About Us
NYCI is the representative body for voluntary youth organisations in Ireland.
We use our collective experience to act on issues that impact on young people.
What we do
Our Vision
An Ireland where young people in every community are empowered through excellent youth work to realise their potential and actively participate in an inclusive society.
The Vision for Youth Work
The Vision for Youth Work, developed together with our membership and the wider youth sector, sets out a vision for the future direction of youth work in Ireland over the next 10 years.
Our Role
NYCI is a membership organisation that represents the shared interests of voluntary youth organisations and uses our collective expertise to act on issues that impact on young people. We do this by:
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Representing the shared interests of voluntary youth organisations.
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Building solidarity among our members.
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Advocating on issues that impact on the lives of young people.
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Promoting the development of evidence informed high quality specialist youth work practice.
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Capacity building and professional development.
Our Mission
To represent the collective voice of the youth work sector and build capacity, leadership and influence to deliver better outcomes for young people.
Our Values
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We value the experience and views of our member organisations and will consult them and represent them with integrity
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We believe that all young people have a right to develop a sense of belonging and empowerment in a fair and just society. We are concerned for young people disconnected from the mainstream.
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We are an organisation that promotes learning, innovation and forward thinking.
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We believe that a strong vibrant voluntary youth sector has a critical role to play in engaging all young people.
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We believe that better outcomes are achieved when young people are involved in making decisions that affect them.
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We value volunteering and the vital role it plays in a healthy vibrant community.
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We value the diversity of the voluntary youth sector and believe that is a key strength.
Our Strategic Plan and Annual Report:
Economic value of Youthwork
The results of the cost-benefit assessment of the economic value of youth work presented in this study suggest that the public funding provided by the State for youth work services represents value for money.
NYCI structure
NYCI is constituted by over 50 member organisations.
Senior Management Team
Mick Ferron
CEO
director@nyci.ie
+353 1 4255954
Alison Fox
Director of Programmes
alison@nyci.ie
+353 1 425 5936
0861083093
Kathryn Walsh
Director of Policy & Advocacy
kathryn@nyci.ie
086 0843039
Lynne Oglesby
Director of Finance & Operations
lynne@nyci.ie
+353 1 5542121
Advocacy, Policy & Campaigning
Grace McManus
Policy & Campaigns Manager
grace@nyci.ie
+35314255953
086 0788711
Reuban Murray
Policy and Advocacy Officer PT
Child Protection programme
Siobhan Laffey
Child Protection Programme Manager
siobhan@nyci.ie
+353 1 4255933
086 412 0425
Olwyn Lyons
Child Protection Administrator PT
olwyn@nyci.ie
+353 1 425 5946
Susie Keane
Child Protection Programme Trainer & Quality Assurance Officer
SusieK@nyci.ie
086 814 8014
Alexander Fay
Child Protection Programme Trainer
alexanderf@nyci.ie
086 812 2879
Equality & Intercultural programme
Anne Walsh
Equality & Intercultural Programme Manager
anne@nyci.ie
+353 1 4255957
086 7807705
Kate O Connell
Equality & Intercultural Officer
kateoc@nyci.ie
01 425 5937
086 013 2609
Cristina-Maria Iancu
Equality & Intercultural Officer
Cristina-Maria@nyci.ie
086 1994885
Olive Ojo
Equality & Intercultural Officer
OliveO@nyci.ie
086 4114962
Global Youth Work – Youth 2030 programme
Valerie Duffy
Global Youth Work Manager
valerie@nyci.ie
+353 1 4255931
086 4114969
Jo May
Global Youth Work Programme Administrator PT
jomay@nyci.ie
087 160 5835
Eimear Manning
Youth & Climate Justice Development Officer
eimear@nyci.ie
+353 1-4255935
086 4114968
Niamh Flynn
Capacity Development & Training Officer
niamh@nyci.ie
01-4255947
086 136 5736
Diandra Ní Bhuachalla
Policy, Advocacy, UN Youth & Climate Justice Support Project Officer
diandra@nyci.ie
086 1761232
Alex Duffy
Training, Monitoring & Evaluation Officer
alex@nyci.ie
086 814 8085
International Affairs
Jean Marie Cullen
International Affairs Manager
international@nyci.ie
+353 1 4255945
087 2195704
John Curran Sutton
EU Presidency Officer
johns@nyci.ie
+353 86 606 0579
+353 1 554 2128
National Youth Arts Programme
Rhona Dunnett
National Youth Arts Programme Manager
rhona@nyci.ie
+353 1 4255932
0860857752
Pilar Loring
Youth Arts Programme Officer
pilar@nyci.ie
+353 86 7794060
National Youth Health Programme
Rachael Treanor
National Youth Health Programme Manager
Rachael@nyci.ie
+353 1 4255956
086 0471149
Bríd Collins
Health Promotion Officer
brid.collins@nyci.ie
+353 86-1761239
Kevin O Driscoll
Health Promotion Officer
KevinOD@nyci.ie
+353 1 4255959
086 0471140
North/South Programme
Joe Hawkins
North/South Programme Manager
joe@nyci.ie
+353 1 425 5938
Joanne Stainsby
YouthImPact Programme Officer
JoanneS@nyci.ie
+353 1 554 2133
Cathy Bollaert
North/South Project Officer
cathy@nyci.ie
+353 1 554 2134
Skills Summary
Mateja Jaksic
Skills Summary Project Co-ordinator
Mateja@nyci.ie
+353 1 4255942
086 0788671
STEAM Engagement programme
Orla Mattews
STEAM Programme Manager PT
Orla@nyci.ie
01-5542120
086 0675968
Reuban Murray
AI in Youth Work Programme Officer PT
Youth Participation
Dermot O’Brien
Youth Participation Specialist
Communications
Daniel Meister
Head of Communications
danielm@nyci.ie
+353 1 4255941
087 7814903
Charlie Burton
Digital Communications Officer
charlie@nyci.ie
+353 1 4255951
086 0842945
Finance & Operations
Deirdre Corcoran
Finance PT
accounts@nyci.ie
+353 1 4255949
Heather Ryan
Executive Administrative Officer
Suzie Fox
Office Administrator PT
Una Ruddock
Garda Vetting Administrator PT
Una.ruddock@nyci.ie
+ 353 01 554 2130
Tara McGivern
CRM Project Manager PT
NYCI’s Annual Assembly is its highest decision-making body and takes place once a year. As well as addressing financial, organisational and constitutional matters, elections are held. The Board of NYCI is the governing body of the Council. It is elected at the Annual Assembly. The Board ensures that the work programme and policies of the Council are implemented. Member organisations then decide the nature of participation in NYCI (to include young people, leaders, practitioners, volunteers, managers, heads of organisations) depending on the focus, issue and/or needs by participation in thematic networks.
The Board of NYCI is the Governing body of the National Youth Council of Ireland and broadly represents all member organisations and is ultimately responsible to the Member Organisations.
The members of the Board are the President, Vice-President, Treasurer, the Chairperson of the International Advisory Committee, seven (7) persons elected by the Youth Work electoral college and four (4) persons elected to the Youth Interest electoral colleges.
The Board implements the work programme and policies of the National Youth Council of Ireland and it is the decision making body between AGMs. The Board meets at least six times a year.
Carmel Walsh
Belong To
President
David Backhouse
YMCA
Vice President
Nicola Toughey
Catholic Guides of Ireland
Treasurer
Ellen Collins
Irish Girl Guides
Director
Katie Donohoe
Spunout
Director
Ciara Murphy
Crosscare
Director
Maeve Richardson
ICTU
Director
Billy Campbell
ISSU
Director
Roger Warnock
Young Social Innovators
Director
Valerie Scully
Foróige
Board Member
Gina Halpin
Youth Work Ireland
Board Member
David Birchall
Volunteer and Functional Director
Cillian Dolan
Volunteer and Functional Director
50 years of NYCI
To mark its 50th anniversary the NYCI commissioned ‘50 Voices from 50 Years: an oral history of NYCI’. Through fifty interviews with persons involved in NYCI over the past five decades this publication provides an engaging, insightful and at times humorous snapshot of the history of the organisation and highlights the many changes that both the organisation, and society as a whole have undergone in that time.
NYCI complies with The Governance Code for the Community, Voluntary and Charitable Sector in Ireland
NYCI supports Sustainable Development Goals
NYCI Supports Comhlámh’s Code of Good Practice
NYCI is a signatory of the Dochas Code of Conduct on Images and Messages
NYCI is an SDG Champion.