Press Release

May 15, 2018

Relationships, Sexuality and Body Image key issues for young men, Youth Council tells Oireachtas Committee

“Build on existing work around consent.” “Relationships and sexuality education needs to cover a spectrum from knowledge on relationships and gender identity, through to the practical […]
May 14, 2018

Youth Council supports digital age of consent at 13 ahead of crucial Dáil vote

The National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) – which represents organisations working with over 380,000 young people nationwide – has renewed calls to ensure that the […]
April 30, 2018

Up to 150,000 young people may not be on electoral register as deadline nears

  The National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) – which represents organisations working with over 380,000 young people nationwide – is urging young people to make […]
April 25, 2018

Poverty, quality employment and homelessness top issues for young people in Ireland

Launch of A Generation for Change: Spotlight Report on Young People, the Sustainable Development Goals and Ireland ahead of Ireland’s high level UN review Young people […]
March 21, 2018

Votes at 16 Bill defeated: NYCI reaction

Over 126,000 young people will miss out on voting in local and European Parliament elections The National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) – which represents organisations […]
March 12, 2018

Sleep deprivation at crisis point for young people in Ireland, experts warn

New toolkit to help young people get healthy amount of sleep launched by Minister Harris and National Youth Council of Ireland Sleep deprivation is at crisis […]
February 5, 2018

50 Voices from 50 Years: an oral history of NYCI

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 […]
January 17, 2018

Help shape the new EU Youth Strategy

Take Online Survey >> Cycle VI of the ‘EU Structured Dialogue’ (known as ‘Young Voices’ in Ireland) focuses on the creation of the new EU Youth […]
December 7, 2017

CSO Live Register: Youth Council reaction to latest figures

Just under 25,000 under 25s signing on decrease welcomed but almost 11,000 young people long-term unemployed ‘still far too high’ Youth council calls for urgent implementation […]