at ways of tackling youth unemployment and in particular how to make the Youth Guarantee scheme a reality for young jobseekers.

“Of the 61,767 young people on the live register at the end of April, 45% were signing on for one year or more. Over 9,000 were signing on for at least 3 years. It is clear that it’s time for action and a Youth Guarantee, if funded and properly implemented, is one concrete measure which can provide hope for young jobseekers and a pathway to work,” stated James Doorley, NYCI deputy director.

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Support for young emigrants needed

Youth Council tells Oireachtas members

The current scale of emigration from the Republic of Ireland means action is imperative, according to the National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI). The organisation met with politicians at an Oireachtas briefing in Dublin today (29.05.13) to call for more to be done to support young Irish emigrants both before they leave and in preparation for when they return.

Presenting the recommendations from a recently published NYCI report on youth emigration ‘Time to Go?’ Marie-Claire McAleer, senior research and policy officer at NYCI stated:

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Time to go? A Study of Youth Emigration in Ireland

The National Youth Council of Ireland’s (NYCI) report ‘Time to Go?’ launched on Thursday, 9th May at 11.00 am in the National Library of Ireland, Dublin 2, is the first qualitative study exploring the experience and impact of emigration on Ireland’s youth. The results provide an insight into the opportunities and difficulties faced by young emigrants in Canada, the UK and beyond.

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How to Build a Parade, NYCI’s 2013 Summer School in Youth Arts for Youth Workers

Places on the National Youth Arts Programme’s 2013 youth arts summer school How to Build a Parade are selling fast.  The three day residential summer school returns this year from Wednesday 19th-Friday 21st June and will take place on the campus of NUI Galway.

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Youth Council meets EU Affairs Committee to discuss youth guarantee

The EU affairs committee will meet today (21.03.13) to discuss the European Youth Guarantee.

The Oireachtas Committee will be addressed by James Doorley of the National Youth Council; James Higgins of the European Youth Forum and Dermot Stokes, formerly of Youthreach.

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Constitutional Convention Report: Youth Council welcomes lower voting age recommendation

Vote@16 campaign successful in convincing Convention

The National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) today (27.03.13) welcomed the Constitutional Convention's formal submission of its report to the library of the Houses of the Oireachtas. The report confirms the Convention’s recommendation that the voting age for all Irish citizens in elections should be lowered to 16 years of age, and the Government must now respond with a debate in the Oireachtas within four months.

“We are delighted with the recommendation that the voting age be lowered, as the Youth Council has led the campaign on this issue since 2009.

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