Advocacy & Research

September 17, 2010

Youth Unemployment

Young people under 25 years of age have been badly hit by the recession. As of June 2010 there are 91,646 young people on the Live […]
September 17, 2010

Democracy and Participation

NYCI Policy Proposals NYCI calls on Government to bring forward a referendum to extend voting rights to young people aged 16 and 17 in Dáil and […]
September 16, 2010

Youth Work Act 2001

In December 2001, The Youth Work Act became Law. It confers certain responsibilities onto the Minister for Education and Science, namely to develop and co-ordinate youth […]
September 16, 2010

What is youth work?

Youth work has been enhancing the lives of young people and adults in Ireland for more than 100 years. It was given formal statutory recognition in […]
August 20, 2010

Advocacy

We advocate on a range of issues which impact on the lives of young people and represent the interest of voluntary youth organisations. Our priorities and […]
June 3, 2010

NYCI Health Position Paper

This policy paper covers the issues of Key Issues Health Inequalities                                        Mental Health                                               Bullying                                              Substance Use                                            Physical Health      Sexual Health     Spirituality Download NYCI’s Health position paper […]
March 25, 2009

Position Paper

  This position paper has been produced following a decision by the Board of NYCI to set out the key issues and proposals on youth arts […]