Publications

Funding for youth work services from the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA) declined significantly between 2008 and 2014, while there has been some recovery […]

The NYCI Pre-Budget 2020 submission details costed recommendations for investment in youth work services and voluntary youth organisations, employment, education and social protection supports, and measures […]

Youth in Europe: What Next? Structured Dialogue Cycle VI – Consultation Phase Full report

An NYCI Toolkit for Youth Work Organisations to design, review and evaluate their child protection policy. This new resource is aimed at youth clubs, services and […]

NYCI Submission to the LPC on the Sub Minima rate of Minimum Wage in 2016.

Ireland’s youth population is set to rise to just over one million young people by 2025 making Ireland the only European country with a growing youth […]

Submission to the Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs on the topic of Childhood Obesity National Youth Council of Ireland National Youth Health Programme June […]

Youth in Europe: What Next? Structured Dialogue Cycle VI – Consultation Phase Summary report

The National Youth Health programme (NYHP) sent a submission paper to the Committee of Education and Skills on their review of sexual health and relationship education […]

A Generation for Change: Spotlight Report on Young People, the Sustainable Development Goals and Ireland is a report by Ireland’s UN youth Delegates that details issues […]

The National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI), the umbrella body for youth work organisations, celebrated 50 years in existence in 2017. From small beginnings in 1967 […]

This qualitative study explores the perspectives and experiences of 50 young minority ethnic people aged 15 to 24 years who have grown up in Ireland. The […]

This qualitative study explores the perspectives and experiences of 50 young minority ethnic people aged 15 to 24 years who have grown up in Ireland. The […]

Review of Irish Aid Programme: Read the Submission to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence  made by the National Youth Council […]

Budget 2018 was limited and modest in scope and ambition. From the perspective of young people it did little to address long youth unemployment, youth homelessness, […]

Youth Check is an impact assessment tool designed to consider the impact on young people and children of  any new Policy or Legislation that is relevant […]

NYCI’s  submission to the Citizens Assembly outlines recommendations on how the State can make Ireland a leader in tackling climate change.

NYCI’s submission to the Citizens Assembly outlines recommendations on how the State can make Ireland a leader in tackling climate change.

Ireland’s youth population will increase by 11.6% between 2015 and 2025, rising to just over 1,000,000. NYCI’s Pre-Budget Submission (2018) ‘A Million Good Reasons: preparing Ireland […]

Budget 2017 did nothing to redress the inequitable and age discriminatory policies adopted during recession in response to youth unemployment. In fact, the decisions taken in […]

In this submission NYCI recommends to Government a number of priorities for investment in Budget 2017 Invest in Youth Work Services Reduce Youth Unemployment   Incentivise […]

Final report of the work done in 2014 and 2015 on the topic of political empowerment. If you would like a hard copy, please contact youngvoices@nyci.ie […]

This General Election Manifesto puts forward a range of proposals to improve the lives of young people, to support them to achieve their full potential and […]

We acknowledge the importance of an increase in funding for youth work services in Budget 2016, which will provide additional support to youth organizations working with […]