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What questions should you be asking before joining a youth arts project? A new guide published by the National Youth Council of Ireland today aims to […]

Ireland’s next UN Youth Delegates unveiled as Lauren Flanagan from Wicklow and Paul Dockery from Leitrim Ireland’s two UN Youth Delegates for 2017/2018 have been announced […]

Youth Council calls for measures to reduce waiting lists for mental health services as part of a number of costed measures detailed in its Pre-Budget Submission […]

Youth Council reaction to latest figures Over 32,000 under 25s signing on   Up 2,512 since April 2017 (29,725): third monthly increase in row Seasonal trends […]

Youth Council highlights ‘a million good reasons’ to invest in growing youth population in Budget 2018 11,257 young people under 26 still long-term unemployed Need to […]

Deadline for applications: Friday 28th July 2017 The Artist and Youth Work Residency Scheme will see local projects nationwide receive grants of up to €5,000 Both […]

increase in line with seasonal trends but over 11,000 young people long-term unemployed still far too high Youth council calls for investment to halve this figure […]

Number of those aged 10-24 to grow to over 1,000,000 by 2025 With our growing youth population set to surpass one million by 2025, investment in […]

Time: 10.30-2pm (including networking light lunch)Date: Tuesday, 4th July 2017Location: National Gallery of Ireland, Kildare St, Dublin 2.Cost: Free (includes light lunch and complimentary entry to […]